& We're Off !

On July 1st, myself and Erin Mino (another student from LIM College) headed to Porto Recanti, Italy to intern for Grottini in the visual department. We were both chosen from the visual department at LIM College and are very grateful for the opportunity. As we are approaching our last weekend here, I'll start by saying it's been a great experience. After traveling for countless hours, we finally arrived in Porto Recanati, a beautiful small town located along the Adriatic Sea. Throughout the month of July, Erin and I have had the opportunity to work on many projects and have also explored Italy to our fullest capability. More updates on our travels & work soon!

DDI Window Challenge at Saks Fifth Avenue

In the early week of June I had the opportunity to compete in the DDI Window Challenge at Saks Fifth Avenue. The competition featured six students from LIM and six from FIT, all chosen to participate. Paired in teams of two, each team had the challenge of creating a window display with a limited amount of time and materials. We worked from 7:30 to 5:30, as people from the streets gathered and watched as we rushed to get our visual thoughts across. My teammate and I  choose to take a simple and clean approach to our windows, following the Saks aesthetic. Creating layered pieces with textured squares and rectangles and also a structural hanger piece, we were happy with our final results. Though we did not have the winning window, it was a great experience to work with the visual team of Saks Fifth Avenue and to even have the chance of working within the Saks windows. Hopefully I'll be back soon! 

DDI Window Challenge at Saks Fifth Avenue