Pauliina Varis

Product and Material Development Lead, Innovation Works @ Marimekko

Country

City

Finland

Industry

Design

Skill

Technical Textiles, Consumer Textiles, Innovation Development, Sustainability, Textile Recycling, Alternative Solutions, 3D Printing, Contract Management, Innovation Management, Product Design, Problem Solving, Print Development, Wovens, Colorways, Fibre, Textile Design, Solution-oriented, Presentation Skills, Organization Skills, Material Selection

Experience

Product and Material Development Lead, Innovation Works

Marimekko

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Materials Designer I Home & Innovation Works

Marimekko

2022-3 - 2022-8 · 6 mos

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Designer and Product Developer, Materials Innovation & Textile Techniques

Marimekko

2018-1 - 2022-3 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Artwork Studio Designer

Marimekko

2012-10 - 2018-1 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Helsinki Area, Finland

Materials Innovation Intern at VF Outdoor Global Innovation Center

VF Corporation

2017-2 - 2017-5 · 4 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Designer in Residence I Knit design I 4th Santoni Pioneer Program

Santoni

2016-10 - 2016-12 · 3 mos

Shanghai, China

Product Designer

SOK

2012-5 - 2012-9 · 5 mos

Intern/ Home Department/ Private Labels

SOK

2012-2 - 2012-4 · 3 mos

Inex Partners Consumer Goods

Intern/ Artwork Studio

Marimekko

2011-8 - 2011-10 · 3 mos

Education

Aalto University

Fashion, Collection and Textile Design

2014 - 2018 · 4 yrs

Master's thesis - Aalto University of Art, Design and Architecture: Material experience design for performance apparel. In my Master's thesis I examine how innovative material design can contribute to the development of material experiences in performance apparel context.