Carolina
Mandia

Carolina Mandia is a textile designer and multimedia artist.
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, New York, USA
• MA, Art Market, 2016
• BFA, Textile Surface Design, 2012
• AAS, Fashion Design, 2010
École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Atelier National
d’ Art Textile, ANAT, Paris, France, Spring 2011
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
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Product Development Manager SAFECO France, June 2021 – Present, Aix en Provence, France
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Freelance Textile Designer FWSS, Fall/Winter 2020 collection, Oslo, Norway
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Textile Designer SAFECO France, June 2019 – November 2021, Aix en Provence, France
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Design Manager and Artist Liaison BravinLee Editions by BravinLee Programs, May 2016 - June 2019, New York
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Textile Designer Echo Design, Ralph Lauren and Echo Custom scarves and accessories- January 2017 – January 2019, New York
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Freelance Textile Designer Royale Linens, June 2015 - December 2017, New York
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Freelance Textile Designer Sunham Home Fashions, June 2016 - December 2016, New York
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Freelance Textile Designer Arlee Home Fashions, April 2016 - October 2016, New York
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Design Manager Indigo Home, August 2016 - January 2017, New York
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Design Manager Tufenkian Carpets, August 2015 – August 2016, New York
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Textile Design CAD Specialist NedGraphics Inc., January 2013 – July 2015, New York
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Design Manager Sacco Carpet, June 2012 – January 2013, New York
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Trend Researcher - Print Designer Ready Made Graeff + Schmelzer GmbH, June 2010 - August 2010, Hamburg, Germany
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Textile Design Assistant Ana Livni, September 2003 - November 2004, Montevideo, Uruguay
FASHION RETAIL EXPERIENCE
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Sales Associate Jil Sander, May 2008 - September 2008, New York
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Sales Associate Etro, September 2006 - May 2008, New York
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Sales Associate Issey Miyake, March 2006 - September 2006, New York
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Computer Aided Design - NedGraphics Fashion Studio and Easy Weave, Fashion Institute of Technology,
SUNY Spring 2018 - New York
OTHER EXPERIENCE
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Executive Assistant Special Representative of the World Bank to the United Nations, September 2008 - June 2010, New York
AWARDS
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2012 Home Fashion Products Association
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2011 Warp & Weft Rug Design Competition
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2011 Fondation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Scholarship
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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Drawing and hand-painting
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Concept development and art direction
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Good understanding of emerging and current trends in both fashion and interior design markets
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Ability to adapt vintage designs to fit current trends
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Ability to easily interpret inspiration to create new designs that relate back to a brand identity
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Good color sense and ability to create striking colorway options for any design
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Expert in color indexing and cleaning tonal and flat artwork in preparation for engraving screens
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Jacquard design development
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Experience developing placement prints in ready to wear
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Experience working fast and effectively in the development of product for a fashion show and catalogue photo shoot
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Attention to detail
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Fast critical thinking to solve design problems
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Excellent organisation and communication skills
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Ability to liaise and communicate successfully between design teams and factories for the production of textile designs,
garments and home goods
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Experience creating specs for product development
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Excellent networking skills
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Ability to lead and teach, as well as working in a team
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Proficient in several spoken and written languages
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
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Pointcarre Jacquard Weaving
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NedGraphics Fashion Studio, Printing Pro, Easy Weave, Dobby Pro, Easy Knit, Easy Map and Storyboard
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Microsoft Office
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English - Spanish - French – Italian
Basic Norwegian - Portuguese
INTERESTS
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Member of Independent Curators International
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Member of the American Alliance of Museums
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Member of the Hajji Baba Rug Society of New York
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Member of The Film-Makers' Cooperative, New York