YIKAI FU
New York,NY
Summary
As a student who majored in fashion design, I have received top resources in fashion design education and in which have a basic overview of how fashion works. I also had great opportunities working in the fashion and art educational industry outside of school. Working in the fashion industry further stimulated my passion of fashion and inspired my future career plans.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Design Assistant
WE WERE ONCE FIENDS
New York, NY
02.2022 - Current
- Make and collect design materials
- Handover work between studio and factories
- Assist in fitting and photo shoots
- Sourcing and organizing material and fabrics
- Worked with technical design and product management to provide accurate and complete design packages.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
Designer
The New School Product Design Pathway
New York, NY
09.2020 - 12.2020
- In the development and production of fabrics
- Took in charge of early product investigation, mainly focusing on the user experience of fashion companies such as Zara and H&M; collected more than 20 survey questionnaires
- Designed a series of clothes and accessories focusing on the topic of sustainable clothes, fully utilizing discarded and recyclable materials by redesigning and reconstructing them
- Applied the techniques, such as 3D and laser cutting, in the making of non-plastic accessories
Teaching Assistant
Zhongyuan Jiye Film And Culture Development
Beijing
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Assist in arranging assignments and supervising drawing training
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Had a basic overview of how art education industry worked
Designer
The New School FD Class
New York
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Utilized micelle to cultivate hypha and mould
- Conducted experiment on fabrics going mould
- Did biological fabric experiment, such as mushroom leather
- Simulated the situation of fabrics going mould by reconstructing the fabrics
Team member
The New School FD Class
New York, NY
09.2019 - 12.2019
- In charge of material analysis
- Collected the discarded plastic products in our daily lives
- Fully utilized the features of those collected products to develop accessories and clothing materials
- Made s series of visual and branded innovations.
3D Designer Assistant
Kangshuo Group
Beijing, China
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Designing department / PTA (3-D modeling, onsite)
- Familiarized with printing materials and their applications and got to know the material attributes and scope of applications by going through the detailed process of printing
- Learned 3-D modeling software, studied and developed product models
- Analyzed applications of 3-D modeling in fashion-related areas, and learned in-depth knowledge of the industrial process and normative design.
Education
BFA - Fashion Design
Parsons School of Design, The New School
New York, NY05.2022
Skills
- Computer Skills: Excel, Word, Photoshop, AI, InDesign, Pr, Clo3D, Rhino
- Major Skills: Technical drawing; sewing and pattern making; trend analysis
- Hobbies: Art history analysis, film reviews Read articles and fashion trend analysis daily Do collages out of sources from internet and magazines
Timeline
Design Assistant
WE WERE ONCE FIENDS
02.2022 - Current
Designer
The New School Product Design Pathway
09.2020 - 12.2020
Teaching Assistant
Zhongyuan Jiye Film And Culture Development
06.2020 - 08.2020
Designer
The New School FD Class
01.2020 - 05.2020
Team member
The New School FD Class
09.2019 - 12.2019
3D Designer Assistant
Kangshuo Group
06.2019 - 08.2019
BFA - Fashion Design
Parsons School of Design, The New School