Piret Paal
Date of birth: 21/03/1983
Place of birth: Tallin
Nation: EN
Education
2001-2006: BA in Fashion Design, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallin, Estonia 02/2005-05/2006: Exchange student at Danmarks Designskole, Fashion Design Department, Copenhagen, Denmark
Professional Experience
02/2007-present: Pattern Cutter, Blue Poppy Couture, London, UK
Other competitions
2004: Estonian fashion contest SuperNoova2004, final round, professional category, Tallinn, Estonia
School represented at
ITS#FIVE:
Estonian Academy of Arts
Stages attended
08/2006- 01/2007: internship at CuteCircuit - interaction design company: wearable computers, smart textiles. London, UK
02/2006- 03/2006: internship at Shoshan - exclusive womenswear,Copenhagen, Denmark
Additional info
01/2007: Presented Collection together with Anders Henk for the Estonian Recycling Centre
03/2005- 06/2005: recycled collection for HULA (trademark of Estonian Academy of Arts) - using unsold garments to create new designs.
02-03/2005: workshop Physical Computing, interaction design, new technologies, programming, electricity, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004-2005: designing spring/summer 2006 collection for HULA, trademark of Estonian Academy of Arts, group work
2005-2001: ERKI Fashion Show Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia
08/2002: group exhibition in Gallery G , drawings exposed, Tallinn, Estonia
Computer skills: PAD-system program for pattern-design
Programming (C++ language, beginner)
Building electricity circuits and smaller systems
Languages: Estonian, English, Danish, Russian
