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Senior footwear designer and fashion illustrator
freelance
Italy
Jan 2024 - Present (4 months)
Footwear design services and consultancy for small and big companies.
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Senior footwear and fashion designer
Tesei & Sequency snc
Italy
Sep 2006 - Present (17 years 8 months)
Communicated with various clients for summer and winter footwear/bag collections and proposed new ideas for women shoes and bags with a previous brand analysis, development of concepts, and evaluation of double trial prototypes up to the final sample.
Deliver expert-level technical support and create shoe lasts, heels, style lines, and accessory design of winter and summer luxury shoes collection for various independent designers. Provide creative and practical ideas as per buyer team requirements to create and manufacture of bags. Design shoe from concept through development in Italy and execute sample building and fitting process. Assist to implement of corporate vision and strategies for shoe and bags designs collaborating also with luxury brands.
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Footwear and bag Designer & Consultant (Freelance)
freelance
Italy
Jan 2002 - Dec 2009 (7 years 11 months)
Provided creative and practical ideas to create and manufacture shoes both for various customer than for an own brand, attending at high profile trade fairs, including Midec, Premiere Classe in Paris, Gds in Duesseldorf, and Middle East Exclusive in Dubai.
Credited for running and establishing Tesei Shoes Snc fashion company to build an own design feminine label and attended at different fairs to meet new customers. Developed and sustained valuable relationships with designers and consultants in capsule shoes collection for women and the end market. Conducted marketing research to initiate and address client to right trends in line with design specification. Collaborated with Italian and Asian shoe brands and suppliers to formulate and design women’s shoes with detailed sketches.
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Footwear designer and pattern maker
Aldo Brué spa
Italy
Jan 1997 - Nov 1998 (1 year 10 months)
Designer for men shoes and pattern maker