THE MET

As a design and product development lead, I spearheaded the creation, buying, and management of over 500 SKUs per season across museum stores, catalog, and e-commerce channels. I strategically cultivated partnerships to enhance exhibition quality and strengthen brand presence, while directing merchandising strategy and taking a comprehensive approach to product innovation through vendor sourcing, strategic purchasing, and customer feedback analysis to drive growth.

ROLES

Design Direction

Product Buying and Merchandising

Product Development

EXHIBITION 1:
MICHELANGEL0 - DIVINE DRAFTSMAN & DESIGNER

CONCEPT

There were many drawings on display for the exhibition Michelangelo: Draftsman and Designer—we chose the most well known images to create beautiful textiles and accessories. Sourcing from Italy enhanced the look and feel of the product. Our color palette was a range of neutrals which enhanced the richness and nuance of the concept and the exhibition shop.

MOODBOARD & COLOR

EXHIBITION 2:
VISITORS TO VERSAILLES

CONCEPT

For the exhibition Visitors to Versailles, the artwork for the exhibition was somewhat dark and muted. Our challenge was to create more consumer friendly product that evoked traditional conceptions of Versailles while using the source artwork to accurately tie back to the exhibition. Colors for the delivery were spring floral tones to keep the look and feel light and bright.

MOODBOARD & COLOR

SEASONAL:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE

CONCEPT

The Egyptian Wing of the Metropolitan Museum is vast and we chose the beautiful material called if Faience as our foundation. Faience is a quartz / ceramic used and used on some of the most iconic pieces of Egyptian Art that the museum possesses. We used layers of blue for the palette and focused on the museum mascot “William” the Hippo as a main subject for our collection.