STEVEN ZORRILLA
CONTACT: INFO@STEVENZORRILLA.COM
EXPERIENCE↓
FREELANCE
PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
APR 2023 – PRESENT
FREELANCE DESIGN, TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR VARIOUS CLIENTS INCLUDING: FKA TWIGS, PROENZA SCHOULER, ELENA VELEZ AMONG OTHERS.
TELFAR
DIRECTOR, PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
OCT 2017 – FEB 2023
IN CHARGE OF PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES (WOVENS, CUT-SEW KNITS, KNITWEAR, DENIM, OUTERWEAR, ACCESSORIES, SHOES & JEWELRY).
RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING IN-HOUSE STUDIO TEAM WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT OF MAINLINE TELFAR PRODUCTS AS WELL AS DIRECTING EXTERNAL DESIGN TEAMS FOR COLLABORATIONS (CONVERSE, UGG, MOOSE KNUCKLES, EASTPAK, MELISSA, ETC.) RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING ALL PRODUCTS UPHOLD TELFAR’S STANDARD OF UNIQUE DESIGN, GREAT QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE PRICE POINT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE.
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TELFAR IS A UNISEX LINE EST. IN 2005 IN NYC BY TELFAR CLEMENS AND SOLD INTERNATIONALLY. IT’S NOT FOR YOU – IT’S FOR EVERYONE.
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PAST WORK
PYER MOSS
PATTERNMAKING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
JULY 2018 – JULY 2019
PYER MOSS WAS FOUNDED IN 2013 BY KERBY JEAN-RAYMOND, WHO DESCRIBES THE BRAND AS AN “ART PROJECT” OR “A TIMELY SOCIAL EXPERIMENT”. PYER MOSS AIMS TO USE ITS VOICE AND PLATFORM TO CHALLENGE SOCIAL NARRATIVES AND EVOKE DIALOGUE WITH COLLECTIONS THAT COMBINE STORYTELLING, ACTIVISM, THEATRE AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY. (2018 CFDA+VOGUE FASHION FUND WINNER)
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DONNA DEGNAN
PATTERNMAKING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
SEPT 2017 – SEPT 2018
IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING FIRST PROTOTYPES FROM DESIGNER’S INITIAL SKETCHES AND TREND RESEARCH. RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING OF PATTERN, SEW-BY AND CUTTER’S MUST FOR ALL FIRST SAMPLES.
HAND-OFF TO SAMPLE CUTTER AND SEWERS FOR MAKING OF FIRST SAMPLE AND TO DESIGN TEAM FOR PRESENTATION AND FITTINGS WITH BUYERS. RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING PATTERN AND CUTTER’S MUST AFTER FIRST FITTING. FINAL HAND-OFF TO PRODUCTION PATTERNMAKER FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT FITTINGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF FINAL SAMPLE FOR PRODUCTION.
RESPONSIBLE FOR DONNA DEGNAN (MAIN COLLECTION) AS WELL AS PRIVATE LABEL COLLECTIONS FOR INTERMIX (GAP INC.),SAKS 5TH AVE AND BLOOMINGDALES EACH SEASON.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1996, DONNA DEGNAN IS A CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S RTW COLLECTION THAT RETAILS IN BETTER SPECIALTY STORES ACROSS THE U.S. THE DONNA DEGNAN TEAM IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AND PRODUCING PRIVATE LABEL COLLECTIONS FOR INTERMIX (GAP INC.), SAKS 5TH AVE AND BLOOMINGDALES.
SKILLS↓
DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN RESEARCH & PRESENTATION
PRODUCT DESIGN
TEXTILE/MATERIALS RESEARCH, SOURCING & DEVELOPMENT
COLLECTION PLANNING & MERCHANDISING
3D/TECHNICAL DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNMAKING & PROTOTYPING
SAMPLE MAKING & FITTING
SIZING & GRADING
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TECH-PACK) FOR PRODUCTION
GRAPHIC DESIGN
& E-COMMERCE
PACKAGING DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR WEB, PRINT & SOCIAL MEDIA
PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY
PRODUCT COPYWRITING FOR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL TRAINING
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
(NATIVE PROFICIENCY)
SPANISH
(NATIVE PROFICIENCY)
FRENCH
(WORKING PROFICIENCY)
ITALIAN
(LIMITED WORKING PROFICIENCY)
EDUCATION
2013 – 2017
B.F.A. FASHION DESIGN – MENSWEAR
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARIS, FRANCE
2009 – 2013
FASHION DESIGN & TEXTILES
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE SHS
MIAMI, USA