Frank Vega

Selection of pencil, digital drawings, renders and paintings. Some finished some in progress.

Athleisure leather gym bag created during pandemic lockdown for the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Design and development of pattern for an athleisure inspired gym/duffle bag. The prototype was made out from a school banner (Fashion Institute of Technology) meant to be trash and, also became part of the sustainability design project. An effort to reduce waist.

IPad leather folio, designed and created for a school project.

Because a good product always starts with a rough basic sketch. Here I share with you some of my hand a dn digital sketches.

Mule sandal on a 3” heel. 3D modeled in Rhinoceros 3D.

AJ1 Maximus was made out of 100% Veg Tan leather. Each shoe part was hand stamped with an unique pattern design and edges painted red. Mink oil was added to protect the materials from the hazards of the environment and to darken the stamp lines increasing the contrast of the design. The parts were sewn in with a Burgundy color 69 Bonded Nylon thread to connect with the red edge paint and Burgundy interior lining made of soft lamb skin.

AJ-1NDER made of a burgundy pebbled chrome-tan leather, metallic brass Gucci leather, in contrast with a snake embossed leather playfully combined with a gold lamb lining and contrast gold and burgundy stitch. Added metal eyelets for an elevated look.

100% handmade & sewn mens Chelsea boot with architectural inverted seams and hand made sole. Below you can videos of different design stages.

This is my first pair of shoes designed at The Fashion Institute Of Technology, Footwear Design 2 with Prof. David Ulan.

3D Model of a men's Chelsea boot created in Rhinoceros 3D. Software used in the video is Rhino 3D. Texture rendering KeyShot 9 in conjunction with Substance Painter.

Derby shoe design while on Covid-19 locked downs. I have included a voice over on the project video breaking down all of the process.

Modeling of Joseph Abboud Dress Shoe with Cinema 4D. Part of my continued accessories design education.

Static model Flat court shoe made with reptile embossed cowhide for upper, metallic gold cover sock lining, stacked leather heel and hand made cowhide sole.

Time lapse sketch, marker render and drawing of orthographics views of a Mule Sandal shoe design for the Fashion Institute of Technology, accessories sketch class.

A collection inspired by Puerto Rican Folk Music, Folk Dance and Puerto Rican Architecture.

Design of Footwear for users with pronation and supination complications.

Starting with product design process and Fusion 360. Hands-on practice using core software features to design and render a simple shape.

Project created for athletic footwear design at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

City Safari showcases my ability to gather inspirations and elements to chose leather materials, colors, textures, and design custom patterns & hardware in order to match the brands mood.

Vaquera style clutch handbag. Made from veg tan leather, hand sewn with leather lace in a double whip stitch manner.

Unconstructed handbag design in a trapezoid shape. This beautiful handbag it's made of 100% Genuine Leather and solid brass.

Small zippered bag with custom made zipper pull tab. An accessory/jewelry design class project

Corset belt design from live model. In this video I show you how I approach the challenge of designing my first corset belt using my girlfriend as a model. Two variations of closures based on the same design were created, one goes on the exterior of the belt sewn on top and the second variation goes inside of the belt exposing only the d-rings.

Craftsman apron is a project for belt design class at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Prof. Carole Daner

Belt design for Accessory/Jewelry Design class

Designer leather cuff with Coquí embellishment hand cut and formed. An accessory/jewelry design class project.

A series of leather decorative techniques.

Cool set of sunglasses inspired by tropical nature.

Pink inspired mood board for a class project.

Simple belt flat designs with shapes using Adobe Illustrator.

Set of 3D materials created in Maxon's Cinema 4D. A linkedIn Learning Course

Web/Development and Graphic design.

A selection of some of my packaging designs outlines.

Package design collection by Luis 'Frank' Vega.

This was a freelance project for Hot Topic. In it, I combined my extensive knowledge to achieve a cohesive product line designed for the millennials generation.

Percussive House Music inspired by Black Coffee.

My first dancehall reggae beat produced in Logic Pro after many years away from musical production.

Website presentation created in After Effects. The layout was created in Illustrator.