Kurt Ho

• Lead creative direction, range planning, and end-to-end product development across menswear, womenswear, streetwear, eveningwear, athleisure, sportswear, and knitwear categories for international clients. • Partner with brands across UK, European, and Indian markets to develop commercially focused collections, balancing trend relevance with distinctive product identities and signature design features. • Direct development from concept through sampling, sourcing, fittings, and final factory handover, producing comprehensive factory-ready technical documentation. • Developed the company's technical pack framework and development standards, establishing scalable processes now used across multiple client projects. • Led client pitches, design presentations, and product proposals, contributing to the acquisition of two of the company's largest client accounts during 2025-26.

Recruited as the first studio hire and trusted partner to Creative Director Aitor Throup, helping transform creative vision into a scalable design, development, and manufacturing operation. • Played a key role in the development of Aitor Ultra, contributing to range architecture, product design, business strategy, and cost engineering while translating conceptual narratives into commer- cially viable products. • Led design and development for major collaborations, building and managing a multidisciplinary team of four alongside external freelancers. • Successfully established the studio's supplier and manufacturing network, securing strategic production partners across Europe to support product launch and future scale. • Introduced and implemented a 3D development workflow, creating the brand's digital product blueprint system and reducing in-house prototyping lead times by approximately 40%. • Developed the studio's master CAD block library and technical documentation framework, establish- ing scalable design standards now used across collections and collaborative projects. • Led creative development across major collaborations, directing multidisciplinary teams through concept creation, range development, and stakeholder presentations while remaining hands-on across prototyping, technical development, fittings, supplier communication, and final execution.

・Design a capsule womenswear collection for upcoming launches ・Extensively research creative ideas and provide design input into relevant collections ・Create hand and technical drawings for pattern making and production use ・Create original prints and graphics

• Collaborated directly with Creative Director Raphael Young across apparel, accessories, footwear, and furniture categories, supported seasonal research, concept development. • Delivered end-to-end design development, creating original product concepts, sketches, graphics, technical specifications, and factory-ready development documentation.

• Defined the creative vision and seasonal direction across menswear categories, establishing a cohesive design language aligned with the brand's identity and growth ambitions. • Established the brand's visual identity through original graphics, proprietary trims, and recurring design codes that became signature elements across the collection. • Introduced the brand's upcycled denim category, defining its creative direction, supplier network, and development standards to establish a new product pillar within the collection. • Led end-to-end collection development from concept through production, overseeing research, range planning, sourcing, fittings, and final approvals. • Developed commercially relevant collections balancing trend, functionality, and brand differentia- tion, delivering hero products that drove the brand's strongest-selling styles during the 2024-25 seasons.

• Led the creative direction and development of apparel, leather goods, and accessories projects for a portfolio of fashion and lifestyle clients, including Acne Studios, Ozwald Boateng, and Grey Goose. • Secured client projects through design-led pitches, concept presentations, and strategic product proposals, converting creative ideas into commercial opportunities and long-term partnerships. • Led multidisciplinary teams comprising junior designers, graphic designers, artworkers, pattern cutters, technicians, machinists, and external freelancers, ensuring creative alignment and efficient project execution. • Introduced an integrated CLO 3D and Gerber workflow, streamlining virtual development, pattern preparation, and cutting processes, reducing pre-production lead times by approximately 50% and significantly lowering manual workload requirements. • Created original product concepts, virtual samples, technical specifications, and development packages from initial sketches through production, ensuring creative vision translated effectively into commercially viable products. • Oversaw product development, supplier collaboration, and production execution while providing strategic input on costing, pricing, and product positioning to support commercially successful product launches.

• Founded and scaled a multidisciplinary design and product development studio, leading a team of up to 15 across apparel, accessories, uniforms, costumes, and lifestyle products. • Created and developed the independent fashion label KURT HO, presenting collections interna- tionally across New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei Fashion Weeks, with coverage from publications including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Fucking Young!. • Built the company's supplier and manufacturing network from the ground up, establishing long-term partnerships across Asia and delivering end-to-end solutions from concept through production. • Led product development and production for major corporate and government clients including EMSD Hong Kong, CLP, UBS, FWD Group, and Worldwide Flight Services, overseeing projects from design strategy through manufacturing and delivery. • Directed the redesign and production of large-scale uniform programmes comprising up to 40 styles and 8,000+ units, integrating specialised performance requirements, compliance standards, and rigorous testing protocols. • Developed and implemented a micro-manufacturing system supporting in-house sampling, custom production, and rapid development, increasing flexibility across client and brand projects.

• Worked directly under Veronique Leroy on the FW15/16 collection, supporting runway develop- ment with a focus on leather garments and accessories while contributing to prototype construction, cutting, and in-house production.

• Supported couture garment, jewellery, and embroidery development while contributing to pattern making, draping, CAD creation, and client presentations. • Assisted in managing design development and production communication for bespoke projects.

• Founded and developed an independent menswear brand, leading creative direction, product development, sourcing, and production. • Delivered collections showcased internationally while establishing the foundations of an end-to-end design and product development practice.

• Supported pattern making, draping, CAD development, and collection research while assisting in the preparation of moodboards and design reference materials for couture collections.