Elitsa Dobreva
Product Designer
Elitsa Dobreva
Product Designer
Based in
Zurich, Switzerland
Seniority
5 - 10 years experience
Represented by
Eyes on Talent
Resume
About

An industrial and sportswear designer with work focus on sustainability and 3D.

Junior Design
Mammut Aug. 1, 2020 - Present
Seon, Switzerland

- design/development of close the loop t-shirt (2021 ISPO sustainability award)
- general design direction (graphics,
trims, checks, zero gender, undyed, etc)
- curation of seasonal colorcard
- colorist support, coloro ambassador
- design/development: mountain pro
collection (ski/maintanance), corp

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orate
collection (workwear), uniforms: crans- montana, zermatt, POWDR, jackson hole
- 3d design of all above, 3D side
projects like Recovery jacket
(based on our best sleeping bag range)

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Winner
ISPO Sustainability Award
2021
Munich, Germany

Close the Loop is a project to be extended over multiple products, however, this T-Shirt is the first using a unique and award-winning engineering technology, in which the rope (as Mammut's core and historically first product) is used as a raw material. This is not only a good approach, because it ac

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knowledges the brand's heritage, but also because ropes go to waste quite quickly due to health and safety regulations (it can be life-threatening to use an unfit rope in climbing). After being produced, this material is reused and so the cycle is closed.

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Design and Development Hardware Trainee
Mammut Feb. 1, 2020 - Aug. 1, 2020
Seon, Switzerland

- design and development: Lithium family,
- patrol and utility vests, SMU
- packaging, trim design
- 160 years anniversary design
- design language for safety
- women for women: creative direction
- color: dip/SMS/bulk comments, PLM

Product Innovation Trainee
Dagsmejan Nov. 1, 2019 - Feb. 1, 2020
Zürich, Switzerland

-design and development
- proto/SMS sample comments
- design and innoviation direction
- marketing and social media
- SMU design/development: Swiss hockey
- coloration and lab dips

Sportswear Design
Falmouth University Sep. 12, 2016 - Jul. 18, 2019
Falmouth, United Kingdom

A university with a strong focus on 3d and software, as well as pattern cutting and production. Very hands-on approach and industry involvement:
- Smart materials
- Sustainability and garment realisation
- functional design and spec sheet
- problem-solving approach
- Body movement and anatomy
- film

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Costume design

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‘Sensibility for Sustainability’ Research Project
Fashion Revolution Jan. 1, 2018 - Jan. 1, 2019
Falmouth, United Kingdom

- production of a fashion
sustainability documentary
- campaigns with Fashion Revolution

Atelier Assistant
David Koma Jul. 2, 2018 - Sep. 20, 2018
London, United Kingdom

- fabric and supply
- garment construction
- model casting and fitting

Fabric technician Junona Fashion Group
Junona Jun. 14, 2017 - Sep. 14, 2017
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

- fabric and material sourcing
- technical pack developer

Collaboration With Adidas
Adidas Feb. 27, 2017 - Jun. 10, 2017
Falmouth, United Kingdom

A project in which each of the students was required to create a small collection for sportswear brand Adidas after visiting their headquarters and test facilities.
- Athlete testing and functionality
- garment design and realisation
- Innovative problem solving
- Technical fabric sourcing

Industry sectors

Fashion

Skills

responsible

motivated

Flexible

Adaptable

Curious

communicator

problem-solver

sustainability-oriented

Software skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe AfterEffects

CLO 3D

Browzwear

Marvelous Designer

lasercutting

welding

ultrasonic bonding

screen print

digital print

seamless construction

Languages

English

Native language

German

Fluent

Bulgarian

Native language

Spanish

Basic knowledge

Types of contracts
Freelance / Missions
Full Time
Collaboration
Professional references

Irene Griffin

Nikolina Neikova

Giulia Steidl

Alice Alton