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.

EDUCATION

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

BFA TEXTILES I PROVIDENCE, RI, USA

FALL 2015 - SUMMER 2019

BROWN UNIVERSITY

FRENCH AND ITALIAN I PROVIDENCE, RI, USA

FALL 2017- FALL 2018

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE

PRINTMAKING I HAVANA, CUBA

WINTERSESSION 2017

MALVERN COLLEGE

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE I MALVERN, UK

FALL 2013- SUMMER 2015

SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS

NEW TALENT SHOW

THE GALLERY I NEW YORK DESIGN CENTER

NEW YORK, NY, USA I SPRING 2019

RISD INVITATIONAL SENIOR SHOW

WOODS GERRY GALLERY I PROVIDENCE, RI, USA

SPRING 2019

RISD TEXTILES SENIOR SHOW

WOODS GERRY GALLERY I PROVIDENCE, RI, USA

SPRING 2019

PERMANENT RISD LIBRARY EXHIBITION

RISD LIBRARY I PROVIDENCE, RI, USA