Kalpak Gite

Passionate Footwear Designer with 3+ years of experience in design and product development, specializing in men's fast-fashion footwear. With a strong understanding of trends, materials, and manufacturing processes, I transform concepts into market-ready footwear designs. I believe great footwear is created at the intersection of design, comfort, and storytelling and I strive to bring that balance into every pair I design.

Footwear Designer at Metro Brands LTD (2022-01 – Present)

• Designed and developed seasonal footwear ranges for men's and kids' boys categories.
• Handled trend research, concept development, range building, CAD designs, and production-ready tech packs.
• Worked closely with development and manufacturing teams to ensure design feasibility and quality execution.

Shoe & Orthotic Designer (Biofoot – Sub Brand of Metro Brands Ltd.) at Metro Brands LTD (2020-07 – 2022-01)

Duration: 1.5 Years

• Designed therapeutic and comfort-focused footwear addressing various foot-related issues.
• Developed and designed custom footwear orthotics, including 3D-printed insoles.
• Collaborated with doctors, podiatrists, and foot experts to achieve medically accurate and user-comfort-driven solutions.
• Focused on biomechanics, foot alignment, pressure distribution, and long-term comfort improvement.
• Worked on footwear design and development from concept to production.

Footwear Designer at Paragon Footwear (2022-01 – 2022-12)

• Worked on footwear design and development from concept to production.

B.des in Footwear Design – FDDI (2018-01 – 2022-12)

Secondary/high school – Pemraj Sarda (2015-01 – 2017-12)