Luca D.
Senior Footwear Designer & Product Development Consultant
Massa,
Italy
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About
Senior footwear designer and product development consultant with extensive experience in men’s and women’s footwear, sneakers, lifestyle and technical product.
I work across the complete footwear development process, from concept and design to CAD, technical specifications, materials and CMF, outsole and construction development, prototyping, fitting, sample review and production readiness.
My experience combines creative footwear design with strong technical and industrial development skills, including direct collaboration with suppliers, factories and component manufacturers in Italy and internationally.
Through Essential Development, I support brands on project-based assignments, new product development, footwear CAD and 3D development, technical problem solving, prototyping and industrialization.
Available for remote international projects and short- or long-term footwear development assignments.
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I work across the complete footwear development process, from concept and design to CAD, technical specifications, materials and CMF, outsole and construction development, prototyping, fitting, sample review and production readiness.
My experience combines creative footwear design with strong technical and industrial development skills, including direct collaboration with suppliers, factories and component manufacturers in Italy and internationally.
Through Essential Development, I support brands on project-based assignments, new product development, footwear CAD and 3D development, technical problem solving, prototyping and industrialization.
Available for remote international projects and short- or long-term footwear development assignments.
Experience
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CEO & Senior Footwear Designer / Product Development Consultant
Essential Development Srl · Self-employed
Jan 2017 –
Present
9 yrs 7 mos
Civitanova Marche, Marche, Italy
Collection strategy, footwear design and end-to-end product development.
Prototype supervision, supplier coordination and international client support.
Development of men’s and women’s footwear from concept through materials, samples, technical development and production follow-up.
Education
- Polimoda Footwear & Accessories Design, Footwear Design 2010 – 2011
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Joined: August 21, 2026
Last seen: August 21, 2026
Area of Expertise
Languages
Italian Professional working proficiency
English Professional working proficiency
Location
Massa, Italy