Professional Experience

2011-2015 Guest lecturer (Draping and Deconstruction in Fashion) and Supervision at Beckman’s College of Design in Stockholm

2010-2015 Designer and pattern maker for “Stutterheim Raincoats” in Stockholm

2011- 2015 Guest lecturer (Draping and Deconstruction in Fashion) and Supervision for bachelor and master at The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, Sweden

2004-2014 Lecturer at Konstfack (University College of Arts, Crafts and Design) in Stockholm

2014 Guest lecturer (Draping and Deconstruction in Fashion) at Stockholms Dramatiska Högskola (Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Art)

2012-2014 Guest teacher (Draping) at Stockholms Tillskärarakademi

2011 & 2013 Guest lecturer (Deconstruction and Yohji Yamamoto) at Stockholm University Centre for Fashion Studies in Stockholm

2011 & 2013 Guest lecturer (Deconstruction and Yohji Yamamoto) at Östasiatiska Museet (Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities) in Stockholm

2010 Freelance draper at Acne in Stockholm

2007- 2010 Designer and pattern maker for men’s collection "Kuu and Koo" in Stockholm

2003 - 2004 Design and production of dance costumes for Moving Art Company's ”In-between” and "The twilight crane" in Stockholm

1999 – 2000 Guest Lecturer Draping and about Yohji Yamamoto at Beckman’s College of Design in Stockholm

1993 - the present, Designer for own collection “kumi e-k” in Stockholm

 

1991-1993, New York City, Chief pattern maker for Byron Lars, Vignelli Associates, and Willi Wear. First pattern maker for St. Gillian, Adri, Morgan Le Fay and Christian Francis Roth.

1989-1991, Michael Leva, Inc. New York City

Chief pattern maker for young Seventh Avenue sports wear design firm with sales in excess of $800K to major department stores and specialty shops in the U.S. and Japan. Responsible for construction process including initial design consultation, pattern making, fitting and finishing techniques. Also developed patterns, which were sold under the ”Vogue Pattern Young Designer” line.

1983-1987, Yohji Yamamoto International, Tokyo

First pattern maker and designer. A member of the design team for the ”Yohji Yamamoto International” line.

The design process typically included exchange of ideas with Mr. Yamamoto, design, draping, pattern and muslin making, fitting and sample making. Travelled to Paris semi-annually to assist coordination and presentation of the collections. Finally, worked directly with Mr. Yamamoto in fabric selection, design, pattern making and sample production for the ”Gothic” line marketed internationally.

Summer 1982, Issey Miyake, Tokyo Internship

Educational background:

Bunka Fashion College, Tokyo

Graduated 1983 with a degree in apparel design from the Fashion Technology Department. Courses included fashion design, drawing, dressmaking (from concept to sample making), draping and the practical study of materials.