Summary
Joel Horwitz is a fashion design leader and co-founder of Our Creative Agency (OCA) with 12+ years shaping sportswear and premium fashion across apparel, footwear and accessories. As a professor in mens- and sportswear at Hochschule Niederrhein and former Design Director for FILA Europe, he blends academic rigor with hands-on leadership of teams up to 15 designers to deliver commercially focused, creatively driven collections. He’s experienced in bridging design, sales and marketing, implementing 3D and AI tools like Midjourney and NewArc into production workflows to accelerate ideation and material innovation. A seasoned freelancer for brands from adidas to Zalando and Vogue, he pairs strategic collection planning with rapid trend-to-shelf execution and sustainable on-demand thinking. Known for mentoring emerging talent, he actively combines analog craft and virtual processes to future-proof curricula and studio practice. Based in Berlin, he’s now exploring cross-disciplinary opportunities that fuse creativity, technology and brand storytelling.
12 years of coding experience
Womenswear Tailor, Womenswear Tailor at Vera Beckers Education College
Diplom, Industrial and Fashion Design, Diplom, Industrial and Fashion Design at Universität der Künste Berlin
German, English