TESTIMONIALS ***
“Few educators combine deep industry knowledge with such imaginative and future-facing pedagogy. Katarina has shaped a generation of designers who think beyond aesthetics—students equipped to lead with purpose, strategy, and innovation.”
“Few educators combine deep industry knowledge with such imaginative and future-facing pedagogy. Katarina has shaped a generation of designers who think beyond aesthetics—students equipped to lead with purpose, strategy, and innovation.”
ELEANOR DAVIS – Programme Director, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION
TESTIMONIALS ***
“Katarina gave me the confidence to challenge systems and imagine new ones. Her mentorship was rigorous, creative, and human. Every tutorial left me with more clarity and more courage. She doesn’t just teach sustainability—she embodies it.”
“Katarina gave me the confidence to challenge systems and imagine new ones. Her mentorship was rigorous, creative, and human. Every tutorial left me with more clarity and more courage. She doesn’t just teach sustainability—she embodies it.”
TOMÁS JIMÉNEZ - MA Fashion Design & Technology, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION
Katarina is a designer, educator, and sustainability consultant with over 20 years of international experience across the fashion and textiles industries. She has lived and worked in London, Paris, Porto, and Tulum, drawing on a global perspective to inform her creative and pedagogical work.
After graduating from Central Saint Martins, she began her career at Alexander McQueen and Gucci before launching her own award-winning luxury label in Paris. She has held leadership and advisory roles across academia and industry, pioneering cross-disciplinary curricula and driving circular design innovation.
Katarina is the founder of ALIGN studio, a consultancy working with start-ups, global brands, and institutions to shape more sustainable futures. She is also a mentor and senior lecturer at universities across Europe and North America, including Parsons Paris, London College of Fashion, and the Royal College of Art.
→ NAME: Katarina Rimarcikova
→ CAREER: Designer, Sustainability Consultant, Educator, and Founder of ALIGN Studio
→ INSTITUTES: London College of Fashion, Central Saint Martins, Parsons Paris, Instituto Marangoni, IFM, CFDA, RCA, NYAS
→ Brands: Pro Helvetia, CFE, Lenzing Group, New York Academy of Science, Worth, Future Fabrics Exp
Available For
• Fashion 1:1 All Levels
• Circular Design & Systems Thinking• Sustainable Materials & Innovation
• Portfolio Development (BA / MA / PhD / Professional)
• Fashion Futures & Interdisciplinary Practice
Q&A
DEFINE YOUR AESTHETIC:
↳ Structured yet sensual. Conceptual but grounded. I find beauty in systems, and I explore form through contrasts—softness and strength, vulnerability and structure, earth and ether.
WHAT UNIQUE QUALITIES DO YOU BRING TO THE FASHION AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY?
↳ I bring a macro view of design and sustainability—connecting conceptual research with materials innovation, production realities, and global policy. My practice is rooted in systems thinking, circularity, and creative experimentation. Whether I’m working with students or CEOs, I aim to facilitate meaningful change.
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO TEACH?
↳ Teaching is the one space where knowledge meets possibility. I love working with curious, open minds—seeing how each student interprets the future differently, and helping them find their way to impact it. Education, when done well, is transformative.
WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY?
↳ I teach through dialogue and experimentation. Mistakes are encouraged. Curiosity is essential. Every student has a unique perspective—it’s my job to help them develop the tools, courage, and context to express it with clarity and conviction.
CAREER HIGHS:
↳ Creating Europe’s first alternative luxury concept store. Being selected to lead the Swiss Design Jury (Pro Helvetia). Launching my own label in Paris. Teaching the first cross-college MA at LCF. And always—seeing a student realise their full potential.
→ NAME: Katarina Rimarcikova
→ CAREER: Designer, Sustainability Consultant, Educator, and Founder of ALIGN Studio
→ INSTITUTES: London College of Fashion, Central Saint Martins, Parsons Paris, Instituto Marangoni, IFM, CFDA, RCA, NYAS
→ Brands: Pro Helvetia, CFE, Lenzing Group, New York Academy of Science, Worth, Future Fabrics Exp
Katarina is a designer, educator, and sustainability consultant with over 20 years of international experience across the fashion and textiles industries. She has lived and worked in London, Paris, Porto, and Tulum, drawing on a global perspective to inform her creative and pedagogical work.
After graduating from Central Saint Martins, she began her career at Alexander McQueen and Gucci before launching her own award-winning luxury label in Paris. She has held leadership and advisory roles across academia and industry, pioneering cross-disciplinary curricula and driving circular design innovation.
Katarina is the founder of ALIGN studio, a consultancy working with start-ups, global brands, and institutions to shape more sustainable futures. She is also a mentor and senior lecturer at universities across Europe and North America, including Parsons Paris, London College of Fashion, and the Royal College of Art.
DEFINE YOUR AESTHETIC:
↳ Structured yet sensual. Conceptual but grounded. I find beauty in systems, and I explore form through contrasts—softness and strength, vulnerability and structure, earth and ether.
WHAT UNIQUE QUALITIES DO YOU BRING TO THE FASHION AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY?
↳ I bring a macro view of design and sustainability—connecting conceptual research with materials innovation, production realities, and global policy. My practice is rooted in systems thinking, circularity, and creative experimentation. Whether I’m working with students or CEOs, I aim to facilitate meaningful change.
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO TEACH?
↳ Teaching is the one space where knowledge meets possibility. I love working with curious, open minds—seeing how each student interprets the future differently, and helping them find their way to impact it. Education, when done well, is transformative.
WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY?
↳ I teach through dialogue and experimentation. Mistakes are encouraged. Curiosity is essential. Every student has a unique perspective—it’s my job to help them develop the tools, courage, and context to express it with clarity and conviction.
CAREER HIGHS:
↳ Creating Europe’s first alternative luxury concept store. Being selected to lead the Swiss Design Jury (Pro Helvetia). Launching my own label in Paris. Teaching the first cross-college MA at LCF. And always—seeing a student realise their full potential.
Q&A
AVAILABLE FOR:
• Fashion 1:1 All Levels
• Circular Design & Systems Thinking• Sustainable Materials & Innovation
• Portfolio Development (BA / MA / PhD / Professional)
• Fashion Futures & Interdisciplinary Practice
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TESTIMONIALS ***
“Few educators combine deep industry knowledge with such imaginative and future-facing pedagogy. Katarina has shaped a generation of designers who think beyond aesthetics—students equipped to lead with purpose, strategy, and innovation.”
ELEANOR DAVIS – Programme Director, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION
TESTIMONIALS ***
“Katarina gave me the confidence to challenge systems and imagine new ones. Her mentorship was rigorous, creative, and human. Every tutorial left me with more clarity and more courage. She doesn’t just teach sustainability—she embodies it.”
TOMÁS JIMÉNEZ - MA Fashion Design & Technology, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION
