Kathy Cherry
917.697.5116 (c) 718.302.3813 (h) kathy@kathycherry.com 266 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211 JEWELRY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL • Experience designing for branded jewelry lines with sku-intense department store assortments. • Proven track record of translating fashion trends into costume jewelry. • Overseas travel and vendor communication • Hands-on leadership of design teams and process from concept through product maintaining quality, profitability and calendar requirements.
February 2003 Current
October 2006 January 2008
June 2000 February 2003
FREELANCE CLIENTS FOSSIL JEWELRY • Concepts, design and technical illustration for all brands. • Follow up through comment process and showroom samples. • Primary designer for the Michele Jewelry launch. • Managed associate designers for the Relic launch.
BRANDS
GIGI ACCESSORIES • Designed product for HOT KISS Jewelry launch. • Sculpted brand identity through the use of styling, signature color, hardware, carding and fixtures cross branding with the clothing line.
Hot Kiss
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC. • Designed successful re-launch of Reaction by Kenneth Cole. • Concepts, design and technical illustration. • Follow up through comment process and showroom samples.
Kenneth Cole Reaction by Kenneth Cole Ellen Tracy Monet
DESIGN DIRECTOR K & M ASSOCIATES • Designed trend-right product resulting in $3 million increase in sales during a period when many brands struggled to maintain market share. • Launched an internship program with Rhode Island School of Design. • Managed the Guess design team, including 3 designers, 2 model makers and staff, in adhering to profitability and calendar requirements. • Initiated re-branding strategies, in partnership with other licensees, to differentiate the lines and create synchronicity at the retail level. • Trend, concept and color direction for the three individual lines. DESIGNER & FOUNDER CHERRY JEWELRY INC. • Designed & manufactured a line of sterling and 18 karat gold jewelry. • Exhibited nationally; galleries in New Orleans, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York and New Jersey
1995
EDUCATION M.F.A. JEWELRY DESIGN SUNY NEW PALTZ
1992
B.F.A. JEWELRY AND METALSMITHING RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
SKILLED IN PHOTOSHOP, RHINO 3D, ILLUSTRATOR, EXCEL, WORD
Fossil Emporio Armani Michele Jewelry Relic
Guess Guess Factory G By Guess