Laura Kugel

Creating Designs/Layouts for the Sustainability Reports. Sourcing for sustainable materials. Helping change processes and supply chains to more sustainable alternatives. Project on Implementing Product take Back-Programs and Renting Systems. Supporting Graphic and Fashion-designteams. Project of organising certificates of GOTS, Fairtrade, Leather Working Group into website

Application of the methods and tools of the Master's degree program in Transformation Design, Sustainability Reporting, setting up new contracts for suppliers with human rights and environmental protection related Code of Conduct regulations

Development and implementation of sustainable packaging solutions and material standards

-Collaboration with design and product teams to integrate sustainable aspects into the collection creation process

-Coordination of certification processes (e.g. Leather Working Group) and supply chain traceability

-Marketing in communicating sustainable brand values

Design of bags, small leather goods, belts, pendants, hardware, apparel, homeware

Design and prototyping of bestseller bags

-Conception and design of bag and accessory collections in collaboration with purchasing, the product development team, and the product management team + strong communication with suppliers

-Creation of technical drawings, mood boards, color charts, and material specifications (bags/ small leather goods/home collection/Comma capsule collection/hardware development)

-Coordination of collection and production, support of buying processes through material selection, price negotiation, and order placement

-Market and trend analyses for assortment optimization