SORAYA NATALI GUILLEN RIVERA

Fashion and Graphic Designer

Working as Knitwear Designer , I take care of sketching and developing Knitwear collections: -Seasonal trend researches, identifying and developing keys silhouettes, Artworks (Intarsia, Jacquard, prints) fabrics/yarn, colors palettes, technical worksheets and trims relevant for each style; -Traveling abroad and working with the oversea teams developing proto samples; -Partnering with technicians to follow up products development from 1st proto until SMS and Pp-samples

I worked as a Graphic and Fashion Designer focused on womenswear products: from the creation of graphics (All overs and placed prints) to the technical/fit process.

My first international experience abroad as Womenswear Designer and Supervisor for the Riva Club collection team. Womenswear Medium-High target customer, definition of the Spring-Summer 2016 collection: Trend research, Mood boards and Color card Selection. Technical drawings and tech packs; Fabrics sourcing.

In this work experience I had the opportunity to deal mainly with the collections Intarsia, Jacquard and print patterns and graphic development using Illustrator and Photoshop, choosing then yarn and sketching each style of the whole collection

In my 8 years in Bluekitchen Studio I have grown from Junior to Womenswear Designer skilled at collection development through sketching, technical development (technical sheets) till full production follow up in Italy, Turkey and China.

My first work experience with an Italian Designer Giovanni Cavagna. Working on sketches and freehand Knitwear illustrations.