INFO


Erik Kito Acheson-Urriola

Creative Design
Architecture
Fashion
EDUCATION

01. Bachelors of Science in Design, 2025
         Architectural Studies
         Fashion Minor
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
RECOGNITIONS

Design Excellence Award, 2025
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

AZFW Student Scholarship, 2024
Arizona Fashion Week
kito.work@icloud.com
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Cross-disciplinary practice shaped by narrative and subversion. 
Material is never passive. Symbols form a visual language.
Meaning emerges from contradiction.
02. Study Abroad, 2019
         General Studies
Florida State University
Ciudad de Saber, República de Panamá

03. High School Diploma, 2018
Roosevelt High School
Seattle, Washington
Elected Director of Marketing, 2024
American Institute of Architecture Students

Design Excellence Award, 2023
Herberger Institude for Design and the Arts

Featured Emerging Designer, 2022
Phoenix Fashion Week 
EXPERIENCE

Founder & Creative Director
Independant Fashion Label (2021–Current)

  • Designed and produced multiple fashion collections across ready-to-wear and experimental garments
  • Directed two independent runway shows, including casting, styling, and venue coordination
  • Managed marketing, brand identity, visual storytelling, and content strategy across digital platforms
  • Oversaw end-to-end product development, from patternmaking to production and packaging
  • Directed photoshoots and coordinated with models to document both promotional and archival content
  • Handled pricing, budgeting, and small-scale production logistics including shipping systems
  • Built and maintained e-commerce site, coordinating online sales and customer communications

SKILLS

Design:  
Spatial Design (Architecture, Interior)
Fashion Design (Patternmaking, Garment Construction, Fiber-Reactive Dye, Collection Development)
Styling (Editorial, Lookbook, Fashion Show)

Technical:
3D Modeling
3D Garment digitization
3D Rendering
Videography (Cinematography, Audio Editing, 
Lighting/Atmosphere, Animation)
Graphic Design

Other:
Creative Direction
Collaboration & Team Management
Project Development
Archiving
Marketing
Exhibition Design
Packaging & Fulfillment Design

SOFTWARES

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
CLO3D
Rhino
Procreate
Midjourney
Microsoft Office Suite


LANGUAGES

English        Native
            
Spanish       Fluent

REFERENCES

Available on request
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