Rissy Fiora
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About
Rissy is a professional product designer with 15+ years of experience designing for home textiles, apparel art, accessories and consumer goods. She has a passion for product development and has worked on a variety of product categories for national brands and retailers.
Her areas of expertise include establishing brand concepts through color, art, & fabrication direction, competitive & aspirational market analysis, original repeat pattern/graphic development, and designing a product from start to finish. She is also passionate about collaborating with vendors during all parts of the product development lifecycle, including working on new development as well as trouble shooting print, weave, and embellishment execution.
Core competencies include:
- Trend research, art and color direction
- CAD work & Adobe - Designing original repeat pattern, graphics, and embellished artwork
- Preparing textile art for factory production
- Textile printing expertise and direct to factory communication -
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BFA TextilesSavannah College of Art and Design2002 - 2006
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Experience
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Designer - BathKohl'sMilwaukee, WISep 2019 - Present (5 years 2 months)Home textile designer for multiple private brands of decorative, seasonal, & basic bath categories.
Establish brand direction based on seasonal trend insights and competitive market research.
Collaborate with buying and other cross functional teams to develop relevant products that hit target price points.
Execute all CAD work for product lines to present to merchants.
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Designer - BeddingKohl'sMilwaukee, WIDec 2016 - Sep 2019 (2 years 9 months)Designer for multiple private bedding brands. Categories include comforters, quilts, sheets, blankets, and throws.
Launched new private brand kids bedding collection drawing on previous experience in kids apparel to create an innovative and trend right assortment.
Develop seasonal art direction and material strategy.
Collaborate directly with vendors on new constructions, fabrications, and execution of designs.
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Continuing Education InstructorMIADMilwaukee, WISep 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 3 months)Designed curriculum for Repeat Pattern class, part of continuing education program at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Help students understand technical aspects of design programs as well as aesthetic aspects of pattern design. -
Textile & Graphic Designer - Girls ApparelKohl'sMilwaukee, WISep 2012 - Dec 2016 (4 years 3 months)Developed art direction each season and created seasonal art suite of prints, graphics, and embellishments for private brand girls apparel.
From concept to production, role included developing artwork direction, original artwork creation including hand painted and digital artwork, embellishment, embroidery, sending artwork to mills, and commenting on samples. -
Designer - JuvenileEvenfloSep 2007 - Sep 2012 (5 years)Responsible for developing graphic artwork, color & new textiles for all baby gear products - strollers, car seats, pacifiers, & playtime
Collaborated directly with retail buyers at Target, Walmart, Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby, Meijer, & Burlington to understand target market & propose new fashions for Baby Gear
Traveled to Asia to source innovative printing techniques & further develop relationships with finished goods suppliers
Traveled to Europe to collaborate with suppliers and attend trade shows to research new fabric & color trends
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On Coroflot@rissyfiora, member since 2010
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