Ariela, Miela, Natalia & Hailey joined us for our work experience program.
“My favourite part of the day was visiting Salty Dog and the other sites and being able to see behind the scenes of how the design aspect is completed and the thought process” (Ariela)
Miela loved being able to work on her design brief (a pop-up coffee shop) and seeing how all the parts fit together.
Natalia enjoyed challenging herself while working on a brief and being in a team with someone she had not met before. She found the initial idea challenging but then was able to work through it with her team, and the ideas started to flow. Natalia was surprised by all of the technical aspects involved in interior design.
Hailey found that interior design involves a lot of thinking and planning, and her favourite part was designing a coffee shop and placing the colour swatches and Polytec samples together.
We challenge our work experience participants by allowing them to be designers for a day, visit site projects, talk to suppliers (thank you The Salty Dog Hotel, Polytec & Elite Appliances and Bathware), work in teams, and finally present their work to the Valentine crew. Work experience needs to accurately reflect the kind of work we do daily. It is beneficial whether a student decides to continue in that career or whether it allows them to realise it’s not the path they wish to follow.
All of the team loved the opportunity, and we will see some exciting new talent in the interior industry; watch this space!!!
