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interns Last summer, students from Bowling Green State University in Ohio came to the UK on an intern programme organised by SBID. Professor Ashutosh Sohoni oversaw the trip
B
owling Green State University’s collaboration with SBID began seven
years ago when myself and Vanessa Brady, the founder of SBID, created one of the earliest internships for interior design students from the university.
The partnership has flourished with more than fifty interior design students having had the experience of interning with design firms in London.
SBID, with the support of its members, provides real life design experience to interior design students. It gives them a taste of the business end of what they learn in the classroom.
Last year’s trip was the initiation of a life-long learning process for the participants. It provided an opportunity for the students
to develop skills to deal with cultural diversity and different attitudes and values in a professional setting.
The participants were able to see first hand how the professional practice of interior design differs within the geographic and political structures of Europe in comparison to the United States and its laws and regulations.
The experience of
working as a team member on real design projects of varying scales and complexities allowed them to examine their own knowledge, and compare it to what is expected of a professional designer.
The trip taught them the importance of professionalism in the design business. It helped them improve their skills in digital design
communication, and exposed them to the professional, economic, social and cultural structures that regulate the design discipline.
One of the participants, Jessica Kintop, was interned at the award winning luxury design house 1508 London.
Jessica said: “My experience is something that I will never forget. The atmosphere in the office was relaxed and casual, yet everyone was serious about their work. The firm has perfected the idea of an open office. There really are no closed doors, or even any doors, for that matter, and no sense of hierarchy, which is something that is rare in the United States.
“The firm’s office space was one of their first projects, and it is evident that they put so much thought into how
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The atmosphere in the office was relaxed and casual, yet everyone was serious about their work. The firm has perfected the idea of an open office, and no sense of hierarchy, which is something that is rare in the United States
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