Astrid Sarkissian
Freelance, textile-Fashion designer
Researching trends, developing ideas into textiles and fashion products. Colour composition, design and technical skills, alongside digital and non-traditional approaches to design.
Good I.T. skills: Competent at using Apple Macs and PC, Word, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup, notion in 3DXMax and Flash.
Design sketching and Fashion Illustration, knowledge of fashion history and a passion for print, detail and fashion language.
Visual Merchandising skills: Model making, organising show-rooms and shops, set-up for photo-shoots and building for sets.
Good Communication skills: used working in English as well as French.
Worked with a range of brands from luxury to everyday products.
Worked closely with a variety of commercial clients to develop concepts, unique selling point and locations for each campaign.
Responsible for project management of chosen concept, including finance and site permission.
Co-ordinated team of photographers, models and make-up artists, Co-ordinated costume schedules, diary and logistics
Advance Design for Costume and Set
Creative, independant, flexible and loves travelling.
12 contactsAstrid Sarkissian is a London-Paris based textile and fashion designer who focuses on fashion prints for womenswear, menswear and home garnement.
She likes experimenting with colour, line, shapes and graphic imagery.
Astrid Sarkissian advanced techniques to print the fabrics digitally and specialise in Luxury Silks. Astrid also works as a freelance print designer for other labels. She designs the prints inspired by the rich colours of the town, and industrial buildings, mixing with caracters animals...The label focuses on beautiful prints on silk. Everything from the design to the production of the garments is all 'Made in England' or "Made in France" and is 100% silk.
Jan.2011 to date Visual Merchandising Assistant for Tommy Hilfiger (in the showroom and the shops), head of the team Laurent Seille. (Paris, Fr)
Jun.2010 to date Interpreting and general representing for UK Fashion and Textile Exports, head of the team Paul Alger, during Paris Fashion Week, Who's next, (Porte de Versailles, Paris,Fr), Tranoi, (Carrousel du Louvre, Paris,Fr)
Dec-March 2009 Textile Designer for Coco Hellein, Assistant for different project 3 days a week: Monoprix house Collection 2013, personal collection, creation of new patterns and textiles and design objects. (Paris,Fr)
Sept.2008 Photo Stylist, Allure-Mode, (School of Manequin) art director, preparation of clothes, location, poses for a portfolio for models. (Paris, Fr)
Sep. 2008 Work experience at Sakina M'sa (fashion design): window dressing, patterning, cutting fabrics and sowing.(Paris, France)
Sept.2008 Photo Stylist, for Sylvie Laroche (hatter), (Paris, Fr)
Jun-Jul 2008 Art director: Five Day Fashion Shoot in Partnership with Beata Merkovitz (Hungary). Researching and locating spaces for shoot; Organisation, administration, travelling and accomodation for a team of 8. Locations used (Observatory of Meudon, Chateaux of Sceaux, Chemin des Vignes of Issy: vine cave, near Paris, Fr)
Jun.2008 Textile Designer-Assistant to Myrjam Rouden, Work experience in a Textile Printing workshop: preparation of screen printing, technique of serigraphy, and created some patterns for Christian Lacroix (London, UK)
April.2008 Stylist - Assistant for a photographer Karl Peter,
2 weeks photo styling for Stylus Magazine (Budapest, Hungary)
Sep.2009 Costume designer, The Questors Theatre, Design of 8 characters, collecting costumes and organisation of a team. Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray, director Francis Lloyd (London, UK)
Sep-Jun. 2009 Costume designer, The Questors Theatre, Assistant to Raymond Child. Management of team; Costume sewing and accessories.(London, UK)
-The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Director Francis Lloyd. --Madame Bovary Breakfast with Emma by Fay Weldon from the novel by Gustave Flaubert, directed by Sue Solomon.
-The Wizard of Oz. Director L Frank Baum. Designed 70 costumes and masks.
Feb. 2008 5 Costumes design and Set design The Peter Williams Collaboration, Design for Dance for London Studio Center at the Cochrane Theatre (London, UK)
Jun. 2010 Artist Assistant to Tadashi Kawamata, for the "Carton workshop" at la Gallerie des enfants at Centre Pompidou. (Paris,Fr)
Jan.2010 Set Designer, Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique, design one scene for "Atelier transversal, Histoires du théâtre, Hier pour aujourd'hui (nos Cerisaies) directed by Andrzej Seweryn (Paris,Fr)
Oct.2009 Exhibition Construction for "Talents aux Arts Déco" Assistant to Roberto Ostinelli at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (Paris,Fr)
Sept-Oct 2009 Set Construction for The Bunker exhibition from the 30 Sept.until 10 Jan. 2010, Assistant to Robert Kusmirowski, (artiste for site-specific commission) at The Barbican Centre. (London, UK)
Jul-Aug 2009 Set designer, Edinburgh Fringe 2009, Assembly – Assistant to Becs Andrews, design, construction and organisation for The Invisible Dot (Camden Stables, London). Director Mark Watson.
July 2009 13 collages at the Museum of the People Utrophia Project Space: The Ice Cream Factory (London, ,UK)
Nov.2008 "Frimousses des createur" conception of a doll for UNICEF and exhibition at Le Grand Palais and at Drouot-Montaigne, during work experience for Sakina M'SA. (Paris,Fr)
Apr.2008 2 paintings exhibited (Chatenay-Malabry (92), Fr)
Mar.2008 45 paintings at UGAB. (Paris 17ème, France)
Feb.2008 2 paintings at Halle de Blagis, (Sceaux (92), near Paris, Fr)
Nov.2007 2 paintings in Mairie (Vauhalan (91), near Paris)
Sep.2007 Art video “Yerevan First Glimpse” at Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art Museum. (Yerevan,Armenia)
Sep.2007 22 paintings (Personal exhibition) in the Médiathèque of Massy(91), near Paris.
Mar.2007 12 paintings in the Auditorium of Antony, France, in the frame of the year of Armenia in France.
Mar.2007 15 paintings in Theatre Firmin Gemier (Antony, near Paris, Fr)
Mar.2007 Exhibition of 3 paintings in la Médiatheque of Issy-les-Mx, (near Paris, Fr)
Oct.2005 Exhibition of 4 paintings in Lyon, France, in the frame of the 1600 the anniversary of the Armenian Alphabet.(Lyon, Fr)
Jun.2003-2004 Exhibition of 3 sculptures in Verrieres-le-Buisson (91), France.