Carlos Foix
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About
Softgoods designer and product manager with more than 20 years experience, with a focus in luggage, school bags and maternity bags.
-CMF design (colour, material and finish), samples quality control, and suppliers management in Asia, understanding the different production processes and how they influence design and fabrication.
Travelling to Asia 2-3 times per year, attending business fairs, and supervising suppliers.
-Used to work with lifestyle and fashion trends (WGSN), to translate them creating new design concepts.
-Wide experience with licensed brands and style guides , having worked with many top brands: Zara, Iberia Airlines, Fortnite, Minecraft, Disney, Warner, DC comics, Puma, NBA, RealMadrid, FCBarcelona, UEFA Champions League, LaLiga, Naruto, Doraemon, Sonic..etc. -
Education
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Graphic design assistant. Graphic designForpax Academy2002 - 2002
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Furniture and Lighting Postgraduate. Product designESDI CEU San Pablo - Cardenal Herrera.2000 - 2001
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Industrial Design Engineering. DesignESDI CEU San Pablo - Cardenal Herrera1997 - 2000
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Experience
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Freelance Fashion/softgood designerToybags/Coimasa/Gabol/Dossae Formentera/OthersBarcelona, SpainApr 2013 - Present (11 years 9 months)Freelance fashion and softgood designer. Focusing on bags and luggage.
My tasks include design, development, suppliers management and quality control.
Visiting factories and making pre-production & pre-shipment inspections.
Attending international fashion fairs. (Guangzhou, Frankfurt, Berlín..etc) -
Travel & School bags designerValencia, SpainJan 2010 - Nov 2013 (3 years 10 months)Design, technical data and samples quality control.
Attending to Softgoods & Trends fairs (Madrid, Berlin, Offenbach, Frankfurt)
Licensed brands: FC Barcelona, Valencia CF. -
Softgoods and graphic designerFreelanceValencia, SpainMay 2008 - Dec 2009 (1 year 7 months)School & Sport bags designer for the company Sportandem S.L.
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Design managerValencia, SpainApr 2007 - May 2008 (1 year 1 month)School, sport and casual lines development, technical data and samples quality control.
Licensing and marketing management. Magazine Advertising.
Licensed brands: NBA, RealMadrid, DC Comics, UEFA Champions League, Valencia CF and more. -
School & Travel goods DesignerGrupo JaslenOnteniente, SpainDec 2003 - Apr 2007 (3 years 4 months)Design and development, including the samples quality control.
Licensed brands: Warner, Disney, Puma, Jeep, Adolfo Dominguez, Elle.
Identity and stationery for Jaslen shops. Catalogues, Advertising and other graphic design works.
Attending Softgood and Trends fairs. (Madrid, Barcelona, Offenbach, Frankfurt)
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On Coroflot@carfoix, member since 2013