Andrea Mondin
I approach footwear and accessories design as an artistic practice rooted in timeless craftsmanship and creative direction. Founder and owner of ANDREA MONDIN, I bring over 20 years of experience in luxury footwear and accessories, combining creative vision with technical expertise and production strategy.I have collaborated with global luxury houses such as Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, transforming concepts into iconic products distributed internationally. My work is grounded in art direction, brand identity, and the pursuit of lasting product value beyond seasonal trends. I support brands and creative studios in developing footwear and accessories that balance design excellence with production feasibility. Through long standing, industry connections, I help companies in sourcing trusted manufacturing partners across Europe, aligned with luxury standards, pricing structures, and scalability requirements.
Creative & Footwear Deign Consultant for a confidential new Luxury boots brand. – Defining product identity and design language from the ground up. – Designing and developing the collection: lasts, heels, constructions, materials and signature details. – Defining colour palette, hardware, branding details and technical specifications. – Competitive research and positioning within the contemporary luxury market.
– Strategic consulting for a luxury hat project targeting the UAE market. – Cost benchmarking, gross margin analysis, retail price positioning. – Insourcing vs. outsourcing strategy and full value chain assessment (design, sourcing, production, QC). – Curated a selection of heritage brands and milliners as market references.
- Consulting for Women’s shoes as a designer and product manager. - Creating a New Brand Identity, focusing on the Brand’s codes. - Working directly with Italian factories and suppliers. - Research of new suppliers and factories following the costs and Brand Identity. - Trend research, designing lasts, heel, hardware, etc. - Follow all the steps from sketching to final sample editing. - Production quality control.
- Consulting for Women's shoes as a designer and product manager. - Working directly with Italian factories and with the Art Direction. - Trend research, designing lasts, heels, hardware, etc. - Supplier research. - Follow all the steps from sketching to final sample editing.
Conference: “I created my Brand: stories of emerging designers.”
Creative Director, Founder, and Owner of Andrea Mondin, a women's luxury shoe firm. -special collaboration: Nobilis Paris, Métaphores Paris, Pierre Frey, Colefax, and Fowler.
Teacher Footwear Design. Summer campus: “Luxury shoes design.”
Conference: “Come nasce una scarpa.”
Head of Design Versus Versace. Responsible for designing and developing women's / men's footwear, bags, belts, s.l.g. main/show. - Responsible for the Design team - Direct collaboration with Donatella Versace, Stylist, Apparel team and Merchandising. - Trends, Product research, and materials: vintage, samples, trends. - Development and follow-up: mood board, input, color palettes. - Technical drawings for suppliers: lasts, heels, hardware. - Samples control and following fitting. Manufacturer follow-up and direct editing. - Direct collaboration with Anthony Vaccarello for Versus Versace. Show and main collection. - Direct collaboration with Christopher Kane for SS14 Versus Versace. Show: as women handbags, shoes, belts, bijoux designer and product manager. - Design of women’s footwear for Versace, main collection.
Pre, Main, Show collections designer for Women’s shoes and belts. - Direct collaboration with the art director, apparel team, and merchandising. - Trends, Product, and materials research: vintage, samples, trends. - Design of lasts, heels, hardware. - Direct collaboration with the Company production center Incisa Val D’Arno. - Following sampling, development, and fitting.
- Consulting for the license Zanellato Group as well as designing women’s and man’s bags. - Researching of material and trend.
- Designer intern for Just Cavalli and First Line. - Assisting in the creation of the Collection and Show.