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Soleyanne Baland

Senior Leather Goods & Accessories Designer
About

Senior Leather Goods Designer | +10 Years in Luxury Fashion Creative and product-focused designer with over a decade of experience in leading luxury houses. I offer my expertise to brands seeking refined creative vision and a sharp, exacting eye for product. From concept to development, I specialize in women’s handbags, small leather goods, hardware, and materials — always ensuring coherence with brand DNA and market relevance. Strong product development knowledge and trusted relationships with suppliers and partners allow me to drive both creative excellence and executional precision. Open to projects with strong creative challenges and a need for elevated, design-led product direction.

Previous Brands
Ganni A/S
Louis Vuitton
Christian Dior Couture
BALENCIAGA
CHANEL
Peclers Paris
PROMOSTYL
Work Experience
Senior Designer Handbags & Small Goods
May ‘24 -
Ganni A/S

Leading the design department for handbags and small leather goods. Responsible for developing and expanding the product offer in line with the Artistic Direction, while ensuring design excellence that reflects GANNI’s bold and conscious identity. Overseeing Permanent Collections, Runway Editions, and Creative Collaborations.

Leather Goods Designer
Jun ‘18 - Mar ‘24
Louis Vuitton

Women's Leather Goods design Studio Designing seasonal and permanent handbag lines. Collaborating closely with ateliers, sourcing, and merchandising teams. Strong focus on product innovation, material sourcing, and hardware design.

Designer Leather Goods
Mar ‘17 - Jun ‘18
Christian Dior Couture

Leather Goods Women’s Department reporting to Head Designer and Senior Designer.

Junior Leather Goods Designer
Mar ‘16 - Mar ‘17
Christian Dior Couture

Leather Goods Women’s Department reporting to Head Designer and Senior Designer

Leather Goods Design Assistant
Jul ‘15 - Jan ‘16
BALENCIAGA

Leather Goods Women’s Department reporting to Head Designer and Designers

IFM Collaboration/ Footwear Collection
Mar ‘15 - Jun ‘15
Louis Vuitton

Sneaker women collection designed respecting the codes and the brief of the brand. Meeting with product manager and product developer in Fiesso d'Artico.

IFM Collaboration/ Eyewear Design
Jan ‘15 - Jan ‘15
Christian Dior Couture

Eyewear collection designed respecting the codes and the brief of the brand.

IFM Collaboration/ Bags Collection
Nov ‘14 - May ‘15
CHANEL

Bags collection designed respecting the codes and brief of the brand. Development of the selected item with technicians in Verneuille en Halatte.

Stylist Assistant
Apr ‘14 - Jul ‘14
Peclers Paris

Assistant stylist on the "Generation Pulse" Trendbook.

Stylist Assistant
Jul ‘11 - Aug ‘11
PROMOSTYL

Assistant stylist on the Casual & Knitwear trend book.

Languages
French - Native
English - Native
Italian - Work Proficiency
Education & Training
IFM Institut Francais de la Mode
‘14 - ‘15
Posgraduate Design Programm, Accessory Design
Atelier Chardon Savard (Paris)
‘09 - ‘13
Bachelor's degree
Lycée Louis Pasteur (Besançon)
‘06 - ‘09
BAC STI Applied Arts
Paris, France