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Sarah Iy Park

Footwear Design & Development (2D/3D/Footwear Innovation)
Previous Brands
FELIPE_FIALLO®
K2 KOREA Group
SP Shoe Lab
Henry Beguelin
Gyouree Kim
Greenbea Food Ltd
METROCITY
ELNORE
Skono Korea
Jambu & Co.
Work Experience
Footwear Design Intern
Sep ‘24 - Sep ‘24
FELIPE_FIALLO®

- Worked on colourway variations using Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator - Created spec sheets for SS25 Footwear samples - Visited the local factory to handle physical samples for the MFW event

Freelance Footwear Designer
Aug ‘24 - Dec ‘24
K2 KOREA Group

- Worked on a 3D printing-related project in collaboration with Affinity Space Design Studio based in Italy

Freelance Footwear Designer / 3D Footwear Creator
Nov ‘23 - May ‘24
SP Shoe Lab

• Henry Beguelin (Oct-Nov 2023) • 3D printing & modelling (Nov-May 2024)

Freelance Footwear Designer
Oct ‘23 - Nov ‘23
Henry Beguelin

Short-term contract at the Seoul office of an Italian company specialised in Leather bags and Shoes - Footwear Trend Research - Suggested new Footwear styles - Colour and Material modifications for carry-overs - Hand drawing to AI visualisation

Footwear Development Manager
Jun ‘23 - Jun ‘23
Gyouree Kim

https://instagram.com/gyoureekim https://gyoureekim.com/ Introduced a shoe factory in Seoul to the London-based Korean Fashion start-up @gyoureekim and helped to develop her first footwear line (Mule, Wedge Pump 2st 4sku in total) - Last development, Pattern modification, Liaised with the factory until the first samples were ready to ship to London.

Graphic Designer
Oct ‘22 - Jan ‘23
Greenbea Food Ltd

- Suggested ideas for awnings and logos - Designed and sampled staff uniforms through local suppliers - Worked on layouts and contents for Flyers, Menus, Take-away boxes, Business cards, Stickers, etc.

Assistant Design Manager (Footwear)
Dec ‘19 - May ‘20
METROCITY

https://en.metrocityworld.com/ Women's Footwear (Open-mould, vulcanised sneakers, sandals, boots, etc) - Seasons : 20SS, 20FW - Seasonal plan, research, design & development, last development, sampling, quality control, marketing, outsourcing, global communication - Liaised with Korean, Italian and Chinese manufacturers (OEM/ODM) - Experience with PLM system

Project Manager (Footwear)
Jun ‘18 - Jun ‘19
ELNORE

https://elnore.world/ Women's Footwear (Fashion Sneakers to Dress Shoes; open-mould sneakers, sandals, heels, boots etc) - Seasonless collections - Seasonal plan, research, design & development, last development, sampling, quality control, marketing, global sourcing, global communication, social media and sales - Designed and developed a very new sneaker collection from scratch, sourcing outsole from Italian suppliers. - HiSeoul Fashion Show, March, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yp-ee_4auc&t=8s - Kintex Shoe & Bag Show, May, 2019 https://www.elnore.world/article/showroombar/8/31/

Junior Footwear Designer
Apr ‘17 - Jun ‘18
Skono Korea

https://www.skonokorea.com/ Unisex & Kids Footwear (Open-mould/vulcanised sneakers, sandals and boots) - Seasons : FW17, SS/FW18, SS19 - Seasonal plan, market research, design & development, sampling, quality control, liaised with factories in South Korea, China and Vietnam - Attended Micam Milano Feb 2018 for market research

Design Assistant (Footwear)
Feb ‘17 - Feb ‘17
Jambu & Co.

Temporary job at the Seoul office of a New York-based Footwear Brand, reporting to Vice President on-site - 2D Idea sketches, outsole research and ideas - Edited images for 17FW products (Photoshop) - Assisted in layout for 17FW Lookbook (Indesign)

Languages
English - Fluent
Italian - Work Proficiency
Korean - Native
Education & Training
Royal College of Art
‘20 - ‘22
MA Fashion
MA in Fashion / Fame (Footwear) Studio Rep
Polimoda
‘11 - ‘15
BA Footwear
BA in Footwear and Accessories design
St.paul's International College
‘09 - ‘11
High School
High School Diploma
The Scots School Bathurst
‘07 - ‘08
Secondary School
Secondary Education
London, UK