Tingyu Hu
- EDUCATION:
Bachelor's in Fashion Design - Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
08/2016 to 06/2020
- WORK EXPERIENCE:
· Wardrobe - The New Lux Theater
New York, NY
03/2024 to Present
· Finalizing costume breakdown sheet. Communicated with cast and director about wardrobe and accessories.
Production includes 'The Beat Generation' premiered at The Producers Club in New York City on Apr 27th, 2024.
· Assistant Technical Designer - The Kasper Group
New York, NY
12/2022 to Present
· Prepare fit samples for the fit session and schedule model time. Assist senior staff in fit sessions on a live model.
· Ensure accurate notes/digital pictures are made in the fit session. Creating accurate fit comments after a fitting.
· Creating tech packs including measurements, grading, and construction details.
· Maintain sample closet. Interact daily with design and production teams.
· Assistant Technical Designer - Paper Cut Clothing Llc
New York, NY
07/2021 to 12/2022
· Created technical packages, measured and prepared garments for all fitting.
· Participated in fit sessions, worked with designers and production department to achieve aesthetic, communicated fit and balanced corrections to participants.
· Freelance Embroiderer - Lingua Franca NYC
New York, NY
09/2020 to Present
· Hand embroidery popular and custom phrases onto luxurious cashmere sweaters and delivered weekly.
· Participated in quality control to point out mistakes on each product for shipping.
· Design Intern - Sea New York
New York, NY
07/2020 to 05/2021
· Assisted in researching seasonal inspiration, artwork development including embroidery, lace, graphics, and print layouts for 3 collections.
· Organized seasonal fabrics and trims every season.
· Recolored prints and rendered sketches in prints and fabric placement in photoshop.
· Sample Room Intern - Anna Sui Corp
New York, NY
01/2020 to 04/2020
· Traced and cut patterns, managed fabric books, hand-sewed buttons for the runway show, and communicated with factories to improve the efficiency of about 30%.
· Bridal Alteration Assistant Intern - Vera Wang
New York, NY
05/2019 to 08/2019
· Completed 70 more gown alteration assignments by the requested deadline. Detailed as hand-sewing, ironing, hemming gowns to accelerate team efficiency.
· Artist Assistant - Cube
Shanghai, China
06/2018 to 07/2018
· Designed gift bags for the opening ceremony of the exhibition. Helped graphic designers with logos, posters, and exhibition labels. Helped artists to complete their installations.
- Skills:
Draping
Pattern Making
Fashion Design
Costume Design
Industrial Sewing
Embroidery
Silkscreen
Hand Sketch
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Illustration
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Power Point
- EXHIBITIONS:
· 'You are the Lab Rat' by Dundu.N International, Gallery 23 New York, New York, NY, May 2023
- AWARDS:
· A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina, International Design Awards 2022 Honorable Mention in Pret-a-Porter and Garment Concepts, Jan 2023
· Solitude at the Ocean, International Design Awards 2022 Honorable Mention in Haute Couture and Textile and Materials, Jan 2023
· A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina, A’ Design Award 2022 Iron Award in Fashion, Apparel, and Garment Design Category, Apr 2022
· A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina, ADC 101 st Annual Awards short-list in Fashion Design Category, Apr 2022
· Ready-to-wear collection 'Riot Romantica', International Design Awards 2021 Honorable Mention in Pret-a-Porter and Apparel Categories, Jan 2022
· Pratt Institute President's List Spring 2019, June 2019, GPA 3.67
· PRESS:
· A’ DESIGN AWARDS & COMPETITION – CONVOCATORIA DE INSCRIPCIONES, INKULT Magazine, Feb 2023
· Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina’, A' Design Award - Award Winning Designs Yearbook 2022 (Designer Press, Italy, 52/X, May 2022
· Designer Interview, A' Design Award, Apr 2022
· Design Legends Interview, A' Design Award, Apr 2022
· Design Interview, A' Design Award, Apr 2022
· 'A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina', Rebel Magazine, Mar 2022
· 'A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina', Vanilla Issue, Mar 2022
· 'Waves Lead me to the Eternity', Spellbound Magazine March VOL XVI, Issue 7, Mar 2022
· 'Waves Lead me to the Eternity', MARIKA Designer Issue 1984, Feb 2022
• Languages:
Chinese (Mandarin), English