Design Director
Resume:
curriculum vitae
Irene Silvestri
Via Barna *, **143, Florence, Italy
******@****.**
www.seam-less.tumblr.com
Skills and Objective
Historical/ Sciological/Visual Conteporary Art Research and understanding.
Critics and Studies on Mass Media/ Music/Cinema/Entertainment phenomena.
Experiment with shapes, garments structures and patterns architecture
undertaking a quest for new aesthetic values.
A close-up on technical and innovative materials applied as sur-plus of
funcionality and re-description of luxury and unicity concepts.
Graphics and Textile Design as a refreshing combination of different
media, manual/digital/photogrphic, 3-D and tactile knitted and woven fabrics
elements mixed with both geometric/organic prints.
Work Experiences
February 2012 – July 2012
Salvatore Ferragamo
Internship_Menswear Design team
November2011-January2012
Pitti Immagine - “Vestirsi da Uomo” curated by Marc Ascoli
Masterclass / Collaboration_ Fashion Design+Styling
November 2006 - April 2007
Centro Sperimentale di Cinema di Roma.
Collaboration_ Costume Designer and Art Director
for students short movies.
Education
September 2009 - July 2011
POLIMODA, International Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing
Fashion Design graduation
September 2008 - June 2009
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, Fashion Department
1st Bachelor
January 2008 - July 2008
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Foundation course for Fashion Design (Fashion Folio)
January 2008 - April 2008
London Centre for Fashion Studies
Fashion Design and Technology Diploma
September 2004 - July 2007
Universita' degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
Laurea Triennale in “Scienze della Moda e del Costume”
(three years graduation. Final written thesis based on
Semiotics of Fashion and works of Roland Barthes, final mark 110/110 e lode)
September 1999 - July 2004
Liceo Classico Carducci Ricasoli, Grosseto (Italy)
Diploma di Maturita' Classica
Spoken Languages
Italian_mother tongue
English_fluent
Flammish_basic grammar
Skills
Microsoft Office_excellent
Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator_excellent
Adobe Indesign_good
Adobe After effects_good
Exhibitions
June 2011
POLIMODA fashion week /Florence
June 2010
POLIMODA fashion week/Florence
January 2009
BREAD & BUTTER BARCELONA tradeshow for selected brands
“The denim skirt; novel interpretations of a contemporary classic”
the cooperation with the “Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts” was continued:
under the direction of Creative Director Walter van Beirendonck,
selected first-year students (B.A.) showed their creations in the
B&B Design exhibition “The denim skirt; novel interpretations of a contemporary classic”.
For the first time, the students have designed denim skirts – top denim producer
TRC CANDIANI has provided the denim for this project for free.”( B&B website source)
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