Elizaveta Merkitanova
Print & Textile Designer | Hand-Drawn & Experimental Techniques | Illustration & Art Research
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Paris, France
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Introduction
I am a Paris-based Creative Textile and Print Designer, Illustrator with 9 years of experience across fashion, illustration, graphic design, and visual arts. My work is rooted in drawing and painting, exploring color as an emotional and narrative tool. I create expressive print designs that often blur the line between illustration, textile surface, and contemporary artwork. After working on print design within a luxury fashion house earlier in my career, my practice evolved through illustration, graphic design, theatre, and an independent artistic practice, including exhibitions. I am now refocusing my work on print and textile design, bringing a richer, more mature visual language shaped by these diverse experiences. instagram ->> @merkitanova.13
Expérience de travail
Elizaveta Merkitanova
janv. 2015 - Présent
11 ans 10 mois
Paris et périphérie
Freelance Print & Textile Designer
déc. 2024 - Présent
1 an 11 mois
Paris et périphérie
Creating hand-drawn and digital artworks for textile prints, embroidery and fashion visuals. Developing print concepts, color research and artistic direction for womenswear and menswear. Combining artistic craftsmanship with fashion-focused creative processes.
Independent Artist & Illustrator (Art, Textile & Visual Research)
janv. 2015 - déc. 2024
10 ans
Paris et périphérie
Worked across illustration, visual research and hand-drawn art techniques for cultural, film, theatre and design projects. Developed a wide range of traditional and experimental techniques (watercolor, ink, marbling, mixed media) forming the foundation for future textile and print work. Produced visual concepts and artistic research for creative collaborations in France, Belgium and Russia. Freelanced occasionally in graphic and fashion projects.
Assistant designer (Print & Embroidery)
Balmain
mars 2015 - oct. 2015
8 mois
Paris, France
Assisted the print and embroidery departments with artistic drawing and painting for women’s prêt-à-porter (with contributions to menswear and celebrity special projects, e.g., MET Gala custom pieces). Conducted iconographic research on artistic techniques, embroidery, and textile traditions in Parisian libraries, archives, and exhibitions. Produced a wide range of hand-drawn and painted artworks (watercolor, acrylic, marbling, oil, markers, pens, pencil) as the foundation for textile prints and embroidery motifs. Created illustrations and visuals for special celebrity orders and exclusive projects. Contributed to artworks and prints for the Balmain x H&M collaboration.
Formation
Université Paris 8
Master's degree, Design & Contemporary Art
2017 - 2021
4 ans 2 mois
Polimoda
Licence, Fashion design
2013 - 2015
2 ans 2 mois
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Licence, Fashion design
2011 - 2013
2 ans 2 mois
Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
Licence, Decorative Arts / Fashion design
2007 - 2011
4 ans 2 mois
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