A unique service I used to, and sometimes still offer to a select group of brands. Whereby I play the role of their external creative director, showing news ways to see and new ways to think to the companies internal teams. Which can get mired in operations.
2. THE WORK
PROCESS:
1. Custom Created Talent Curation Criteria’s
2. Talent curation process
3. Proposed Team Structure
4. Educational & Professional networks contacted
5. Fashion Professionals contacted
6. Curated Resource List
7. Proposed process & designers
4. TALENT CURATION
CRITERIA
- CREATE AN ALL WOMEN DESIGN TEAM
- MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- PROFILE, PAST EXPERIENCE
- WORK SAMPLES
- DELIVERY, PROTOTYPING CAPABILITY
- WORKING METHOD (REMOTE/ INDIA)
- COSTING
5. TALENT CURATION
PROCESS
1. Research upcoming Designers & Portfolios
2. Approach qualified Designers for further enquiry about skills & experiences
3. Discuss work process and shortlist possible collaborators, freelancers or employees
6. PROPOSED
TEAM STRUCTURE
AND THENAND THENAND THEN
Chief curator
Fashion and consumer
researcher
Assistant curator
Account/ project
manager and client
relations
Curated design poolCurated design poolCurated design pool
Senior shoe
designer
Software for managing
delivery
Senior bag
designer
Shoe designer
Software for managing
delivery
Bag designer
8. Shoe Design and craft School Japan
The Esperanza - Institute of Footwear Design & Technique Japan
Vatan Design Institute Japan
Sekiguchi good shoes large studio Japan
Shoe & Leather by Cool Strutting Japan
SHRDC of Malaysia Malaysia
Jouw stoute schoenen Netherlands
Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" University - Faculty of
Textile and Leather Industrial Management
Romania
Temasek Polytechnic - School of Design Singapore
La Salle Singapore Singapore
Footwear Design and Technology School of South Africa South Africa
Cyan Design Company South Korea
Supreme Trade Company - 'Kyongnam College' South Korea
Hansung University South Korea
STI. Seoul South Korea
The Textile Institute - Manchester UK
BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd UK
De Montfort University Leicester UK
Leicester College UK
Tresham College Uk
University of the Arts - London UK
Central Saint Martins UK
Fashion Insitute of Technology - State University of New York USA
RISD - Rhode Island School of Design USA
Bonney & Wills - School of Schoemaking & Design USA
Universite des Chaussures USA
Douglas Mawson Institute of Tafe Australia
RMIT University Australia
Prescott & Mackay - School of Fachion and Accessory Design Australia / UK
Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Belgium
Kyungnam Colege of Information and Technology China
Clothing Industry Training Authority Hong Kong China
Guangdong Baiyun Univestiy China
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China
Tomas Bata University in Zlin Czech Republic
HAMK Hameen Ammattikorkeakoulu University of applied
sciences
Finland
Sataedu University Finland
Berufsbildende Schule Pirmasens Germany
Hong Kong Design Centre Hong Kong
Hong Kong Design Insitute Hong Kong
ITS Hong Kong Hong Kong
The Guild School of Design and Manufacturing Israel
Accademia Riaci Italy
Cercal Italy
Moda pelle Academy Italy
Polimoda Italy
Politechnico Calzaturiero Italy
International Technical Institute of Art of Footwear and Leather
Goods
Italy / Mexico/ US
IED - Italy / Spain/
Brazil
Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry Japan
19. RATING (0-5 AS BEST)
5 - CREATE AN ALL WOMEN DESIGN TEAM
5 - MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 - MATCH TO WORK PROCESS
5 - PROFILE, PAST EXPERIENCE
5 - WORK SAMPLES
5 - DELIVERY, PROTOTYPING CAPABILITY
5 - WORKING METHOD REMOTE
0 - WORKING METHOD INDIA
4 - COSTING
34 RATING
20. AND THENAND THENAND THEN
Chief curator
Fashion and consumer
researcher
Assistant curator
Account/ project manager
and client relations
Curated design poolCurated design poolCurated design pool
Software for managing
delivery
Senior shoe
designer
Software for managing
delivery
SHORTLISTED
DESIGNERS
25. AND THEN
RATING (0-5 AS BEST)
5 - CREATE AN ALL WOMEN DESIGN TEAM
5 - MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 - MATCH TO WORK PROCESS
4 - PROFILE, PAST EXPERIENCE
4 - WORK SAMPLES
5 - DELIVERY, PROTOTYPING CAPABILITY
5 - WORKING METHOD REMOTE
0 - WORKING METHOD INDIA
4 - COSTING
32 RATING
26. AND THENAND THENAND THEN
Chief curator
Fashion and consumer
researcher
Assistant curator
Account/ project manager
and client relations
Curated design poolCurated design poolCurated design pool
Software for managing
delivery
Shoe Designer
Software for managing
delivery
Bag Designer
SHORTLISTED
DESIGNERS
30. AND THEN
RATING (0-5 AS BEST)
5 - CREATE AN ALL WOMEN DESIGN TEAM
4 - MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 - MATCH TO WORK PROCESS
2 - PROFILE, PAST EXPERIENCE
3 - WORK SAMPLES
0 - DELIVERY, PROTOTYPING CAPABILITY
5 - WORKING METHOD REMOTE
0 - WORKING METHOD INDIA
5 - COSTING
29 RATING