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Peri Sokol
Hightstown, NJ
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About
I find inspiration from everyday phenomenon that the world offers. I can admire world-renowned architecture and artwork with the same awe and appreciation as I look at Mother Nature. I see the same potential and possibility to unearth beauty in fragments of metal, broken glass, and rags as I do in a sunset or a smile. When looking at anything from the right angle, trash and treasure can be something to cherish and desire.
With this principle in mind, I let the world inspire me to create. I design beaded wearable art, sew unique frills and eclectic trims, combine old and new fashions, trends, and projects to design new creations. -
Education
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Credits CAD for Fashion DesignFashion Institute of Technology2010 - 2011
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Teaching Liscence Provisional Teacher ProgramThe College of New Jersey2008 - 2009
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Bachelor of Science Fashion DesignPhiladelphia University2003 - 2007
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Experience
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Jewelry DesignerPrinceton, NJOct 2011 - Present (14 years 9 months)• Create hand-woven beaded jewelry and hand-sewn crafts to sell
• Construct and manage store page, customer correspondence and business marketing -
Fashion AdvisorTechnology Student AssociationSouth Brunswick Township, NJSep 2010 - Present (15 years 9 months)• Advise students for annual creative competitions in theme synthesis, design, illustration, CAD, flat patterning, draping, construction, fitting, presentation, and portfolio
o 2012 and 2013 – Third place award in Fashion Design at TSA State Conference
o 2011 – First place award in Fashion Design at TSA State Conference
o 2010 – Fourth place award in Fashion Design at TSA National Conference -
Freelance Art and Design ProjectsPersonal EndeavorsPrinceton, NJJan 2010 - Present (16 years 6 months)• 1st place award in Berwick Offray ribbon and Duck Tape competition for innovative design
• Designed logos and graphics for a promotional products company
• Commissioned to paint art mural on 6’ x 3’ wooden canvas using acrylic and ink -
Fashion and Textiles TeacherSouth Brunswick Board of EducationSouth Brunswick Township, NJMar 2008 - Present (18 years 3 months)• Designed and implemented new Fashion and Textiles curriculum for Fashion and Textiles I, II and III; Fashion in the 21st Century; Fashion Production Marketing
• Planned instruction for fashion courses, Independent Living, Parenting, and 21st Century Foods
• Prepared and supervised teacher workshops for all NJ districts at The College of New Jersey
• Coordinated guest speaker series for design professionals, and arranged field trips for industry exposure -
Design InternKay Unger New YorkJul 2012 - Aug 2012 (1 month)• Created Spec sheets using CAD; assembled tech packs
• Contributed to Spring 2014 design meetings and presentations; edited fabric choices and trims
• Sewed prototypes, dyed fabrics for final production, performed lab dips
• Organized and maintained swatch library and style binders
• Assisted Design and Product Development team in all design-related tasks -
Art Exhibition - By The YardPart Time StudiosPhiladelphia, PANov 2011 - Dec 2011 (1 month)• Showcased hand-sewn trims and beaded stud earrings at gallery event; participant by invitation only
• Earned highest number of event sales -
Buying Intern/Sample CoordinatorFree PeoplePhiladelphia, PANov 2007 - Mar 2008 (4 months)• Coordinated buyer meetings, prepared samples for upcoming styles and photo shoots,
• Systematized product information: specs, buying quantity, factory correspondence, style shoots, shipping
• Improved office efficiency by creating a new organizational system that categorically sorted samples -
Design Product Development InternAnthroplogiePhiladelphia, PAMay 2005 - Mar 2006 (10 months)• Assisted Senior Product Development in “Chase Department” for quick turnover production
• Conducted meetings with production department and technical designers for quality control assurance
• Added new styles and data to PDM Gerber Technologies
• Designed productions and samples specs; created technical illustration sketches
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@peri_sokol, member since 2013
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