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Founder of Portia, Desinder & Apparel Entrepreneurship | Speaker | Author | Podcaster | Building sustainable brands through software, strategy, branding & design

MEET ANA ▶ Apparel Business and Design Expert with 25+ years experience in the industry, Founder of PORTIA: Sustainable Fashion Business Software and  DESINDER - apparel business and design agency. Also an International Lecturer, Author, Podcaster and Entrepreneur. Former pro athlete, an avid outdoor enthusiast, runner, skier, mountain biker, occasional surfer and vegan.
I am passionate about helping apparel companies transition into circularity with innovative software, brand strategy and design to build lasting, purposeful brands. 

PORTIA: SUSTAINABLE FASHION BUSINESS SOFTWARE ▶ The cloud solution that helps SME brands create responsible products through integrated industry processes, workflows, project & product management (PLM), traceability, Digital Product Passport and customer feedback. Leading brands into circularity.
portia.cloud

DESINDER: BRAND STRATEGY & DESIGN ▶ Our apparel business & design agency DESINDER can help your brand - big or small, with the following services: 
- Brand Strategy & Development
- Creative Direction
- Range Planning & Collection Structure
- Design & Tech Packs
- Innovation and R&D
- Business Operations
- Sustainability Implementation
desinder.com

APPAREL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LAUNCH YOUR BRAND ▶ Courses, Book, Podcast and YouTube to help you launch and run a successful clothing brand  
- apparelentrepreneurship.com

KEYNOTE/LECTURE ▶ Ana brings together her experience from working with hundreds of brands,  international education, entrepreneurship, national athlete background, and her 25+ years apparel industry expertise into talks about:
- Designing for a sustainable future 
- Circularity - The Future of Fashion
- The art of building a long-lasting, sustainable brand
- Brand building through purpose and community
- Circular design and Innovation
- How to start a sustainable clothing brand
- How to communicate sustainability efforts without greenwashing
- Entrepreneurship
Book me via DMs or email

CONTACT ▶ Message me here on LinkedIn or send me an email to: ana@desinder.com

SPECIALITIES ▶ Brand Building & Strategy, Circular Design, Sustainability, Product Innovation, International Lecturer/Speaker, Author & Podcaster

PORTIA: Sustainable Fashion Business Software
The cloud solution that helps SME brands create responsible products through integrated industry processes, workflows, project & product management (PLM), traceability, and customer feedback.
Leading fashion brands into circularity.

Founder

Helping apparel entrepreneurs start and build successful, meaningful and profitable brands. apparelentrepreneurship.com

DESINDER is an international apparel business and design agency providing startups and established brands with innovative design and strategy solutions.
 
We offer services from idea to product launch or end-to-end solutions.
We create 100% tailored solutions for brands in the following segments:
Outdoor | Activewear | Sportswear | Streetwear | Workwear | Equestrian | Accessories

We can support you with:
▶ Brand Strategy & Development
▶ Creative Direction
▶ Range Planning & Color Guidelines
▶ Design & Product Development
▶ Sourcing & Production
▶ Business Operations
▶ Sustainability Implementation

Contact Ana by sending a LinkedIn message or email: hello@desinder.com

Founder - Creative Director

BRANDS:
2017-2020 - ORAGE: Ski Outerwear - Men's and Women's Collection
2018-2020 - ALASKA 1795: Outerwear, Midlayers, Baselayers, Bottoms: M's & W's Collection
2019 - CHEVALIER: Outerwear, Midlayers, Baselayers and Bottoms:  M's and W's Collection
2019 - TRANGOWORLD: Mountain Collection - Outerwear: M's and W's Collection
2019 - STAY IN PLACE: Women's Activewear Tops
2018 - ZERO POINT: Compression Active Tights:  Men's and Women's

For portfolio visit: thekrissco.com

Technical Apparel Design Consultant - Design, Product Development & Strategy

Strategic Design Consultant

Alice & Ted - sustainable and durable playwear

Co-founder and Designer

R&D designer

19FOURTEEN - Outdoor lifestyle collection
Intense - Trail running and Mountain bike collection

Senior Designer

Designer Women's Technical Ski and Children's wear collection

Freelance Senior Designer

Designer for Ski wear collection, Travel collection and Outdoor collection, all technical garments

Senior Designer - Active Wear

Designer for the Trail Running collection, Nordic Ski collection, Downhill mountainbike collection, and some X-Mountain. All technical apparel.

Designer - Active Wear

Responsible for the Women's Training collection, helped designe the Ski, Golf and Accessories collection

Junior designer - Active Wear

Intern

Ana Kristiansson is a Founder of Portia, Desinder & Apparel Entrepreneurship at Portia in Stockholm, Stockholm County.

Ana Kristiansson

Ana Kristiansson

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Education history

Parsons School of Design - The New School

Basis Art School

KREATÖR+

The academy of cutting and tailoring in Stockholm