Audrey LOUCHART

Trends & Product Designer

MY SCHOOLING 1999 - 2004 : Institut Superieur de design - www.isd-valenciennes.com 5 years course of industrial Design : Equivalent BA Honors I studied design methods : short & long projects, prospective and strategic design and workshops, individual and in group. A whole Design Process : analyse, research, sketching, methods of creativity, marketing, corporate identity, innovation methodology. Developed some industrial projects for Packard Bell, Flunch,Whirpool, France Telecom, Nokia, Marionnaud...

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1999 : Scientific high school diploma with mention. MY WORK EXPERIENCES 2004 - 2005 : DECATHLON - www.decathlon.fr Product designer for Decathlon cycle- www.decathloncycle.com

I follow up trend resarch for the brand and work to homogenize the range, (strategic design) and I developed 7 bicycles for children, a new saddle for a road bike, a new version of the b'twin (a leisure bicycle), luggages and the identity of the women’s brand.

PASSIONATE

CURIOUS

2003 : Cent Degres - www.centdegres.com Designer trainee : I worked on the installation of a store of a luxury leather retailer and I developed cosmetic packaging (parfum..)

DYNAMIC

2000 : IKEA Designer trainee, I was in the Communication and Installation

departement where I worked on the displays present in the stores and on the store communication (direction, indication, promotion...)

MY SKILLS - Open communication and good listening. - Ability to adjust quickly to changing environments and situations. - Abililty to work in a multi-disciplinary team in a constructive and positive way. - Ability to follow and participate in all aspects of designs and research. - Ability to manage trends research. - Work closely with product managers to bring new products to market.

MY AWARDS 2005 : Selection in the international contest “Industreal” www.industreal.it - design of a light -

2002 : Second prize in international contest Handitec - design of an adventure playground -

2001 : First prize in the national contest Acropose - design and realisation of a tram shelter -

MY COMPUTER SKILLS 2D

Adobe Photoshop : Photo editing Adobe Illustrator : Realist rendering Flash : Interactive presentation Vellum : plans

MISCELLANOUS

3D

Alias studio : Modeling

( curvature continuity ) Rendering 3D Studio Max : Realist rendering Poser : Human Positioning

1998 : First Aid Certificate 2000 : Driving licence Sports : Classical dance (10years), tennis, badminton, deep-sea diving, snowboarding, fitness. Hobbies : Design exhibitions, photography and theatre.

UNDERTAKING