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Hello, I'm Antje XXX

I am a Paris-based Art & Design Director with 20+ years experience in Visual Brand Identity and Premium Packaging in the Beauty & Fragrance industry. (12 years ex-COTY Paris, 4-year ex-Peter Schmidt Group, Hamburg. Currently Freelancing).

 

Strategic and hands-on DESIGN PARTNER, covering:

•  Design & Art Direction

•  Packaging Design and Development 

•  Design Guidelines (digital & print)

•  Brand Book /

•  Visual / Brand  Identity

•. Moodboards

•  Follow-up until Final Artworks 

•. BAT-pass-on-press at manufacturers

•. Cross-functional coordination with international teams 

Multicultural and Quadrilingual :

German, French, English, Spanish

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My Story

TBC : As a Designer and Art Director specializing in branding and packaging in the Luxury / Beauty / Fragrance / Cosmetics sector, I have been developing high–value visual identities for over 20 years, leading international projects and creative teams.

 

Quadrilingual and multicultural (German, French, English, Spanish),

 

I combine high aesthetic standards with operational pragmatism and a sharp eye for detail.

I founded and led Coty’s first in-house Design Studio in Paris, which I managed for 12 years (1996–2008), overseeing a team of six designers. In this role, I provided art direction, developed innovative packaging concepts, created graphic guidelines, and supervised production for brands such as :

Lancaster (skincare, suncare, makeup), Vivienne Westwood, Jennifer Lopez, Davidoff, Chopard, Jil Sander, Isabella Rossellini, and Yue-Sai-Kan (China). I also coordinated complex projects with R&D, legal, merchandising, agencies, glass manufacturers, and printers, across Europe and China.

Since 2015, I have supported brands as a freelance consultant through AKR Design Consulting, with strong expertise in packaging, product development, supplier supervision, and press approvals.

 

More recently, I contributed to the relaunch of the skincare brand ORVEDA by Coty and designed the packaging for a Lancaster (Coty) skincare/suncare line extension, scheduled to launch in March 2026.

My background also includes six years of entrepreneurship (2010–2015) with the creation of ANTYÉ-PARIS, a bespoke high-end jewellery brand, covering business development, e-commerce, and press relations (featured in Vogue, ELLE, and Madame Figaro).

Contact

Seeing forward in meeting you.

Let's discuss new projects! 

+33 6 74 40 57 22

antje.kurzel@gmail.com

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