Designer
Resume:
MELODY HESARAKY
ac5prs@r.postjobfree.com
www.melodyhesaraky.com
EDUCATION
MFA in Textile Design, GPA: 3.6
Graduation: December 2017
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
BA Honors 3D Design and Craft
Graduation: July 2014
University of Brighton, Brighton,UK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Design Assistant
Feb.2018- Current
Jessi Liu Collection, San Francisco
o Assist with all stages of design development, working closely with design and approval team on concepts, colors, and product direction
o Create tech packs including detailed instructions, color ways, CADs, layouts, pitch sheets, and swatches
o produce seasonal pattern boards, prepare all samples, artworks and files for meetings, sympathetically translate the seasonal fabric palette to a workable CAD palette and help prepare accurate packs that help the suppliers produce high quality strike-offs. side USA mills to ensure production schedules and accomodates updates and changes
o Related admin and clerical work as required
o Provide both creative and practical support to fashion designer by pooling ideas and handling office work
o Assist in creating mood and trend boards for reference purposes
o Perform extensive market trend research to understand competitive opportunities
o Assist fashion designer throughout the production development procedure
o Provide support by assisting in photo-shoots and fashion runway
o Make sketches of proposed designs
o Create mock ups using Photoshop/Illustrator
o Sourcing and selecting all types of fabrics, laces and prints
o Produce seasonal pattern boards, prepare all samples, artworks and files for meetings, sympathetically translate the seasonal fabric palette to a workable CAD palette and help prepare accurate packs that help the suppliers produce high quality strike-offs.
Textile Design Intern, July – September 2017
Gabriela Hearst, New York, NY
oCollaborating in the development of embroideries, print lay-outs and CAD mock-ups
oDesigning an original print that was used in the fashion show
oAssisting the design team with daily tasks
oHelping to maintain the design and inspiration boards
oSourcing materials in Midtown New York
oOrganizing and cataloguing the sample and material library
Fine Arts Textile Design Intern,
July –October 2014
Pam Glew Studio, Brighton, England
oCreating special shibori dyeing effects on vintage denim
oAssisting in sewing various flag fine art pieces
oPhotographing all exposition pieces shown in the artist’s archives
oCollaborating with the artists in a group of paper art collage pieces
oTaking part in every step of the exposition set-up, from framing to instillation
ACTIVITIES
Textile Designer New York Fashion Week, September 2016 Academy of Art University Fashion Show, New York, NY
oCreated the textile designs for Lindsey Truman’s clothing collection
Fine Arts/Textiles Exhibiting Artist, February 2015
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Textile Mixed Media Exhibiting Artist, January 2015
Orinda Public Library, Orinda, CA
Breaking the Chains Exhibition,
September 2014
Tower Gallery, London, England
oCreated art pieces addressing the problem of violence against women, which were presented as part of a group show
New Designers Exhibition, June 2014
Business Design Centre, London, England
oSelected from amongst the UK’s best student designers to present my work as part of a group exposition
SKILLS
Textile Design: Research and Concept Development, Digital and Manual Print Design, Silk Screen Printing (Pigment, Discharge, Burnout, Adhesives), Foiling, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting and Milling, Heat Transfer, Dyeing (Natural, Acid, Disperse, Reactive Dyes), Fabric Manipulation
Fashion Design: Collection Development, Hand and Digital Fashion Illustrations and Technical Flats, Tambour Beading, Accessories Design, Product Development, Fashion History
Fine Art:Printmaking, Painting, Visual Arts, Mixed Media Digital Photography, Art Exhibitions,, Art History,
Software:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Kaledo CAD, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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