I'm a CMF designer and textile artist blending industrial rigor with artisanal research to explore color and material storytelling across outdoor gear and textile artworks. My practice includes consulting for Decathlon, directing textile projects, and teaching botanical printing. I am driven by sustainable innovation and the power of narrative through materials.

Louella Haquette

I'm a CMF designer and textile artist blending industrial rigor with artisanal research to explore color and material storytelling across outdoor gear and textile artworks. My practice includes consulting for Decathlon, directing textile projects, and teaching botanical printing. I am driven by sustainable innovation and the power of narrative through materials.

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I’m a CMF designer and textile artist blending industrial rigor with artisanal research to explore color and material storytelling across outdoor gear and textile artworks.

My practice includes consulting for Decathlon, directing textile projects, and teaching botanical printing. I am driven by sustainable innovation and the power of narrative through materials.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

FREELANCE CMF DESIGN & STRATEGIC CONSULTING at Decathlon (client)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2026
Prospective analysis of outdoor technical material trends. Development of material trend books. Designing showrooms and material libraries aligned with corporate design strategies. Collection creation and development of technical components (webbing, plastics). Multi-process weaving, calendering, injection.
Freelance CMF Design & Strategic Consulting at Decathlon
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2026
Prospective analysis of outdoor technical material trends. Development of material trend books. Designing showrooms and material libraries aligned with corporate design strategies. Collection creation and development of technical components (webbing, plastics) multi-process; weaving, calendering, injection.
CMF DESIGNER, DECATHLON at Decathlon, Lille
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021
Responsible for technical textile collections: Trend forecasting and textile sourcing for outdoor equipment (luggage, tents, inflatable gear). Development and refinement of eco-designed color ranges (dope-dyed technique). Design all-over textile pattern. Product Design: Product design for diving; neoprene wetsuits, waterproof luggage. CMF strategy applied to product and collection coloring.
CMF Designer at Decathlon, Lille
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021
Responsible for technical textile collections: Trend forecasting and textile sourcing for outdoor equipment (luggage, tents, inflatable gear). Development and refinement of eco-designed color ranges (dope-dyed technique). Design all-over textile pattern. Product Design: diving; neoprene wetsuits, waterproof luggage. CMF strategy applied to product and collection coloring.
Textile Artist at Self-employed
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2026
Creation and production of custom textile artworks: dyeing, botanical printing, digital printing. Workshop instructor of botanical printing introduction.

Education

BDES design textile at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
Textile Design (Erasmus exchange) at ENSCI Textile Design, Paris
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Sozosha International Design Summer Workshop at Osaka design Académie
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Bespoke Clothing Creation – Vocational Diploma (BT) at Lycée Elisa Lemonnier, Paris
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
BDES design textile at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
January 1, 2013 - July 2, 2026
Textile Design, Erasmus exchange at ENSCI - Les Ateliers, Paris
January 1, 2012 - July 2, 2026
Sozosha international design summer workshop at Osaka design Académie
January 1, 2009 - July 2, 2026
Bespoke Clothing Creation (BT) - Vocational Diploma at Lycée Elisa Lemonnier, Paris
January 1, 2006 - July 2, 2026

Qualifications

Indigo dyeing course
January 1, 2024 - July 2, 2026
Botanical textile printing training
January 1, 2022 - July 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Education, Professional Services, Consumer Goods