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Shannon South
Designer
New York, NY
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About
I am a multi-disciplinary designer and business owner. I’ve been designing and coding (HTML/CSS/Wordpress) websites since the early days of the internet. I’ve worked for digital agencies, in-house for large corporations and done a lot of small contract web development work.
I have a master's degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute where my thesis work focused on how products and furniture might facilitate and inspire interaction. My studies took me abroad where I studied furniture design in Copenhagen and worked with internationally acclaimed designer, Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam.
In 2009, I started a handbag design business focused on using reclaimed leather and manufacturing solely in the USA. My first collection was picked up by Barneys NY soon after launching and gained press attention for its innovative use of sustainable materials.
As an independent business owner, I have gained much experience and many more skills. In addition to designing and producing handbags, I am also adept at creating a brand, building and maintaining an online store, social media marketing, hiring and managing employees, selling wholesale at trade shows and direct to stores, working with manufacturers, budgeting - and countless other aspects of running a business.
Additionally, I am a health and wellness fanatic. I'm a pretty serious yoga practitioner and recently received my yoga teacher training certificate through Virayoga in NYC. I love cooking healthy, real food have read a ton of books on nutrition. For fun and escape, you can find me skateboarding the bowl at Chelsea Piers Skatepark in NYC any chance I get, snowboarding in Colorado or Vermont in the winter, and most recently learning to surf (Rockaways). -
Education
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Masters in Industrial Design Products & FurniturePratt Institute2003 - 2006
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Furniture DesignDanmarks Designskole2004 - 2004Attended summer furniture design program.
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BFA Electronic MediaUniversity of Florida1991 - 1996
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Experience
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Founder & Creative DirectorShannon South Design, Inc - Sustainably Made Handbags2009 - Present (13 years)SHANNON SOUTH Design Inc is an accessory design company that uses reclaimed leather to make limited edition handbags and accessories. Our two brands are Shannon South and Remade USA.
Our bags have sold at Barneys NY and other independent fashion boutiques around the US. We have shown at Capsule, Designers & Agents, NYIGF (NY International Gift Fair) and have also been part of The Green Shows presentation at Lincoln Center Fashion Week. We've been written up in Fast Company, LA Times, Style.com, Treehugger, and others. We also won Daily Candy's Sweetest Thing award in 2009.
shop.shannonsouth.com
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Senior Web DesignerMTV NetworksJun 2008 - Jun 2009 (1 year)MTV Networks' AddictingGames is an online casual gaming site whose primary demographic is teenage boys and is one of the most popular gaming sites on the web with over 10 million unique visitors per month.
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Senior Web DesignerMTV NetworksJun 2007 - Apr 2008 (10 months)MTV's Digital Programming/Verticals Group was a small, experimental group whose aim was to develop many entertainment-based web properties in a short time span.
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Web DesignerWhenUJun 2006 - May 2007 (11 months)
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InternshipMarcel Wanders StudioJan 2006 - Apr 2006 (3 months)Marcel Wanders Studio is an award winning product & interiors studio located in Amsterdam. I went to Amsterdam directly after grad school with the goal of gaining experience and insight into his process.
My Role: I was given a variety of projects including designing the studio's corporate stationary. I worked on patterns and made decorative accessories for Habitat. I worked on the architectural model and presentation graphics for the Villa Moda department store in Bahrain as well as models for a Puma project. I was involved in brainstorm sessions and did a lot of design research. -
Web Designer & Bag DesignerScott Adam Designs, Inc.2002 - 2003 (1 year)This company designs and manufactures bags for the cosmetic industry. Their main clients are Lancome and Revlon.
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Web DesignerModem Media2000 - 2001 (1 year)
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Web DesignerSaatchi & Saatchi Interactive1999 - 2000 (1 year)
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@shannonsouth, member since 2002
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Followers 9
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