Arlette is a textile artist/pattern maker inspired by tradition and sustainability. Her credentials include a degree in Fashion Design/Patternmaking from the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York, USA and a Certificate in CAD from Formamod, Paris, FRANCE. After her successful experience in New York, Arlette moved to Paris, where she was trained and was appointed the bilingual technical designer for well known brands. As a pattern maker, Arlette created visual display objects for the luxury brands such as Saks Fifth Ave, Victoria’s Secrets, Bloomingdales, Holt Renfrew, Disney, Macy’s. Arlette’s focus now is devoted to the preservation and reinterpretation of traditional African Textile. Arlette was a Perimeter Project artist.