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Senior Accessories Designer
Silvia Favilla
Florence, Italy
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SILVIA FAVILLA
Designer
LANGUAGES
ITALIAN: Mother tongue
ENGLISH: Fluent
+20 years of experience in the luxury fashion industry; strong understanding of upcoming trends, new materials and innovative hardware; strong sense of color combination and details. Passionate, efficient and continuously looking for innovative design concepts. -
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Certificate of commendation Multy media designMCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design, United States2000 - 2001MCAD is an intensive educational experience for students seeking the opportunity to acquire advanced communication, art and design skills in a structured, academic program. Certificate of Commendation for the courses attended during S/S 2000 for the following subjects: Film/video, photography, interactive multi media, motion graphics, problem solving.
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Industrial/Product Design 110& lodes Industrial DesignISIA Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche, Florence1996 - 2000Research Scholarship for final Dissertation Research on DESIGN & LOCAL IDENTITY for the innovation of traditional leather goods in Tuscany ISIA is a State School at University level which aims at education in the field of Industrial Design. The teaching approach is based on experimental methods and consists in a four-year course. As a Student at ISIA I have received educational courses by some of the most prominent personalities of the International Design Industry such as: Andries Van Onck, Isao Hosoe, Paolo Deganello, Francois Burkhardt, Enzo Mari and Denis Santachiara
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Freelance Accessories DesignerFavilla Silvia Design LabItalySep 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)I am a Freelance Designer with over 20 years of experience in the fashion luxury industry. I can offer Design as well as product development service with some of the best Italian leather goods manifacturers. Open to work on new projects.
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Designer and Product development - Prada women bagsArezzo, ItalySep 2015 - Present (10 years 9 months)Conducting presentations sketches & technical drawings and prototype reviews with the company Management. Designing new concepts for women leather goods in particular bags, coordinated with the RTW and shoe divisions. Designing & developing new hardware and accessories with Italian suppliers. Monitoring and coordinating all the product development steps with the company's paper pattern makers and the production units. Evaluating strategies to renovate the product according to new trends, the market needs, and the product development process. Monitoring and coordinating the work of a junior designers.
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Designer and Product development - Women's Leather goodsFlorence, ItalySep 2005 - Sep 2015 (10 years)* Monitoring worldwide fashion and social trends traveling to the main cities and point of sales * Conducting concept presentations (sketches & mood boards) and prototype reviews with the company Management & Merchandising coordinators. * Researching, selecting and following up the development of new materials and finishes. * Designing new concepts for women leathergoods (handbags, SLGs, and belts), coordinated with the RTW and shoe divisions. * Designing & developing new hardware and accessories with Italian suppliers. * Monitoring and coordinating all the product development steps with the company's paper pattern makers and the production units. * Evaluating strategies to renovate the product according to new trends, the market needs, and the product development process. * Monitoring and coordinating the work of a junior designers.
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Designer and product developmentBologna, Italy2003 - 2005 (2 years)Designing collections for Men and Women's Leather goods division. * Researching, selecting and developing new materials and finishes in Europe and in the Far East. * Designing new concepts of ladies & men leather goods for Tommy Hilfiger Europe. * Designing, developing and engineering of new hardware and accessories in co-operation with European and the Far East suppliers. * Monitoring and coordinating all the product development steps with the production units in China.
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Designer - Handbags, eyewear, timepiecesBologna, Italy2001 - 2003 (2 years)Designing, developing and engineering of new hardware and accessories in co-operation with European and Far East suppliers. * Researching and developing new materials. * Designing new timepieces with Seiko for Mandarina Duck. * Designing new sunglasses and frames with Visibilia for Mandarina Duck brand
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