Blanca Castro Dominguez is a textiles designer from Cadiz, Spain. In 2019, she received a BFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where she found true love in material design and development that focus on color combinations, texture, structure and pattern design.
She currently resides in Tanzania working as a full time Textile Designer at Sanaa; a project that trains disabled artisans to create unique products, mainly from recycled waste.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
IRIS VAN HERPEN
ATELIER AND DESIGN INTERN
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
FALL 2019 - PRESENT
Working on the Spring Summer 2020 IVH Haute Couture collection showcased in Paris Fashion Week 2020. Programming digital files for custom made dresses.
Worked on 2D as well as 3D textile sample making and draping.
Additionally, completed tasks such as hand stitching, machine sewing and garment repairs.
ALARWOOL
DESIGN INTERN I BURGOS, CASTILLA Y LEON, SPAIN SUMMER 2018
Designed patterns for rugs and carpeting in several cruise ships, mansions and hotels around the world.
Selected the color, type and quality of thread for each design, as well as their finishing techniques.
DESIGNERS GUILD
DESIGN INTERN I LONDON, UK
SUMMER 2018
Participated in the design of the Spring Summer 2019 collection by editing and rendering patterns on Photoshop.
Assisted in the preparation and curation of showrooms. Created colorways and color corrections.
GLOBAL BRANDS GROUP
DESIGN INTERN I NEW YORK, NY, USA
SUMMER 2017
Participated in a group project to find a whitespace within the Entertainment Licensing market and come up with a three-year financial, marketing and design plan.
Participated on the launch of a new women's and men’s sportswear and active wear collection for TRETORN.
Made flats, tech packs and cads for garments, sourced and chose specific fabrics, and supervised the production of the samples being made at the factories.