Creative Consultant : GEOX sneakers/male collection GEOX Group
GEOX
- Creative Consultant for Geox Casual & Formal / Male collection
- Development of new products for commercial collection and New technologies knowledge of the company with Innovative Features.
February 2019 – Present
Senior design consultant per Tod’s group
Sneakers designer for Hogan collection
- Designing and developing male and female sneakers collections
- Connected with the creative direction of Hogan creative inspiration mood to the prototypes development.
January 2018 – January 2019
Senior Design : Moon Boot Sneaker Collection
Tecnica Group
- Designing and developing male and female Sneakers Collections
- Creative inspiration mood to the prototypes development.
April 2017 – September 17
Senior Design Consultant: Sneaker Collection
Louis Vuitton
- Designing and developing male and female sneakers collections
- Connected with the creative direction of LVFrom creative inspiration mood to the prototypes development.
June 2013 – June 2016
Proprietor
StantonFactory
- Creative consultant company focused on footwear design and accessories.
- Stantonfactory sneakers and bags collection.
- Creative Director of Crime London Sneakers Collection (SS16 FW 16/17)
- Consultant at Carmens Padova (SS17 FW17/18
- Consultant at KW Season 4 collection
- Consultant at PànChic sneakers Collection (fw16/17 to present)
- Consultant at Onward luxury group fot MCM sneakers collection (SS18 FW18/19)
March 2012 – Present
Senior Designer: Men’s Footwear & Bags
Diesel
- Developing and expanding the Diesel brand in relation to their Men’s Footwear and Bag portfolio.
- Management of the collection from the initial design/conception phase, through the materials research, prototyping and development phase, and then the eventual production of the collection.
November 2011 – June 2013
Head Designer: Footwear
Diesel
- Style Office Manager for Diesel Footwear: both male and female, encompassing a wide range of footwear styles, including sneakers, casual and formal footwear.
- Managing the development and design of both footwear collections in terms of layout, styling and all artwork pertaining to the collection.
- Management of the ‘cool’ hunting phase, passing through to the visualisation of mood-related footwear, the development of the prototypes and maquettes to the production of sales samples.
- This role also involved managing the collaboration of freelance designers, including special projects like the Diesel ‘Black Gold’ collection and the co-branding Diesel/Addidas ‘Capsule’ Collections.
November 2009 – October 2011
Senior Designer/Stylist: Footwear
Diesel
- Management for the development and design for Diesel’s footwear collection.
- Managing the collection layout and style drawings for the men’s sneakers collection.
- Management of the ‘cool’ hunting phase, passing through to the visualisation of mood-related footwear, the development of the prototypes and maquettes to the production of sales samples.
- I was also managed the development stage of the collection: following the design through the development of the prototypes, research materials, colour-schemes, graphics and logos, to the full development of the sample.
May 2005 – October 2009
Snowboard Boot Product Manager
Rossignol-Lange
- Senior Designer for all snowboarding boots within the Rossignol-Lange Group. I oversaw the development of prototypes, design of soles and injected component, from concept sketches to 3D modelling and product realisation.
- I also oversaw the management of and research of materials, colour applications on products, development of sales samples and also the development of size field of lasts, patterns and components.
May 2002 – April 2005
Senior Footwear Designer / Snowboard Boots Collection
Addidas-Salomon
- Research and development of snowboarding boots and accessories from concept drawings and following all the stages of prototyping; specifically the soles and technical components. This involved working closely with the Addidas DC manufacturing facility in the Far East.
May 2001 – April 2002
Design Manager: Snowboard Boots / Cycling / Accessories
Northwave
- Manager of design and style development for snowboarding, cycling and accessories collections.
- Coordinate the design collections, encompassing design to prototyping, definition of aesthetical protos, research materials and matching colour combinations.
- The boot ‘Static’ designed for the 2001 Collection was reported by ADI for the “Compasso d’oro”.
May 1999 – April 2001
Senior Footwear Designer / Snowboard Boots Collection
Addidas-Salomon
- Snowboard boot designer and coordinator of design research, concept and materials.
- Development of drawings, aesthetical prototypes, and cosmetic research and colour combination for Salomon snowboard boots collection.
- Designer of the athlete’s team equipment, actively collaborating with the ‘Salomon D.C.’ in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
June 1997 – April 1999
Footwear Designer: Hiking/Outdoor (Asolo) and Snowboard Equipment (Killer Loop)
Benetton Sportsystem
- Development of footwear collection from the planning to completion.
- The development of aesthetic and functional prototypes.
- Concept and research materials, colour combination and market trends.
June 1994 – May 1997
Interior Designer / Technical Designer / Merchandiser
Arredare Oggi Show Room
- Management of customer relations in terms of design (sketch and technical drawings), management of and delivery of furniture design, relationships with suppliers, order and technical development.
- Management of showroom merchandising.
- Trained in marketing and sales (visual) for various companies, including Schiffini, Minotti Italia and Axil.
May 1991 – May 1994
Interior Designer
Arch. Cogo
- Furnishing and interior design.
July 1989 – May 1990