I'm Susana Blázquez, a fashion designer and eco-sustainable luxury textile and design consultant based in Barcelona. My relationship with fashion has helped me explore and push the phases of pure creativity while caring for and sustaining the process. Through Kalaorganic I design and develop women's collections for renowned brands, advise on sustainable knitting and production systems, and coordinate country-of-origin trips and supplier partnerships across Europe and Asia.

Susana Blázquez

I'm Susana Blázquez, a fashion designer and eco-sustainable luxury textile and design consultant based in Barcelona. My relationship with fashion has helped me explore and push the phases of pure creativity while caring for and sustaining the process. Through Kalaorganic I design and develop women's collections for renowned brands, advise on sustainable knitting and production systems, and coordinate country-of-origin trips and supplier partnerships across Europe and Asia.

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I’m Susana Blázquez, a fashion designer and eco-sustainable luxury textile and design consultant based in Barcelona. My relationship with fashion has helped me explore and push the phases of pure creativity while caring for and sustaining the process.

Through Kalaorganic I design and develop women’s collections for renowned brands, advise on sustainable knitting and production systems, and coordinate country-of-origin trips and supplier partnerships across Europe and Asia.

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Language

Italian
Advanced
English
Advanced
Catalan; Valencian
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Consultora Textil & Equipamientos at Freelance
January 1, 2021 - Present
Estudio de viabilidad, diagnóstico y asesoramiento. Apoyo en departamentos de diseño, compras y gestión. Colecciones prenda acabada, ropa corporativa, laboral y merchandising. Desarrollo y suministro de equipamiento con origen Asia; implementación de sistemas sostenibles; asistencia a ferias sectoriales en Asia y Europa.
Especialista en Equipamiento Textil at Inner Mongolia Barcelona Studio
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017
Desarrollo y comercialización de equipamiento textil; especialización en tejidos de punto y plana; gestión de equipamiento con origen Turquía; desarrollo y cotización en país de origen; implementación de sistemas sostenibles; asistencia a ferias sectoriales en Europa.
Especialista en Equipamiento Textil at AKADEMITEKSTIL
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Desarrollo y comercialización de equipamiento textil; especialización en tejidos de punto y plana; gestión de equipamiento con origen Turquía; desarrollo y cotización en país de origen; implementación de sistemas sostenibles; asistencia a ferias sectoriales en Europa (Premiere Vision, Pitti Filatti, Ideafil).
Gestión de Equipamiento Textil at SURKANA
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2012
Desarrollo y comercialización de equipamiento textil; gestión de equipamiento con origen Europa y Asia; asistencia a ferias sectoriales (Premiere Vision, Pitti Filatti, Ideafil).
Prenda acabada / Desarrollo de Colecciones at PUNTO FA
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2012
Diseño y desarrollo de colecciones (departamento women) en punto tricotosa, circular y plana. Gestión de prenda acabada con origen Europa y Asia; desarrollo técnico; desarrollo y cotización en Asia/Turquía; asistencia a ferias sectoriales europeas (Premiere Vision, Pitti Filatti, Ideafil).
Tejidos estampados / Diseño y desarrollo de colecciones at GRUPO TORRES PRADAS
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1999
Diseños y desarrollo de colecciones en tejidos técnicos; formulación de estampación; control de muestrario; gestión de cartera de clientes a nivel nacional e internacional; gestión de compras en estudios de estampación (Italia, París).
Diseño y Desarrollo de Colecciones / Departamento Women (Punto Tricotosa, Circular y Plana) at GRUPO TORRES PRADAS
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2022
Prenda acabada; desarrollo técnico y cotización en país de origen (Asia y Turquía); asistencia a ferias sectoriales (Premiere Vision, Pitti Filatti, Ideafil).
Fashion designer & Consultant at KALAORGANIC
January 1, 2021 - Present
Eco-sustainable luxury textile and design consultancy. Design and development of women's collections, collaboration with spinning mills in Asia, quality control, implementation of sustainable systems, and trips to origin countries (China, Shanghai, Cambodia). Attended Spinexpo Shanghai and Première Vision.
Fashion designer at AKADEMITEKSTIL
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2012
Design and development of women's knitted, circular and flat knitting collections. Work with Turkish and Asian spinning, implementation of sustainable systems. International travel for sourcing. Attended Première Vision, Pitti Immagine Filati, Ideafil.
Print designer & colorist at GRUP TORRES PRADAS
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1999
Development of print and color collections for circular and plain knit fabrics; chemical formulation to color prints; sample control; customer tracking; print selections for national, Italian and Parisian markets.

Education

Máster en Marketing at IED Barcelona
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Patronaje hombre y mujer at MANGO
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007
Diseño digital at SHIMA SEIKI SPAIN
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012
Seminarios Tendencias at Proenza Schouler & Giambattista Valli (MANGO)
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Técnica en géneros de punto at Agrupación textil FAGEP
January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1993
Técnica Superior en Artes plásticas y diseño d'estilismo por l'indumentaria at LLOTJA
January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1992
Master in Fashion Marketing at IED Barcelona
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Higher Technician in Plastic Arts and Stylist Design for Clothing at Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny, Barcelona
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1992

Qualifications

Workshops de tendencias
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2024
Optimización de corte de materiales textiles
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Diseño digital
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012
Máster en Marketing
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Seminarios Tendencias
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Trend Workshops
January 11, 2030 - December 26, 2025
Trend Union (Paris) – Seminar
January 11, 2030 - December 26, 2025
Optimization of height of textile materials
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Design of digital knitting machine with the Shima Seiki system
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Seasonal workshops with Proenza Schouler and Giambattista Valli
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Seminar with Óscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera
January 11, 2030 - December 26, 2025
Patronage and industrial manufacturing for flat textiles
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2003

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Retail, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other