Enrique Puente
Bag and accessories designer
Enrique Puente
Bag and accessories designer
Based in
Paris, France
Seniority
5 - 10 years experience
Nationality
Spain
About

Let me introduce myself, I am Enrique Puente, a bag and accessories designer based in Paris. I have a master's degree in Accessories Design from the Institut Français de la Mode, where I specialised in leather goods.

I started my career working as an in-house designer for various brands, before be

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coming a freelance bag and accessories designer.

The artisanal techniques and craftsmanship of leather goods have always fascinated me, I was inspired after visiting the Hermès 'Leather Forever' exhibition and seeing the luxury, dedication and craftsmanship that went into creating each piece.

Leather is my material of choice. I create contemporary luxury designs using traditional sellier leatherworking techniques combined with my creative vision.

www.enriquepuente.net

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Bag and Accessories designer
Freelance Aug. 2019 - Present
Paris, France

Since 2019, I have worked on freelance design projects helping clients meet their purpose by creating mood boards with trends, shapes, colours, materials research... to develop single styles, small collections, or full-range collections.

Strong technical skills, able to develop patterns by computer,

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mock-ups in salpa, microfiber, cardboard or a first sample.

International clients and brands based in Paris, Dubai, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the USA. I collaborate with factories in Spain and Italy (daily contact by email and telephone).

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Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Accessories Design
Institut Français de la Mode - IFM - (Paris) Sep. 2021 - Mar. 2023
Paris, France

-Collaboration projects with leading maisons: Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Jacquemus...
-Conferences with CEOs, presidents and creatives of the leading fashion houses: LVMH (Sidney Toledano), Chanel (Bruno Pavlovsky), Christian Dior (Maria Grazia Chiuri), Jacquemus (Bastien Daguzan), Loewe (Pascale Lep

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oivre), Isabel Marant (Anouck Duranteau-Loeper)...
-Sustainability projects with Andrée-Anne Lemieux, Director of the IFM-Kering Sustainability Chair.
-Seminars with: Hermès, LVMH and Kering.

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Industry sectors

Fashion

Luxury

Skills

Accessories Designer

Bag Designer

Hardware designer

Print Designer

Software skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Procreate

Languages

English

Bilingual

French

Professional knowledge

Spanish

Native language

Types of contracts
Freelance / Missions
Full Time
Part time
Personal details

UE working permit

Potentially open to relocate