Alina Craita

Education:
2006-2008: M.A. Degree in Fashion Design at Arts and Design University, Decorative Arts and Design Faculty, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2002-2006: Diploma in Textile Arts at Arts and Design University, Decorative Arts and Design Faculty, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1996-2000: Diploma in Bookkeeping and Statistics at Economic, Administrative and Service Scholar Group, Hunedoara, Romania

Professional experience:

2011 iulie - december - Creation Director at Venera Arapu;

2010 may - till present - freelancer at fashion designer; same of the project developed durind this period were: theather costumes for the play "O noapte taifunoasa" directed by Dan Vasile; stage costumes for the rock band Bolthard; artistic project - unconventional costumes for the artist Bogdan Stefanescu; personal project - inspired by origami; makeing garment and goods for sale and custom garments.

2008 October-2010 may – Fashion Designer, Menswear Collection at S.C. Steilmann Romania.

2008-July-September- selected by Model Agency “Fashion Transilvania” and Fashion TV- for fashion shows at the Summer Fashion Week Festival- Mamaia; Chalatis Festival and Miss Mamaia 2008, with the collection “Veuve”.

2008- July – Fashion Show with the master collection “Veuve”, at the “UAD Graduate Show”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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2008-February- Finalist at the TOP STYL DESIGNER, Fashion International Contest, Brno, Czech Republic- collection “Veuve”

2008- Make-up artins and stylist for knitwear fashion catalog- firm Gillmod

2007 July-2008 September – fashion designer at Uniconf, Romania- lingerie firm.

2007- March- until present: collaboration with Huniazilor Castle, Hunedoara, Romania, for realization of medieval costumes, that is to be presented in a permanent exposition

2007- Collaboration with “J’adore” magazine as a stylist.

2007- Accessories manufacturing and clothes as a free lancer.

2007- July- until present- collaboration with VO Art Gallery, Sibiu, Romania

2006- July- Fashion Show with the diploma menswear collection “Tags”, at the “UAD Graduate Show”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2006- June- Fashion Show with the diploma menswear collection “Tags”, at “Expo Transilvania”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2005- November- Fashion Show with the collection “Fashion Mania” at Turda National Theater (100 years of existence)

2005-Decembre- collective exhibition of Decorative Art at “The Winter Salon”, Deva, Romania

2005-May- collective exhibition of fashion sketches in Liza’s Panait fashion show, at World Trade Plaza, Bucharest, Romania

2005-May- Fashion Show with the collection “Fashion Mania”, at The International Academics Fair “Universitaria”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2005-April- collective exhibition of fashion sketches in The Exhibition Faire “Texim”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2005-Novembre-colaboration with Babes Bolyai University, TV and Theatre Faculty, Cluj-Napoca- realization of theatre costumes for the play “Macbet” written by Eugen Ionescu

2004-April- collective exhibition of fashion sketches in The Exhibition Faire “Texim”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2004- April- Fashion Show at The Exhibition Faire “Texim”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2003- November- Fashion Show at Industry and Trade House, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2003- November- Fashion Show at Matei Corvin Memorial House, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2003- Collective exhibition of Decorative Art at Matei Corvin Memorial House, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2002-December- Collective exhibition of Decorative Art at “Apaczai Gallery”

Other competitions:

28th November- 5th December 2004, finalist at International Integration Week,

Fashion today: weaving traditions entering the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's coronation as King of Italy Dr. Carlotta Del Bianco; Florence, Italy.

Additional info:

2006- Participant at “Fashion Cinema”, seminar sustained by Esmond (Paris) university professor, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2006- April- workshop with Romanian fashion firms in The Exhibition Faire “Texim”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Tradefaires participation:

2009 Premiere Vision Paris, France

2007 Premiere Vision Lyon and Lille , France
Languages: English, French

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The collection is base on the research through the works of Jean Nouvel, Zara Hadid, Future Systems, Marc Newson, Yoji Yamamoto and others, in order to help me understand materiality, volumes and textures studies, from the object perspective.

One of the major aspects in my research is also black as the most wanted and liked colour of all times studied in three different corners.

Placed under the world, black expresses the absolute passivity, death cold filling and irreversible. The ultimate suppression of the Black is melted in my concept through the volumes in order to create a visual confusion so that in the end it becomes the humanly old Black.