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Wakana Koike
　　
New York 在住

EDUCATION

2007 Spring
Fashion Institute Technology, Sawing Techniques ll
2006 Fall
Fashion Institute Technology, Fashion Art and Design, Fashion Sketch
2006 Summer
Fashion Institute Technology, Sawing Techniques l
2006 Spring
Parsons Fashion Pop Culture, and 20th Century 2004-2005　
Osumi Fashion Pattern Making and Design School in Tokyo, classes in flat pattern.
1996-2000
JOSHIBI University of Art and Design in Tokyo.
Department of Crafts -Weaving Course
　　　　　　

OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006-
Freelance textile/fashion designer in Milkprint LLC, New York. Created textile design for several fashion companies and textile exhibitions. Designed clothing based on these original print designs. Dealing with Gap, Old Navy, Micheal Kors, American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch, Ann Taylor Loft, and Macy's.

2006-
Freelance textile designer for KAZUYO NAKANO. Designed graphic motif and chose materials for handbags. Also took pictures and wrote articles about New York culture for Japanese brochures and website.

2001-2005
Textile/fashion designer in TSUMORI CHISATO Design Inc. Tokyo. My responsibility included creating textile design which was the base of the whole collection, choosing material, drawing or purchasing print patterns, arranging the patterns using Illustrator, producing instructions to supplier and confirmed textures, and confirming the designed clothes. Traveled to France to work on the Paris fashion collection held in the Louvre museum.

2000-2000
Press assistant in Cacharel SANKI SHOJI Co. LTD Tokyo, a French fashion export company. Management of sample leasing to journalists. Clerical work for press office.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2000
Collaborated with a theatrical company to make scenery.
2000
Selected to participate in the Lighting Object Exhibition in Gifu.
2000
Graduation exhibition at Spiral Garden in Aoyama, Tokyo.
1999
Participated for a fashion show in club, Shinjuku,Tokyo.
1999
Participated for a textile exhibition in Tokyo.