The Art Farm has an exciting Interior Design Internship program running in 2010. This will not be your average internship, you will not be photocopying documents, cutting small pieces of paper for design boards, or making boring phone calls to suppliers. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in an exciting artistic design, renovation & restoration project in an amazing setting in the South of France.
LOCATION
The Art Farm's physical location is made up of two beautiful 250 year old French farmhouses being restored using creative methods, natural materials and fun, motivated, fast paced work ethics.
PROJECT - GROUP 2
2010 presents the opportunity to design all common rooms and hand made furniture of The Art Farm using innovative methods and highly creative themes. The opportunity is open to 10 designers, with the task of designing and building the onsite cave bar, moody café, wild stairwells, artistic hallways, bathrooms, indoor and outdoor entertainment areas, eye catching entrances, events areas, costume rooms, photography sets and rock cave sauna. You will be given artistic themes, general briefs, budgets and a small team of builders to work with to bring the designs from concept to completion. This opportunity will give you a unique head start in the industry, an opportunity that some of the best highly experienced designers may never get. The design freedom, the location, the inspiring team and innovative methods will be like nothing else.
Over the one month you will present concepts, auto cad or hand drawn room designs, simple budgets and schedules and experience not only the designing but also manufacture of your own unique handmade bespoke and eco chic furniture, lamps, organic natural products, French interiors, accessories, artworks and candles, hunt for antiques at the French markets and antique restorations, all with the assistance from the Art Farm team.
EXPERIENCE
After one month you will have the experience and confidence to take on a more senior roll in the industry. You will receive photographs, a letter of recommendation and a certificate of completion for your portfolio.
This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to get involved in a highly innovative project in a work environment that celebrates the imagination. After 2010 The Art Farm interiors produced will be promoted world wide and your name will be widely publicised.
FACILITATOR
Your facilitator will be Kate Marsh of the Art Farm team. Kate has worked in the Interior Design industry for 6 years with a portfolio of residential and commercial design and a broad range of experience ranging from luxury homes in Australia to the Dubai hospital. Over the last year she has taken on The Art Farm project and found it to be one of the most exciting building projects she has ever worked on. 2010 will be a huge year for the project and you have the opportunity to join her team.
ACCOMODATION
During the one month you will have the opportunity to stay onsite at the Art Farm in our dorm room accommodation. You will also be able to get involved in any other Art Farm projects or celebrations that are happening, with regular music and art session and parties it will be an exciting time to join us.
GAIN SKILLS
- casual brief analysis
- concept / theme design
- sketch ups / artwork to convey your ideas
- creative expression
- auto cad (optional)
- design presentation
- measuring
- colour theory
- scheduling & time management
- budgeting
- team leadership
- design management
- furniture and joinery design
- antique restorations
- eco-design and natural building
- themed design
- French design
- Hands on building work
QUALIFICATION
A certified qualification and experience are not necessary but may help. We are more interested in finding highly motivated, highly creative and confident individuals.
Experience is not key in our selection for interns, creativity is what we are looking for. The opportunity is really unique in that you will have total freedom of creative expression, the people and the location are highly inspirational and your skill will increase rapidly over the month.
COST
£1,960
- Internship placement for one month
- Accommodation and meals at The Art Farm
- Design and building assistance
- Training
- Certificate and references for portfolio
- Transport to offsite locations
- Attendance to any Art Farm events during your stay
APPLY
The Interior Design Internship is one of our most popular program. Email info@theartfarm.info with your APPLICATION FORM as soon as possible to secure you position.