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Julie Blondin

Freelance leather goods designer
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About

I have been a leather goods and accessories designer for about a de- cade. After studying applied arts and fashion design in Paris, I joined Carven’s studio as a leather goods designer. Driven by curiosity, I moved to Milan, Italy, for six years, where I collaborated with workshops specializing in leather goods manufacturing and embellishments. This experience allowed me to engage with every stage of the production process and work closely with artisans. Upon returning to France, I drew on my expertise to establish my own studio in 2022. There, I offer design and project development services to accessory design studios, including ongoing freelance collaborations with Renato Corti SRL for luxury leather goods houses, as well as Maroquinerie Thomas and Phi- lippe Serres, among others. Alongside my design work, I am committed to education, sharing my knowledge of leather goods and design with students at design schools. My artistic approach is deeply rooted in my sensitivity to craftsmanship and the traditional techniques of leather, leather goods, hat-making, and textiles. My creative scope extends across various artistic fields, including photography and collage.

Previous Brands
CARVEN
Prada
Renato Corti SRL
Renato Corti
Work Experience
- Accessories designer
Apr ‘22 - Now
Self employed

I propose consulting in fashion design accessories and help my clients for the Development of product strategy. I work on all creation of creative accessories project and follow manufacturing and suppliers in order to have the best product that answer to clients's expectation .

- Leather goods designer
Apr ‘22 - May ‘26
Renato Corti

Specializing in the creation and prototyping of high-quality leather accessories Follow-up and development of accessory collections

- Leather goods designer
Apr ‘16 - Apr ‘22
Renato Corti

I work on Chanel brand for leather goods collections (six by year) as well as for other brands for special projects. I propose mood of inspiration, drawings and propositions for bags, metal accessory, embroideries and embellishment. I follow collections with the manufacturing plant based in Milan and Italian and French embellishment suppliers. I workwith a design team located in the manufacturing, the best way to de -velop knowledge of leather goods process and the lauching of prototypes.

- Junior leather goods designerWoman and men studio
Jul ‘15 - Nov ‘15
CARVEN

Collection SS16 / Preco AH17 on the SS16 collection / I developed bags and jewellery for the show and to complete the commercial collection with other products. I proposed mood, I corrected prototypes and I followed the fabrication and development.

Accessories designer assistant - under Artistic leather goods director
Mar ‘15 - Jul ‘15
Prada

I worked on the elaboration of moodboard and made researches for inspiration I made illustrations and technical drawings for the collection SS16.

- Accessories designer assistant - women and men studio
Apr ‘14 - Oct ‘14
CARVEN

Pre-co SS15 / Fashion show's collection SS15 I worked on iconographic research, leathers and colors. I made specially Photoshop photomontages, drawings and colorways. shoes prototypes. I followed the manufacture and I launched shoes prototypes with the pro -duct develloper.

Languages
French
Italian
English
France