Chantal Blommerde
3D Apparel and Product Developer
Boulder | United States
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Interests
Travel
Reading
Sustainability
Textiles
Horse riding
Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
In my own words
— ChantalHighly creative and with extensive experience in the kids wear industry.
I have been working as an apparel developer for 9 years. I am a textile lover and with this passion I love being part of the creation process and building amazing products.
Trajectory
Sep 2020 — Now
3D Technical Designer · Athlux Design
Translating Walmart's and Under Armour's patterns into virtual samples.
Dec 2019 — Now
3D Apparel and Product Developer · CMC Create
Design Services; 3D apparel design and draping using CLO; rendering, fit, size grading, and garment construction.
Nov 2019 — Now
Fit Model · PEARL iZUMi
Give valuable feed back on the fit, feel and construction of Pearl iZUMi's prototypes.
Jan 2010 — Now
Apparel Designer specialised in kids' wear · Chandamama - New Delhi, India
• Kids’ Apparel&Accessories
• roughly 60-75 styles a season from concept stage to production including: tech pack creation, fit session, prototype reviews and approvals, fabric and trim sourcing, costing negotiations with factories, print and color approvals.
• Design all graphics for screen printing, block print-ing and embroidery.
• Participate in trade shows including: creating sample collections, line sheets, look books, poster print work, order forms, handle pre- and post show communication with buyers, maintaining relationships with distributors and agents for the brand globally (USA, Japan, Middle East, Singapore, Australia, Europe).
• Manage websites for retail and wholesale and related social media.
Jan 2017 — Aug 2019
Freelance Apparel Designer · Seclude Hotels
Designing and developing uniforms for hotel staff.
Collection development ensuring all submits matched the client's requirements and brand image.
Technical CAD flats, fits, sourcing and negotiating costing with factory.
Jul 2011 — Aug 2018
Freelance Apparel Designer · Cotton House Clothing
Designing Resort styles as well as reworking old silhouetted from previous collections.
Assisting in creating technical CAD flats and creating tech packs and detailed Bill of Materials packages for development and manufacturing.
Coordinating and overseeing their production in India.
Feb 1998 — Aug 2004
Diplomat Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Netherlands Embassies in Kenya, USA and Indonesia
Activity
Education history
Parsons School of Design
Certificate | 2001 - 2003
Schoevers College
Bachelor's Degree | 1994 - 1998
