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Fernando Blau
Flat 25, 12/F, Acacia Building
152 Kennedy Road
WAN CHAI
HONG KONG
PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
fernandoblau@gmail.com

Personal Details:
Languages Fluent: Portuguese, French, Italian, English, Dutch and German
Language Spoken: Spanish, French And Italian

Job Objectives
Fashion Designer, Mens/Womenswear, Sportswear Designer, Denimwear, Childrenswear and
Haute Couture.

Professional Skills
Fashion Design, Menswear, Womenswear, Research, Sketching, Illustration, Drawing Flats, Specs, Sourcing, Sewing Skills, Pattern Designing and Cutting, Draping, Notions And Trims, Sample Construction, Shopping, Detail- Oriented, great knowledge of Jersey.

Professional Experience
2001-till present Dubai
Swarovski Middle East
Menswear In-House Designer
§ Was in charge of \'New Pearl\' Collection on Menswear Design, Spring 2003
§ Creating \"show-piece\" collections for Swarovski branches in the Middle East
§ Regional personnel training. Training in new technologies and applications of Swarovski products, on history of jewelry design.

2001-2005
Garasheeb Fashion - Design Assistant, Menswear /Womenswear/Childrenswear- Dubai

· Range Planning and research
· Trend interpretation and application
· Creation of mood boards
· Assessing samples and conducting fittings
· Creation of working drawings / specification sheets
· Design development and sourcing of ranges from production through to finished product.

Design Manager
§ Wardrobe creation for the Madinat Hotel. Research, sketching, pattern design and cut, sewing, fitting. That project required extensive research and study of the history of women\'s and men\'s costumes of 19 century in Islamic Countries.
§ Uniform design for Philip Morris Middle East, Philip Morris Branches throughout Middle-East. Special Formula 1 collection. The presented uniform became a trademark of Philip Morris in Middle East.
§ Creation of \"Winter-White\" kids collection . The collection was presented at Metropolitan Hotel, Winter 2004, attracting and establishing contact with a honored royal customer.
§ Lighting design for the launch of Thierry Mugler\'s B-Man Fragrance at Fairmont Hotel, September 2004.
§ Light design assistance at launch of Yves Saint Laurent\'s Cinema Fragrance
§ Designed uniforms for Dubai Word Trade Centre. (Hotel apartments, restaurants, hospitality department, exhibition centre of Dubai World Trade Centre)

2001-2005 Dubai
Forma Interior Design
Designer Manager, Shareholder
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··2005 spring-summer Childrenswear collection of Bratz (MGM’s new doll) for the Middle-East Market.

Higher Education
Ibero-American University, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
§ Germanic Languages and Literature
§ Simultaneous Translation
§ Theoretical Grammar
Gerit Rietveld Academie Voor Kunst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
§ Foundation Course in Arts and Fashion

London College of Fashion
§ Foundation Course in Fashion Design, Theater and Textile.

Central Saint Martins College of Arts. B.A. Degree. Completed. Hons.
§ Fashion Design Menswear

About Myself

During my years at Central Saint Martins College I was involved in several projects, which gave me an excellent opportunity to practice my skills of research, colour schemes, silhouette developing and forecasting, encompassing all aspects of fashion design.

Through my professional degree I acknowledge myself as a highly creative designer with a good eye for new trends and forecasting not to mention solid knowledge of design concepts and theatrical principles like color, lighting and staging. I am computer proficient and I make great use of that knowledge to express my ideas.

I have strong knowledge of complex manual pattern cutting and by use of CAD. I am an excellent researcher with the experience of creating collections from basic theme to final product. I enjoy working in a team, always open for new ideas, suggestions, and can effectively deal with human politics

CAD Knowledge
Photoshop, Illustrator CS2, Pattern Maker, Gerber, Optitex, Corel Draw, Studiomax, Poser, Cinema 4D, MS Office.

Residence:
At present I reside in Dubai but am constantly traveling to Europe and USA. I am also willing to relocate to any country my new job may require.