Christina Loiacono

* Designing shower curtains, rugs, towels, and bath accessories. * Proficient in CAD (NedGraphics, Photoshop and Illustrator).

Sky Home USA (US Division of Gul Ahmed) – Associate Designer March 2017 – Oct. 2018
• Created and developed brands to feature in the showroom.
• Assisted with designing packaging labels, inserts, merchandising products.
• Communicated with clients and designed bedding and specs as per their trends.
• Worked with additional factories outside of Gul Ahmed to develop new products.
• Approved strike offs and lab dips using Pantone colors.

Promoted from Freelance Designer to Associate Designer Oct. 2015 – Jan. 2016
• Designed bedding, pillows, throws, sheets, and window using Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Put designs into repeat, created boards, pdfs, bed templates for presentations for clients.
• Created spec sheets for products to send to the factory, color matched using Pantone colors.
• Researched trends, color palettes, shopped the market for new techniques and ideas.
• Learned factory capabilities and manufacturing processes - prints, Jacquards and wovens.

Promoted from Design Intern to Design Assistant August 2014 – July 2015
Designed bedding pillows throws sheets and window using Illustrator and Photoshop. Put designs into repeat created boards pdfs bed templates for presentations for clients. * Created spec sheets for products send to the factory color matched using Pantone colors. Researched trends color palettes shopped the market for new techniques and ideas. * Learned factory capabilities and manufacturing processes - prints Jacquards and wovens.