Ingrid Engel

Experiences

Collect, consolidate and shape global trends in order build seasonal themes presented on mood boards
Produce and present color range, merchandising strategies and dying process to internal teams - design, sales, marketing and top management.
Design and develop relevant styles, SMUS and collabs which includes concepting, story-telling, and technical development.
Renew carry ove styles with materials, colours and finishes to capitalise the value of existing outsoles.
Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the techpack and ensure follow up until final validation.
Create printed designs, embroideries for the collections
Seek out innovative finishings, printing, embroideries from suppliers
Periodic travel to Asia for product development, inspiration and trade shows.
Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the techpack.
Working closely with the fabric purchasing team and product managers, marketing and sales team.

Main clients: Kenzo Kids, Disneyland Paris, The Bespoke Company Paris, Levi's Kids, Chipie, Lili Gaufrette, Esmod École Lyon, Bellecour École Lyon.
Coordinating and communicating with designers, product managers, fabric buyers, developers, photographers, agencies, sales staff.
Manage a team of graphic designers
Main missions:
- Study and research current and future trends, maintain expert knowledge in global design trends, market competition, and retail landscape. Conduct on and off-site to bring new ideas to the brands.
- Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfil the brand's brief and DNA.
- Product design + technical files
- Allover and placement prints design (screen prints, digital printing, embroideries, applications,..)
- Product art direction

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Create mood boards for styling, new shapes , color, material and finishes.
Design the women's apparel and accessories collection for the Disneyland Paris store.

The company is dedicated to producing customized leather accessories for luxury brands
Design patterns for all different luxury brands like La Mer, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Breitling,..
Design the product look book (print and digital) and creat mock ups of luxury bespoke products in leather

In charge of designing the jersey basic and fashion collection
9 collections per year (50 refs by season)
Preparation of the seasonal fabrics, colours and decorations
Design products and focused collection development with a commercial eye.
Handling strike offs/ samples, fittings and approvals
Development trips to China and Bangladesh
Inspiration trips to key trendy cities

Topisatex (circular knit supplier)

October 2009 to September 2011

Full-time

Madrid

Spain

Manage a team of 3 graphic designers
Design and present positional prints for jersey products for Spanish brands:
ZARA, MASSIMO DUTTI, PULL & BEAR, STRADIVARIUS, BERSHKA.
EL CORTE INGLÉS
Follow product development in Portugal and China.
Working closely with the fabric purchasing team and product managers

Digital Fashion Art Direction Lecturer

Digital Art DirectionMaster at Bellecour Ecole Lyon
Trends Forecasting Lecturer

Fashion Marketing Program at Esmod Lyon

Education

Creative Leader | CMF Senior Graphic Designer