Freelance apparel & graphics designer

Creative and skilled designer experienced in designing apparel and graphics for mid- to high level brands kidswear and womenswear.

Experienced in designing collections from concept to salesmensample.
All productgroups (knitwear and woven; including outerwear)

speciality in graphics;
hand-drawn / hand painted artworks, embelishments, trims, seamless fabric prints, jaquard and intarsia designs

computer skills: Illustrator, Photoshop, Canvas, Office

please check my online porftolio
for clients such as

*Noppies Kids (newborn & toddler allover prints & placements)
*Noppies Maternity (allover prints)
*NONO (kids allover prints & placements)
*Livera (placements & allover prints for lingerie and sleepwear women)
*Geddes&Gillmore (total collection womens & kids apparel & accessories including allover prints)
*McGregor Fashion Group (girls apparel)
*Pointer (boys apparel)
*MEXX WOMEN (allover prints, placements, embellishments, jaquards and intarsias)
*MEXX BABY & MINI (concept & art direction, designing placements and allover prints)
*Sulphr (womenswear jerseyknit & flatknit)
*Nickelodeon / Gigashoes (styling kids shoes t.v. commercial)
*ABN/AMRO (drawing animation frames and some artworks for visual merchandise of youth savings account)
*Subway USA (illustrations for in-store material, project together with boomartwork)

McGregor Fashion Group is an international high level sportswear brand, based in the Netherlands.

My tasks:
*responsible for styling girls collection
*developing concept and colour cards together with other stylists
*designing girls woven collection (casual, sportswear, party)
styles, repeats, artworks, trimmings and size specs
*developing parts of jersey knit and flat knit collection
*research trips, knowledge of production; Turkey and Far East trips
*styling photo shoots and showrooms together with visual merchandise
*collection presentations

Cakewalk is an international kidswear brand, based in the Netherlands.

My tasks:
*developing concept and colour cards together with other stylists
*responsible for jersey knit collection
designing styles,over all repeats, artworks, size specs, and trimmings
*research trips

V&D is the second large departement store in the Netherlands.
They have several own brands in house.

My tasks were assisting in designing several sub-labels in kids and womenswear.
apparel, accesories, prints and styling

I took 2 courses during my time at artschool:

2002-2003 Fine Arts (painting, photography & installations)
2003-2005 Fashion Design (graduated)