Born in 1981, based in Belgrade, Serbia, with more than 15 years of work experience in the fashion field with a strong passion for kidswear. The complete joy is seeing the whole process of product creation and understanding the importance of teamwork. Transferring an idea to clothing through a sketch and the possibility to see them live on kids gives a precious feeling.
During the years I gained precious experience in Textile design, creating print patterns for clothing, bedding, pillows, and other home textile products.
OTO Studio is envisioned as a space for realising personal ambitions in various design projects: small fashion series, unique works, decorative home objects—a place where I would consolidate all my pursuits. A part is also planned for cooperation with other brands through the provision of design services.
Baby Textile is a part of the Textile company, which specialises in home textiles. The majority of my work involves graphic and textile design. This includes preparing prints patterns for collections, designing flyers, packaging, and conceptualising accompanying items such as decorative pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags—everything needed to complete a collection. Baby Textile also manufactures for other brands, where I am involved in one part of the design process as well.
As a Senior Designer in the positions of Fashion Design, Textile Print/Graphic Design of sleepwear, I was responsible for identifying upcoming fashion & print trends (researching colors, print motives, shapes, and new fabrics), designing, technical sketching, and assisting in fittings...
My first challenge was to increase their program which at the time was based only on the small, basic adult collection. Together, we managed to expand it by creating fashionable casual and sportswear lines where we included a kidswear program, too.
It was Startup, with the main idea of connecting with small family manufacturing businesses, a way of joining forces to reach the final product in the best way. As a founder and designer, I tried to prove myself independently, and in collaboration with many clients on various projects in the design field. So, in addition to fashion, I entered textile and graphic design, realizing the seriousness and responsibility of doing business independently.
As an external associate in the position of a Textile Designer, I participated in part of researching trends, designing fabric patterns, and preparing designs for printing. Thanks to this cooperation, I expanded my field of activity and got more job opportunities (I got in touch with domestic producers, for which I created fashion collections and achieved good cooperation)
As a Textile Designer I was responsible for researching upcoming trends, colors, and prints in Home Textile, and creating Textile patterns for bedding, tablecloths, pillows, etc. Both, kids' and adults' programs.
As a junior designer, I was initially responsible for assisting the senior designers. I made technical sketches for them, learned what the collection included, and tried to understand what industrial production meant.
I went through the entire range, which included the program for babies, children, and teenagers, but I mainly stayed in the part of the collection intended for girls, which turned out to be my greatest potential. In 2008-2009, I spent a year working remotely from New York, where as a young designer, I tried to gather valuable experiences both in the field of my profession, general culture and life itself.
- 2007 october WELLNESS FASHION SELECTION “TODOR” (first prize-the best collection for actual season)
- 2008 October BEK’S FASHION WEEK “TODOR.” (prize for the best quality commercial collection)
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Figma
- CLO 3D (basic beginner)
- Painting
- Illustrations / Character Design
- Graphic & UI Design
- Embroidery
- Traveling
- Hiking