koko kasugai
Print designer
koko kasugai
Print designer
Based in
Paris, France
Creation year
2011
About

Growing up in a highly cultural environment, Japan gave me a passion for design and aesthetic matters as well as a concern for hard work and commitment with my professional duties. I inherited a special sensibility from my mother (Luxury brands select shop owner) and my father (Hair Stylist). Imagina

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tion and creativity, ability for abstraction and constructing ideas are part of myself and my professional career through all my life.
I am a quick learner, good listener and assertive character. I can adapt to multicultural working environments and enhance them with my understanding and disposition.
I work as a Print Designer for SONIA RYKIEL since 2010.
I graduated in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, where I specialised in the technique of Print and Fashion Design.
After 2 years in main line SONIA RYKIEL co-responsible of the Print Section, I am now in SONYA BY (second line) in charge of the whole Print Section myself. I do print, intarsia and T-shirts /Jersey. I am, on a daily basis, supervising the factories around the world, making corrections and giving method headlines. In my position I manage Fabric Creation techniques and other ones such as Printing, Finishing, Needle Punch, Felting, Traditional Printing, Japanese Print: Kimono, Deep Dye, Wax Print, Digital Print, Jacquard… I do show pieces from Pre-collection to Defilé.

 I did study Fashion, Art Textile and Textile Science for 7 years (both in Central Saint Martins and Joshibi Art University in Tokyo) and I have more than 7 years work experience (Sonia Rykiel, Acos Textile Company -a Tokyo textile supplier-). I did as well 4 internships: Galiano (4 months: Embroidery and Print), Dior (3 months: Embellishment and Draping), DVF (3 months: Sample making) and McQueen (1 month: Print).

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Print Designer
Sonia Rykiel Jan. 1, 2011 - Present

2010 Nov – Present: Sonia Rykiel and Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Paris Status: Executive, Print Designer

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Fashion Print(BA)
Central Saint Martins Sep. 1, 2006 - Jun. 1, 2010

Fashion Print (First-Class Honour). Studying print design, fashion design, pattern cutting, print technique and textile development.

Internship
Christian Dior, Paris Apr. 1, 2009 - Jun. 1, 2009

Haute Couture Team member: Experimenting with embroidery, research for volume and draping details. Working in the Haute Couture Pre Collection to Defile.
Report to the Senior Designer

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Internship
Diane Von Furstenberg, New York Jan. 1, 2009 - Mar. 1, 2009

Textile assistant, focusing on Embarashement. Report to Textile Creative Director (main director for Textile)

Internship
John Galliano, Paris Sep. 1, 2008 - Dec. 1, 2008

Print Designer, work from Pre Collection to Defile. Report to both Head Designer and Collection Directorr

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Internship
Alexander McQueen, London Apr. 1, 2007 - Apr. 1, 2007

Print Design Assistant. Report to Print Designer

Textile Designer
Maison de Acos Ltd Tokyo Jan. 1, 2001 - Apr. 1, 2004

Work with several fashion companies to design and develop prints and woven fabrics.

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Pattern cutting
Wayo Gakuen college Apr. 1, 2000 - Mar. 1, 2001

Studying sewing and pattern cutting

Fashion and Textile
Joshibi University of Art and Design in Tokyo Apr. 1, 1997 - Mar. 1, 2000

Studying Fashion and Textile. Specialised in screen-printing, hand printing and traditional Japanese printing, woven and print pattern.

Languages

Japanese

Native language

English

Bilingual

French

Basic knowledge