Nina Hjorth

Nina Hjorth has over 10 years of experience as a Footwear Designer. In 2005, they began their career as a Fashion Intern at Alexander McQueen. In 2007, they became a Footwear Designer for Graeme Armour, designing sandals for FashionFringe and lookbook boots for AW09. In 2008, they worked as a Design Assistant at Nicholas Kirkwood Ltd, researching concepts, materials and finishes, designing new styles and constructions, and overseeing fit comments and managing sample collections. That same year, they also worked as a Footwear Designer for Ashish, designing the AW09 runway collection. In 2010, they became a Footwear Designer for Nicole Farhi, collaborating with the team to design and develop their retail and catwalk footwear collections. From 2009 to 2018, they were a Senior Designer, Womens Footwear at Kurt Geiger London, designing a new brand identity for the premium collection and building a collection of 150 options per season and 30 options for special collections. From 2013 to 2020, they were a Freelance Footwear Designer at Nina Hjorth Ltd, specializing in womens shoes and also designing small leather goods, belts, gloves and hats. Finally, from 2018 to 2020, they were a Freelance Footwear & SLG Designer at The Fold London.

Nina Hjorth completed a Foundation degree in Fashion Design from The Scandinavian Design Hoejschool in 2000. Nina then attended the London College of Fashion from 2002 to 2005, where they earned a BA in PDDFI, Footwear Design. In 2006, they earned an MA in Womenswear Footwear from the Royal College of Art.