1. • Leeford Grant
• Residence Address: Wilmslow, Cheshire. England.
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• Mobile: + 44 7740 940 822
• Office: + 44 7740 940 822
• Skype account: leeford.grant
• e-mail: leeford.grant@gmail.com
• Web site: www.leefords.com
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• Key information:
• The job of a good lead designer is to encourage people smarter than they are to do their
job well.
• Lead designer responsible for managing a team of designers and making sure that the
apparel’s overall vision is achieved.
• As the lead, I am accustomed to putting out fires, doing what needs to be done, maintain a
good attitude and teach those working with me the ropes. By myself or with the help of
others, I establish the apparel’s core visual identity and define its key features in the range.
• Able to analyze and critique work, my own along with everyone else’s.
• Work a great deal with graphic designers and developers to make sure the feature that
we’re hoping to achieve is feasible technically and artistically.
• I believe a good lead knows when to get out of the way and encourage others to help
shape the Apparel design. Good apparel designs are rarely the “vision” of a single
individual, but rather a collective whole.
• The following designs are proof of my design management skills.
• Creating and using my design configurator to generate sales.
• Patterns designed using Optitex 3D CAD/CAM. http://www.optitex.com/
• Excellent skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, free hand sketching and rendering.
• Streamline the production process and maintain quality control”.
• Person/Skills:
• Setting brand design direction
• Design skills for technical sportswear
• Managerial skills
• Process management skills
• Conversant in Italian and German.
• Strengths:
• Experienced in the design of performance garments / apparel that has been engineered for
a specific purpose.
• Combining Industrial design thinking to apparel products.
• Olympic Sports (Summer & Winter)
• License apparel design.
2. • Career History:
• 2015 to 2014 – FREELANCING LEAD Designer for Manufacturers and retailers in the area of performance and
promotional apparel. Specifically in Golf, Tennis, Women’s Soccer and Women’s
• 2013 to 2014 – FREELANCING LEAD Designer in Team wear sports apparel for:
• Helly Hansen and Decathlon.
• 2012 to 2013 – EMPLOYED as Head of apparel design at Warrior Sports UK working on the Liverpool FC
Apparel ranges for the seasons 2012 to 2015.
• September 2010 to November 2010 – FREELANCING LEAD Designer for the creation of a digital catalogue
presenting the London 2012 Olympics apparel range for the adidas group whilst based in Germany
• January 2009 to September 2010 – FREELANCING LEAD Designer Creating a promotional football garments
for the launch of
• Pele Sports Ag. (Presented at the football world cup in south Africa), whilst based in Switzerland.
• January 2008 to December 2008 – FREELANCING Head hunted to design football sports apparel exclusively
for NOMIS sports whilst based in Switzerland.
• June 1994 to January 2008 EMPLOYED – Head of Design Dept. Esmin srl
• Located on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sardegna. Italy.
• Commissioned to work exclusively for the adidas group in two specific area’s
1. Inline multi sports tracksuits, training wear &
2. Olympic sports performance garments. For the following OLYMPIC games:
• Beijing Olympics 2008,
• Turin Olympics 2006,
• Athens Olympics 2004,
• Salt Lake City Olympics 2002,
• Sydney Olympics 2000,
• Nagano Olympics 1998,
• Atlanta Olympics 1996,
• Lillehammer Olympics 1994,
• Barcelona Olympics 1992
• February 1991 to June 1994 EMPLOYED as part of the adidas International Design Team whilst based in
Fontainebleau .France.
• Working on all international products.
• Educational certificates:
• BA Hon Degree in Industrial Design Transportation.
• Attained at Coventry University
• City and Guilds Full Technical Certificates in Mechanical Engineering Product Design.
• Part 1 (Equivalent to an Ordinary National Certificate in engineering)
• Part 2 (Equivalent to an Higher National Certificate in engineering)
• Attained at Barker Butts Technical College Coventry.
• Industrial Engineering Training Board Certificate in
• Tool room Fitting and Milling while serving a three and a half year craftsman’s apprenticeship.
• Attained at Chrysler UK Ltd. Coventry.
• Languages:
• English – Mother tongue
• Italian – Conversational
• German – Conversational
• Personal interests:
• Cinema, Music, Dancing, Squash, Tennis, Soft Tennis, Alternative forms of transport & Wind Surfing
12. ADIDAS
WEIGHTLIFTING SUITS
2006 KEVLAR COLLECTION
Ergonomically positioned
Standard 3 stripes
flows naturally around the body
Kevlar located at the
Optimum position
To protect the
Athlete & the suit
From continual abrasion
15. ADIDAS
MARTIAL ARTS
2008 COLLECTION
Standard positioned
3 stripes visible from
The sides only
Utilising Colour Blocking
With Piping trim
As a Brand identity
To enhance the bodies
Physical atributes
