ABOUT
Mia Skjæret Hanssen is a Creative knitwear master graduate from Accademia Costume Moda. Before this, she was a Bachelor with Honors in fashion and textile design student at Amsterdam Fashion Academy. Her work centers around knitwear and the craftsmanship of how to knit and create new ideas based on just one singular yarn.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-2024
KNITWEAR DESIGN INTERNSHIP
AT ADOM RED
Even though the position was an internship, my roles went beyond such. Working as a designer and consultant within knitwear for a streetwear men's brand. I worked researching, gathering new ideas to involve in the collections, making technicals, and designing collections.
2022-2023
JUNIOR KNITWEAR DESIGNER
AT TOMMY JEANS
As a junior Knitwear designer, my role was to assist the senior designer with creating the collections for Heavyweight knits and Graphic tees, some of the styles were given to me to work on from heavyweight knit and all the graphic tees. Using browzwear and Adobe Illustrator to work on these styles. While also working closely with other groups to make sure that we were making a coherent collection. As well as assisting my manager with photoshoots and styling which were for internal use. I was also using PLM which helped us with guidance on where the collection should go such as how many colours and styles.
2021
DESIGN INTERNSHIP
AT VIKTOR & ROLF
As an intern, I assisted the junior and senior designers. I worked on sewing samples, draping, cutting patterns, and creating the looks to see if they were possible. As well as making CADS and organizing our vintage collection so that it was ready for sampling. Also helping out as an assistant with a bridal photoshoot, dressing their models and guiding them to their assigned places at the correct times.
2021
ASSISTANT LECTURE
AT AMSTERDAM FASHION ACADEMY
In this role, I was teaching the years below about a certain subject. We had to make the classes ourselves so that it was ready to be taught. I talked about trend forecasting as well as how to make mood boards and how to implement these ideas and projects into your portfolios for the Bachelor's collection. As well as working closely with a colleague to make sure that our classes lined up so that what they learned in my class they could implement in their class.
Education
2015-2017
MASTER CREATIVE KNITWEAR DESIGN
ACADEMIA COSTUME&MODA
At this school, I graduated with my master's in Knitwear. We were taught about yarns and the development and construction of yarns, as well as the historical elements of knitwear. How to use Adobe programs to create our collections, as well as using the knitting machine to build our collections. We were taught how to build a design portfolio to showcase our work.
2019-2022
BACHELORS DEGREE FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN (HONOURS)
AMSTERDAM FASHION ACADEMY
At this school, I graduated with my bachelor's in fashion and textile design. We were taught from the ground up about fashion, history, business, garment construction, illustration, and sewing. Each year, we built several design projects to gain experience and grow as designers, leading to our final year, where we had to produce our own collections and show a portfolio and fashion show at the end.
2016-2019
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
ZURICH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Highschool classes, math, English, photography, German, art history psychology