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Ruchi Relan
MA in Textile Design New Delhi, IndiaM: 9958399800
Current Position
Design Consultant
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Apparel and Textile Creative Design Consultant with significant privatesector and international exposure.
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Successful background in interior design, designing haute couturecollections and working for a retail chain and export houses catering for their international clientele.
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Effective design quality and performance management includingintroducing and applying different culture and practice of passion, attitudeand drive.
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Strong facilitative management style with proven experience of multi-skillteam working.
Professional Qualifications
2006-07
MA in Professional Design in Fashion and Textiles
 
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.
2001-04
Post Graduate Diploma in Apparel & Accessory Design
 
 National Institute of Design
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Ahmedabad, India. 
1998-2001
Diploma in Fashion DesignNIIFT, India
1997-2000
Graduation in Eng (H)Delhi University, India
Professional Experience
2006
Worked on an Interiors based project of designing Installations for Hotels inmy final MA Project. 
 
2007
Internee Designer 
 
Eribe Knitwear, Scotland
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ERIBÉ designs, manufactures and exports finest quality knitwear for discerning customers worldwide. Their product range includes purecashmere garments, pure Shetland wool chunky cardigans and pullovers. Idesigned a collection of home furnishings with them.
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The placement period at Eribe has given me opportunities to build up myown ability in Knitwear Design as well as enhance my knowledge andunderstanding of the international market. 
2004-06
Head of Garment Design
 
Fabindia Overseas Pvt Ltd, India
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Fabindia works closely with artisans providing various inputs includingdesign, quality control, access to raw materials and production coordination.It has retail outlets (72) in all major cities of India and abroad like Dubai,China and Rome.
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Designed various collections and have traveled extensively all over India for Sourcing and Providing Design Specifications to the craftsmen.
2003-04
Designer 
 
Kotwara Studios, India
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Muzaffar Ali is a painter, filmmaker and world-renowned designer. Idesigned for their Haute Couture collections, showcased at Lakme IndiaFashion Week' 03 and LIFW’04.
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'Shringar', a presentation held by the Government of India in Jan’04. Idesigned costumes for a movie starring national award winning actress andworked on the couture collections that were styled with traditionalcraftsmanship of Kotwara in Luxury Silks. Also, designed interior and stageset up.
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Jahan-e-Khusrau was the fourth annual international Sufi Music Festival, presented by Government of India in March'2004. I designed for variousrenowned personalities.
2001
Fashion Designer 
 
 
Orient Fashions,
 
India
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A leading export house in India. I designed ranges for their internationalclientele like Gap and Bloomingdale.
 Professional Achievements
International Experience
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British Council Scholar Award to study in Scotland.
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The unique opportunity to study and travel as a Scottish Executive Scholar supported by my extensive work with the crafts sector in India has bestowedupon me the opportunity to widen my outlook and appreciate the depth of the craft and design heritage to become a dynamic, creative and innovativefashion and textile design professional with a strong conviction to giveshape to my inner feelings in my creativity.
Multidisciplinary Management
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Trend Research/Forecasts
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Preparing initial sketches to executing final sketches
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Sourcing of Fabric and trim
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Working with craftsmen to develop new designs and techniques
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Reviewing of pre and post production samples
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Successfully developing and bringing out new line each year 
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Working closely with production/marketing/finance teams
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Working on Specs in CAD and developing specification sheets
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Design Prints and develop color ways.
 
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