RESUME:

Seeking to obtain the role that allows me to exhibit my training and experience while working towards the overall goal of the brand.

I would like to indulge in various design thinking process with professionals to create consistent story telling across leagues and brands. My extensive experience in working with different strata of product development have significantly expanded my cognitive skills in addressing new challenges with diligence and delivering optimum results.

SAMPURNA DAS

+1-206-***-****

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https://sampurnadas91.wixsite.com/ripples

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampurna/

EDUCATION:

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

2014-2016

Masters in Apparel Design (M.Des)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION

TECHNOLOGY

2010-2014

Bachelors in Textile Design (B.Des)

ACHIEVEMENTS

•SINDHU SHOW

GOOD EARTH OCT 2019

•V & A MUSEUM LONDON

‘THE FABRIC OF LIFE’ LAUNCH EXHIBIT‘

2020

•NID APPAREL SHOW

GRADUATION COLLECTION GUJARAT 2016

•ART EXHIBITION

G.C.LAHA ART GALLERY KOLKATA 2011

•PAINTING EXHIBITION

ACADEMY OF FINE ART 2009

•BEST ARTIST’S AWARD

JULIEN DAY SCHOOL 2008

•CAMLIN ART CHALLENGE

WINNER 2005

SKILLS

EXPERTISE

•Graphic Prints

•Surface patterns

•Fashion Illustration

•Garment construction

•Technical Drawings

•Collection Ideation

•Visual Presentation

•Trend Analysis

• Multi tasking

TECHNICAL

• Adobe Photoshop

• Procreate

• Adobe Illustrator

• Nedgraphics

• Adobe Indesign

• Microsoft Excel

• MS Office

EXPERIENCE

PUNCH STUDIO

Designer

NOV 2023

• Developed Prints for Gift wraps,

accesorries,notepads, calendars,

planners and journals.

• Worked in product templates and pre

production processes.

GOOD EARTH

LEAD APPAREL DESIGNER

Led a creative team in delivering 8 seasonal collections in 4years.

• Envisioned and ideated insipration for each season based collection.

• Expanded bandwidth of customer age group by introducing unique

silhouettes in each collection.

• Monitored and analyzed sales record, trends or economic conditions to

anticipate consumer buying patterns.

• Supervised in delivering each ensemble’s spec and cost sheet.

• Introduced diverse handmade crafts in collections to add distinct branding

structure, enhancing its face value as a sustainable trendsetter in the

premium Indian market.

• Capitalized emerging trends in customer preferences and marketplaces.

• Developed all fashion illustrations independently for all seasons.

• Bridged gaps between rural Indian crafts and premium upscale market

through design intervention and innovation by subtle curation of the craft

essence.

• Independently designed and delivered the brand’s first bridal couture line

catalogue,encompassing an exquisite range of apparels.

Fashion illustrations rendered with jewel tones in handcrafted surface

ornamentations, prints and jacquard wovens with approx costing for made

to order pieces.

RITU KUMAR

Senior Apparel Designer APRIL2017-APRIL2018

Senior Designer

• Independently delivered 4 seasonal collections from ideation to

implementation.

• Responsible to discover collection trends,brainstorm and derive

inspiration, mood & colour boards,silhouette and look boards,print design

and rendering on fashion illustrations for each and every season based

collection.

• Created new fabric blends through woven explorations for Jamdani and

Bridal couture collection.

• Developed all fashion illustrations independently for all seasons.

• Travelled extensively to craft clusters to create and deliver within a

deadline.

NEERU KUMAR

Apparel & Textile Designer MARCH 2016-FEB2017

• Developed a Premium range of Jamdani textiles and apparels with an authentic

design vocabulary for domestic and global market.

• Introduced engineered woven design to reduce wastage of the expensive textile

by minimizing cutting and sewing.

• Travelled and monitored extensively to overlook preweaving processes.

• Responsible in developing large pattern blueprints or khakhas for weaving.

• Organized photoshoot, styled and choreographed its execution.

PHULIA JAMDANI CRAFT CLUSTER

MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

Internship MARCH 2015- AUG 2015

An endeavour to revive an age old textile handicraft of Bengal, two range of

collections were created with the Phulia weavers of bengal.

• Collection ‘Mahabharata’ is a range of tonal thematic handwoven sarees and

stoles that is woven using recycled staple cotton and silk yarns.

• Collection ‘SAMPURN’ is arange of jackets developed from sourced industry

waste fabrics and fibres. Fabrics are developed from waste weaving and hand

embroidery to add a persona to the final look without compromising its value.

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