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Leevi Ikäheimo

Ready-to-wear & Knitwear designer
Portfolio website
About

I am Fashion graduate from Aalto University, Finland. Focusing on knitwear, I’m trying to find new ways to accentuate the already 3-dimentional body - diminishing the boundaries of traditional textiles. Working from a place of humor and satire, I strive for a world of inclusive, sustainable glamour. Besides my expertise in knitwear, I have great skills in menswear, tailoring, print design, patternmaking, research and accessories design.

Previous Brands
AALTO FASHION
Achilles Ion Gabriel
Jenny Hytönen
Juslin Maunula
New Order of Fashion
Nour Ainasoja
Walter Van Beirendonck
Work Experience
Design consultant
Aug ‘23 - Aug ‘23
Achilles Ion Gabriel

Artistic research resident
Jul ‘22 - Oct ‘22
New Order of Fashion

Research focusing on sustainable post-consumer sourced yarns in contemporary knitting. Collaborating with leading European knitwear manufacturers as well as high-end yarn manufacturers..

Artisanal leatherwork assistant
Apr ‘22 - Jul ‘23
Jenny Hytönen

Developing & sewing artisanal leatherwear for the collection Assisting with knitwear and accesories finshings. Preparing for and assisting during collection photoshoot, fittings ang fashion show Reporting directly to the artistic director

Menswear Design Assistant
Aug ‘21 - Mar ‘22
Walter Van Beirendonck

Development of the knitwear pieces of AW22/23 collection (graphic design, yarn sourcing, proto review). Communicating with the manufacturers, following and commenting the development until the actual production. Shape research and toile making, developing prints and accessories. Working on other collaborative projects from research to production. Reporting directly to the creative director on a daily basis.

Social media & Communications manager
Sep ‘20 - Jul ‘22
AALTO FASHION

Creating visual content and creating posting plans for the instagram page. Monitoring the follower statistics and viewer engagement.

Collection Assistant
Feb ‘18 - May ‘18
Nour Ainasoja

Assisting collection production, material sourcing, finishings. Attending fittings and documenting process for the designer.

Design Assistant
Feb ‘17 - May ‘17
Juslin Maunula

Research and product design for the AW2018 collection. Patternmaking for a collaboration with a major Chinese fashion label.

Languages
Swedish - Work Proficiency
French - Basic
Finnish - Native
English - Fluent
Italian - Basic
Education & Training
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
‘21 - ‘23
Masters programme in Fashion, Clothing & Textile Design (FaCT),
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
‘17 - ‘21
Bachelors programme in Fashion Design,
Paris, France