About

Arielle Pila is a sweater and textile designer based in NYC. She has worked for world renown labels such as Nanette Lepore, Elie Tahari, and Ralph Lauren. Creating beautiful textiles and sweaters for each of their collections.

Arielle Studied Textiles and Fashion Design at Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there, she studied in Hong Kong for one year. Arielle gathered a lot of inspiration from Hong Kong streetwear as well as experience and understanding of manufacturing.

As a sweater designer, Arielle helps think outside the box. She focuses on sourcing ethical and sustainable factories because it was a major motivation to her in her undergraduate studies. Through research, she found many factories that paid workers livable wages and hours, utilized natural materials, and ensured waste infrastructure were environmentally friendly. Arielle also develops new sustainable materials that are comfortable, affordable, and don't hurt the environment.

"As a designer you really need to know about marketing because you need to make something that people want. You can go to school and make pretty things, but it means nothing compared to making something that changes a person's live experience. This is something I try to focus on as a designer in today's society." -Arielle Pila