Mariapia Mineo
MA Fashion from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, KADK Highly motivated and creative multi product designer specialised in outerwear and activewear, with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Highly versatile, self-starting and goal oriented, able to adapt to new roles and work effectively in high pressure international environment. Strong eye for trends, colour, details and a strong understanding of the latest trends for functional and technical fabrics and trims. These skills are underpinned by very good knowledge of garment construction and excellent hand drawing skills as well as being a professional user of the Adobe suite. My work experiences within both high end and commercial sides of the industry have given me a good understanding of how to combine creativity and market awareness in my design work. Hard work, ambitions and a love for details have lead me to varied design experiences between Europe and Asia and will continue to be my driving force in my future assignments. SKILLS: Fashion Design, Trend forecasting, Concept Development, Print design, Creative Research, Creative direction & styling, Leather & Accessories, Pattern Cutting, Costume Design for performance
Concept development and design of a new outerwear capsule for the main line. Responsible for material selection, research, mood boards, design development, and final tech packs. Collaborated closely with in-house design and technical teams across the Boston and Hong Kong offices through all stages, including prototype fittings.
Design & consultancy across two seasons with the Max Mara Leisure design team on Concept Development and Design for the Smart Active capsule including Technical Outerwear, Accessories, Activewear and Jersey categories.
Slow Design studio, Soft accessories and Ad hoc Textile design projects for selected brands and own limited edition Capsules Made in Italy and Denmark. Clients: Coster, MbyM, Marie Monin www.sicels.net
Agency work with premium clients across Scandinavia and North Europe: NN07, Stutternheim, JUST Female, SOS, Bogner, DK company End-to-end Design & development of Menswear and Womenswear Outerwear, Development of trims and Textiles, BOM, Product development , Fabric Sourcing, Factory visits for premium brands.
Developing ideas for prints across the three lines in close collaboration with the Senior Designer and the Creative Director, Lene Borggaard
Pattern cutting and draping, developing showpieces for Paris Fashion week across FW15 / SS16 , grading and Tailoring for the In-house production for selected High End retailers across Europe.
Developing Patterns and Toiles for fittings, making of samples and leather accessories for Copenhagen Fashion week, Sewing selected garments for the In-house production & Made-to-Order special requests for clients and celebrities, Developing of Digital prints patterns on Illustrator and Photoshop .
Assisting the studio manager with daily studio tasks, pattern cutting, sampling and making of the show pieces for special projects and exhibitions as well as preparing and assisting during Paris fashion week
Assisting with pattern cutting for production, sewing toiles, Assisting with sewing alterations before Paris Fashion Week and daily Studio Tasks