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Education
2007- Aalto University, School of Art and Design, Department of Design, Fashion and Clothing design BA 2007 Helsinki Senior Secondary School of Visual Arts
Language skills
Finnish (native language) English (fluent) Swedish (intermediate) Italy (elementary) French (elementary)
IT SKILLS
Microsoft Office (proficient) Adobe Photoshop CS4 (proficient) Adobe Illustrator CS4 (basic) Adobe InDesign CS4 (basic)
SEWING & PATTERN MAKING SKILLS
Able to draw and trace patterns and modify pattern blocks, Sewing skills suitable for toiling and sample construction.
PRINT & TEXTILE SKILLS
Experienced in: silk screen printing, pigment printing, reactive dyeing and printing, devore, discharge printing, shibori, resist printing.
Shows & exhibitions
5/2010 Aalto University Fashion and Clothing Design, Fashion show, Helsinki 2/2010 Designer’s Nest CPH Vision, Copenhagen 10/2009 Design Museum of Finland, Helsinki 5/2009 Aalto University Fashion and Clothing Design, Fashion show, Helsinki (Collection in co-operation with Anna Alanko)
Prizes
2010 Diesel prize for young designer, 1500€ 2010 Finnair design competition “Uniform for Finnair cabin crew in 2050” joined 1st prize 2010 Designer’s Nest competition 2010, Collection in co-operation with Anna Alanko 2009 Triumph Inspiration Award, 1st runner-up in national competition |
Essi Lehto
