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Footwear Designer

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Throughout my design career, I have always been intrigued with the relationship between design and the human form, a theme that has carried across in all of my work. Through varying design exposure, I can say with confidence that I have found myself completely and passionately invested in the accessories industry. Footwear/Accessory design is the perfect balance of problem solving between aesthetic harmony and functional practicality.

-Performed market research of latest industry trends
-Created mood boards as initial line concepts
-Thumbnailed concept ideations
-Designed upper patterns and constructions
-Hand Sketched / Inked
-Created Proto Specs / Tech packs for factories
-Created CADS of material mock ups
-Fit/Pattern corrected prototypes and top of production samples
-Corresponded with Italian factories for line development and production

-Performed market research of trends/product sales
-Assisted in the concept design of each season
-Created visual mood boards
-Designed upper patterns and constructions
-Designed hardware and prints
-Created lines sheets for market
-Created tech packs and sales specs
-Maintained PLM spec library
-Rendered CAD material / pattern mock ups
-Fit/Pattern corrected prototypes and top of production samples
-Corresponded with international factories / suppliers
-Oversaw development of leather, hardware, and prints for samples and production
-Traveled internationally to Mexico and China for line development and production


Associate Designer

-Performed market research of trends/product sales
-Assisted in the concept design of each season
-Created visual mood boards
-Designed upper patterns and constructions
-Designed hardware and prints
-Created lines sheets for market
-Created tech packs and sales specs
-Maintained PLM spec library
-Rendered CAD material / pattern mock ups
-Fit/Pattern corrected prototypes and top of production samples
-Corresponded with international factories / suppliers
-Oversaw development of leather, hardware, and prints for samples and production
-Traveled internationally to Mexico and China for line development and production

Assistant Footwear Designer

-Assisted in the showroom design for the presentation 
-Assisted visual merchandising of product
-Created Line Sheets for Market

Market Week Freelancer

-Assisted in production of samples
 -Hand bedazzled custom frames to order
 -Updated Social Media

Sunglass Design Intern

-Designed Sunglass Frames
-Designed Colorways
-Designed Prints/ Patterns
-Technical Drawings
-Created Tech Packs

Delight Kiyabu is a Footwear Designer at Aska Collection/ Claetyn Wood in Brooklyn, NY.

Delight Kiyabu

Delight Kiyabu

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Pratt Institute