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Michael Irabor

Michael Irabor

Rome,Italy

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Product manager, Textiles.

Ratti Textiles
Como, Italy
09.2023 - 10.2023

-Responsible for assisting senior product managers in Researching for new textile collections

-Responsible for developing proposals for textiles and Print designs

-Responsible for making digital illustrations and developing colorways for print designs as well as jacquard




Junior Designer

Gucci, Mens Wear Denim, Gucci
Rome, Italy
03.2021 - 01.2022
  • Italy
  • Tasked with taking up the role of a junior designer specializing in creating digital Sketches\designs and renders for the Men's\Women's wear denim department
  • Responsible for researching images for denim mood boards and making Fashion Forecasts for denim projects
  • Worked closely with the team developing technical drawings and assisting in putting together tech pack\sheet before production processes
  • Responsible for styling and fittings for models (in denim and swim wear pieces for mens wear)

Design Assistant

Thisisus ng
Lagos
04.2020 - 09.2020
  • Tasked with the responsibility of taking on an assistant designer role, creating technical drawings and developing concepts for collections
  • Making of mood boards, seasonal design concepts, color palettes and researching images for collection development creating digital fabric print and designs reminiscent of diverse indigenous cultures in Nigeria developing of CADs and tech packs for apparel designs

Art director\Graphic Designer

Fineries
03.2018 - 09.2018
  • Work closely with Creative directors to develop creative\graphical visuals and ideas
  • Illustrating concepts by designing examples of art arrangement, size, type size and style
  • Supporting design research and preparing visual designs for commercial campaigns
  • Responsible for Production of Brand identity for the marketing of commercial projects

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts And Design

University of Lagos

Diploma - Fashion: Fashion And Design

Istituto Europeo

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Master of Arts - Fabric Innovation and design

Accademia Costume e moda
Rome, Italy
11/2022 - 12/2023

Certificate of participation in the Future Creative Leaders Academy - undefined

2019

Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Clo 3D
  • Microsoft Exel

Additional Information

  • Accomplishments - Winner and one of the eleven Recipients of Gucci's , Multicultural Design Fellowship program 2019 - Award For Best Graduating Student (2019) Creative Arts Department, University of Lagos - Award of Excellence (Best 100level student) Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos Nigeria, 2017

Languages

italian
Upper intermediate
English
Fluent

Timeline

Product manager, Textiles.

Ratti Textiles
09.2023 - 10.2023

Junior Designer

Gucci, Mens Wear Denim, Gucci
03.2021 - 01.2022

Design Assistant

Thisisus ng
04.2020 - 09.2020

Art director\Graphic Designer

Fineries
03.2018 - 09.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts And Design

University of Lagos

Diploma - Fashion: Fashion And Design

Istituto Europeo

Master of Arts - Fabric Innovation and design

Accademia Costume e moda
11/2022 - 12/2023

Certificate of participation in the Future Creative Leaders Academy - undefined

Michael Irabor