JUNIOR DESIGNER
2015-2017
Carlin is a trend forecasting agency, decoding global market evolutions for a wide range of industry sectors.
Constantly analyzing consumer standards and upcoming social habits, Carlin delivers biannual trend-books as a creative tool for brands.
Another aspect of the company is consulting : Defining brand values and global positioning, accompanying brand development, etc.
You can read about my role as junior designer below.
Trendbooks
As Junior Designer for the Intimates sector, it was my job to participate in the creative development of Carlin's Lingerie and Swimwear trendbooks, outlined as follows.
GLOBAL MARKET ANALYSIS
FORECASTING UPCOMING TRENDS
COLOR PALETTE COMPOSITION
MOODBOARD CONCEPTION
INSPIRATIONAL PRODUCT DESIGN
SPOTTING TEXTILE INNOVATIONS
ICONOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
PRINT CONCEPT AND ILLUSTRATION
BEACHWEAR SS19
my role : iconographic research, product illustrations using AI, print concepts & illustrations, fabric sourcing...
Creative consulting
I enjoyed working with a diversity of global clientele, either as project assistant or leading my own collaborations.
DETERMINING CORE BRAND VALUES
TECHNICAL FILES
ANIMATING CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
EUROPEAN AND ASIAN FABRIC SOURCING
COLLECTION PLAN STRUCTURE AND KEY SHAPES
INSPIRATIONAL MOODBOARDS
LACE AND EMBROIDERY DEVELOPMENTS
image credits @GERBE
image credits BE MINE - the lingerie shop
LEGWEAR-FRANCE
LINGERIE-INDIA
image credits Maniform
LINGERIE-CHINA
image credits -Noyon lace
LACE-FRANCE
Reports and consumer insights
Always looking out for cutting-edge developments in the sector, I was in charge of regularly composing trade show & consumer reports.
I also participated in the Interfilière Color Consultation as a member of the panel of fashion experts gathered prior to the show, to envision the next major trends and to establish the season's color palette.
