Nandita

NANDITA SINGH

Footwear Designer

Boston, MA
Message
Connect
Profile:

Summary

• Color boards, mood boards, Initial thumbnail sketched ideas, CAD's through to final color footwear specifications.

• Possess an intimate understanding of shoe constructions and design to bring forth the combination of unique style, comfort, product design and engineering.

• Ability to work closely with factories and design and development teams, as have worked extensively with footwear factories in Europe and Asia and have built up a wide network of footwear professionals to call on.

• Attention to details, thorough written and verbal communication.

Experience

2015 Jan - 2016 Dec
FREELANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
BAREFOOT BROWNE SHOES

Assisted boutique brand with its limited edition FW16 collection

2014 Jan - 2016 Jan
FREELANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
TEDISH / PARIS

Design and developed brand's SS16 collection dealing directly with tanneries, Indian and China factories.

HTTP://TEDISH.COM/

2014 Jan - 2014 Dec
FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTANT
BSV INETRNATIONAL / LONDON

Assisted the footwear sourcing company with their trade show collection and samples to showcase in Lineapelle, Micam and Garda, Italy.

2013 Jan - 2014 Jan
FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTANT
MONSOON / LONDON

Design and developed women SS14 collection coordinating with UK buyers and Indian factories.

2013 Jan - 2014 Jan
FREELANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
TOPMAN, UK

Design and developed brand's SS14, FW14 and SS15 collection dealing directly with far eastern factories.

2013 Jan - 2014 Jan
FREELANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
INDIANO PALLETERIA

Design and developed brand's SS14 and FW14 collection dealing directly with tanneries, and Italian factories.

2012 Jan - 2014 Jan
FREELANCE DESIGN CONSULTANT RN BAJAJ OVERSEAS
BAREFOOT BROWNE SHOESTEDISHINDIANO PALLETERIABSV INETRNATIONALTOPMAN, UKMONSOONMORIZIO DESIGN SERVICESWE PLUS DESIGN STUDIONARULA BROS, THIALANDIMPULSE OVERSEASREEBOK

Worked on independent projects for international export shoe factory targeting European market.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0brjnm4bb3zvwvu/reference%20letter.PDF?dl=0

2012 Jan - 2013 Jan
FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTANT
WE PLUS DESIGN STUDIO

Prepared FW13 collections for china market targeting FGN, Kiss Cat (made in China)

2012 Jan - 2013 Jan
FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTANT
MORIZIO DESIGN SERVICES / MILAN

Assisted the designer with his collection for Geox Italia, United Nude, Casadei (made in Italy)

2010 Jan - 2013 Jan
FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTANT
IMPULSE OVERSEAS

Design and developed women, men and kid's footwear - for uk retailers (client base projects) Next, Dorothy Perkins, ASDA George, Debenhams, Topshop. Prepared trend presentations material presentations, kit selections, travelled for shopping with buyers and worked closely with the factories for the trail samples.

2012 Jan - 2012 Dec
FREELANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
NARULA BROS, THIALAND

Prepared men's footwear collection for middle east market targeting Namshi (made in Thailand)

2009 Jan - 2010 Jan
FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
REEBOK

Designed, working under Head Designer. Handled CN, cartoon network Reebok.

Press

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130512/jsp/graphiti/16885826.jsp

Education

2013 - 2015
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MA, Footwear Design

MA DESIGN 2013 -15 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON, UK -MERIT

• Major: Footwear Design

3D Design and computation in the field of footwear design

2012 - 2013
ARS SUTORIA, MILAN, ITALY
FOOTWEAR MODELIST
2008
FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
PG, CAD-CAM FOOTWEAR

PG CAD-CAM 2008-10 FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, INDIA -A+

• Major: CAD-CAM FOOTWEAR

Skills