THOMAS DURAND product designer

About me

About me

 
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Studying / living / working in France, Japan, Netherlands and the US helped me stay open minded my whole life.

Through my various experiences I was able to use my skills in product creation, color & trim design, applied to sportswear and performance footwear for almost 10 years now.

Sport always played a huge part in my life, bringing focus and balance.

On the court or at work, I consider myself a solution seeker and a team player. Building strong relationships based on trust is key to achieve success.

Quick background : studied international trade English/Japanese, lived in Japan, studied product design in Paris,France, worked at Nike Ehq, then Nike Headquarters as a footwear designer.

After 7 years at Nike and 4 years freelancing in the luxury industry I have created many shoes and worked on numerous various projects. From sketching, concepting and pitching, to techpacking and finessing,production follow up / relations with the factory to ensure the design vision comes to life as expected, I enjoy every step of the process and make sure to be a driving force in the team.

I will only share on my website the NIKE projects that made it to market for legal reasons.

I have been designing sneakers for an LVMH luxury brand for the past 4 years but can not share them per contract.



"Some men see things as they are and say WHY? I dream things that never were and say WHY NOT"​ (Robert F. Kennedy, 1968)