Arushi Sidhwani
Hello!
Textile Designer
I’m an experienced designer who has tumbled upon into the world of Marketing! Currently I am developing and adding new skills to my portfolio and I’m excited to use my Design and Marketing knowledge in the mix to bring a unique perspective into my work. My work experiences and educational background really broaden the scope of what I can achieve, which makes me a strong candidate to have onboard. Looking for an opportunity to showcase exactly that and walk the talk!
EDUCATION 2014-2018 Industrial Design | Textile Design National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, India September 2016-February 2017 Exchange Semester: Lucerne University Lucerne, Switzerland 2019-present (Ends April 2021) Business Marketing Mohawk College Hamilton, Canada
SKILLS Material Studies | Dyeing Weaving (Traditional Handloom, Pattern Weaving, Colour Interaction, Basic Structures, Material Explorations) Printing( Screen, Digital, Block print, Kalamkari) Embroidery(Hand, Machine, Computerised) Textile Embellishment (Surface Ornamentation, Hand or Machine,Fabric Manipulation, Felting) Knitting (Machine Knitting) Illustration (Hand/ Digital/ /Layouts) Basic Pattern Making Photography & Documentation Concept and Product Development Trend Research & Competitive Analysis Market Study Professional Pratices (Trend Analysis, Design Thinking, Senario Development and Planning) Public speaking and Presentations
SOFT SKILLS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Communication Self Motivation Leadership Team Work Problem Solving Time Management Decision Making
Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Design Knit8 Ned Graphics | Texcell Powerpoint Word
Richmond Hill L4B 3C9 Ontario, Canada. findarushi@gmail.com +1 6476173620 Online Portfolio: https://issuu.com/arushisidhwani
WORK EXPERIENCE Design Project Asahi Kasei | Japan (April’17-May’17) (Prints, Surfaces, and Silhouettes for Women Wear) Design Project Raw Mango | New Delhi, India (June’ 17-November’17) (Collection of Saree’s woven as Chanderi) Textile Designer Norwest | Gurgaon (December’17-February’18) (Women Wear for Exports, Surface Developments, Generating Tech Packs, Trends and Collections) Textile Designer Noorjehan | Gurgaon (March’18- August’19) (Home Furnishings Collections for Export. Artworks-Painted & Digital. Sampling) Marketing Consultant SAW | Bramptopn (November’19-April’20) (Working closely for website development, developing written content and offline networking) Freelance Creative Merchandiser (Design) SNF Apparels | Richmond Hill (November’20- Present) (Design Concepts, Merchandising, Co-ordinating with clients and production team, Lifestyle Apparel Collection)
LANGUAGES Hindi (Fluent) Punjabi (Native) English (Primary; Fluent) Bengali (Fluent) French (Initial Level)
When i’m free I... Sing & Dance Photograph
Play the Guitar Cook or Bake
Learn French
Go for Long Drives