Lynette Yahya

Lynette Yahya is a seasoned Junior Designer specializing in leathergoods and accessories, currently employed at OrotonGroup since September 2023. Previous experience includes roles at Zimmermann, where Lynette progressed from Design Room Assistant to Junior Designer, focusing on leathergoods and soft accessories from May 2019 to September 2023. Lynette has also worked at Julio Valdes leather, contributing to leather and fur garment design and development, and served as a Style Advisor at ELLERY. An early experience as an Accessory scholarship recipient at Bottega Veneta involved working on bags and leathergoods design. Lynette's foundation in fashion and textiles includes degrees from the University of Technology Sydney and Università Iuav di Venezia, emphasizing accessories and leathergoods design. Skills encompass accessory design, patternmaking, construction techniques, technical problem solving, prototyping, and weave and textile design.