Olivia Meillassoux

Currently working as a textile designer for B'twin, Decathlon cycle's brand. I work on waterproof garments as well as visibility accessories (such as the famous yellow safety jacket!). As the world is evolving towards softer mobility, working in the cycling department is giving me a lot of ideas to improve our users experience as cyclists in the city. Safety being our main goal, all our garments are passing the visibility standards. And because cycling instead of driving a car is better for the environment, we are also developing garments that are more and more recyclable, sustainable, made to last and with a timeless design so you could wear them for a long time ! Very exciting challenge to re-create all the garments styles and functions! In 2019/2021 I worked as a space designer for a 1,5 year mission. As a project manager, I've worked on a coworking space for our teammates in the Btwin Village of Decathlon. Starting from scratch, I had to established a budget, look for furnitures suppliers, design the 500 sqm space with teammates inputs, and manage the furniture's implantation. I've also had in charge a 200 sqm space, open to the public, in which we will tell Decathlon history and how the company is designing its products from A to Z. My job went from space design, creating unique furnitures, to managing graphic design freelancer and writing content to implementing the entire space. I've definitely learned a lot during this period of time. In 2018/2019, I was a design leader for field hockey sports at Decathlon. Learning shoe design as well as hockey sticks design. Other products : Protections, bags and accessories. From 2014 to 2018, I have been dedicated to sailing sports designs such as: wetsuits, harness, life jackets, neopren boots, buoyancy aid, and waterproof jackets. For my studies I've done a 2 years exchange program in Bangalore, India at Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology. - Create a solution to avoid the high number of drowning death in India - Working with people from different country / culture - Ethnological researches - Graphism work for the indian market - Participation in Get Set Go event to promote sport in Bangalore Specialties: Packaging, Graphism, Product Design, 3D model