Full Resume

ANA MARIA RESTREPO GUTIERREZ

 

Address: Flat 6, 46 Phillbeach Gardens, SW5 9EB, London

Mobile:  +44 (0) 7411967262

E-mail: a.restrepo-gutier4@fashion.arts.ac.uk

 

A passionate, enthusiastic and creative Surface Textile designer, specialized in couture hand embroidery. A hard worker with innovative, technical and practical skills; willing to pursue and succeed in today’s competitive fashion industry. Every design creation is a mixture of technical abilities and artistic experimentation reflecting an appreciation of color and textures, with a focus on uniqueness and luxury. A proactive team player looking for challenging opportunities.

 

  • SKILLS AND QUALITIES

Technical

Digital and hand printing

Exceptional in embroidery

Digital and handmachine: Corneli, Irish, Tanaka, Bernina

Good Sewing Skills

Basic Pattern Cutting

Design

Keen to explore materials

Good perception to detail

Strong illustration skills

Planning Action

Able to multitask, Self-Starter

Able to meet deadlines

Good time management

IT

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Ethos

Wilcom (CAD)

Microsoft World

Power Point

Languages

Fluent: Spanish and English

Basic: Italian

  • EDUCATION

2011-2014 London College of Fashion, UAL. BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles.

3 Year course. Students are induced into skills and techniques of print, embroidery and knit construction, with an emphasis on both traditional craft methods and digital technology to produce innovative textiles for a range of fashion markets.

 

2010-2011 London College of Fashion, UAL. Foundation Diploma in art and Design

Included a broad study of fashion and its varied disciplines

 

1996- 2009 Marymount School, Medellin, Colombia. International Baccalaureate

International baccalaureate diploma. (English, Art, Biology, Philosophy and Math)

 

 

  • WORK EXPERIENCE 

2014 April         Octo Magazine – Illustrator.               

Octo Magazine’s May edition illustration (cover and inside) . Hand painted illustrations into photography.

 

2013 May-Sep    Ralph and Russo – Studio Assistant Intern.  

Assisting on the creation of Haute Couture pieces. Hand embroidery, beading, lace appliqué and other textile and embroidery based work. Cutting and handling high-end fabrics. Working under pressure.

 

2013 Feb-April            Erdem – Production Intern.

Organizing production packages; fabric, trimmings and components for each garment. Quality checking before distribution.. Garment Repairs. Pattern tracing and annotation. Hand sewing and hand beading. Steaming, tagging, labelling and bagging garments

 

2012 June- Sep          Sarah Baadarani(Luxury Womenswear) – Studio Assistant.

Direct assistant to the Chief Designer. Design process, a/w collection. Production, s/s collection.Making-Developing toils, pattern cutting based on corrections, draping.Digital print design development, hand embroidery sampling.Involved in the production of luxury womenswear where attention to detail is essential.

 

2011 February            RAH Productions “PURE SPIRIT” – Backstage Assistant.

Product understanding and styling while assisting the runway stylist on the creative conception of looks.

 

2010 January –July            Isabel Henao – Studio Assistant.

Assisted during pattern making and sewing. Drafted patterns with minor fitting amendments. Design development. Trends and design research: mood boards. Fabric boards. Learnt about textures, fabric qualities and colour perception. Dying sampling.

 

 

  • ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Merit).

ABC level 3 Award: Pixel Based Image Manipulation, ABC level 3 Award: Life Drawing.

Highlighted for SDC competition. ‘Creative, imaginative and original use of color in either fashion or textiles’ 2013

TEXPRINT Designer 2014

Best Embellished Textiles for Fashion 2014. Award sponsored by Hand and Lock.

Nominated: International Embroidery Award 2014 (in between the 14 finalists from across the globe, award ceremony in  November)

 

  • EXTERNAL REFERENCES

http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/Amarpo/

http://www.texprint.org.uk/index.php/designers/

http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/fashion/2014/08/15/lcf-embroidery-students-reach-finals-international-award/

 

References are available upon request