Are you currently studying product design or industrial design? Did you recently graduate from a design school? Are you eager to apply your knowledge in practice and work side-by-side with product development and reach out to the many people with your design?
If you say YES to this, then the IKEA Design internship program could be something for you!
The Design internship program is a long-lasting platform for us to secure future talents and grow our design competence.
We offer two rounds of 5-month internship program every year, and now we are looking for candidates to the Spring round in 2025, running from September 1 2025 to January 31 2026, based in Älmhult, Sweden
Qualifications
- We are looking for candidates to the IKEA Design internship program that:
- Have had at least three years of design education (Bachelor)
- Are able to carry out a project from concept to finished drawing
- Have a solid foundation in using computer in your design (we use the following software: SolidWorks, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
- Do not have your own (active) company during the internship period
- Are willing to relocate to Älmhult, Sweden during the internship program
- Are fluent in English
Additional Information
Add information In your application, written in English, please provide a motivation letter (max 200 words), CV and your portfolio (consisting of max 8 projects/works). An illustration of design process is welcome.
Apply no later than May 9 by register your application in our recruitment system (due to GDPR we will not be able to handle any application via mail).
If you have any questions please contact Fay Zhao at [email protected]
We offer you:
• Mentorship from experienced IKEA in-house designers
• 5-month temporary employment as intern, based in Älmhult Sweden
• Monthly pay at 21500 SEK (gross amount and taxed according to Swedish tax)
• IKEA will also provide a furnished apartment in Älmhult during the internship period (optional, which counts as a taxable benefit)
Since this is an internship for 5 month we will not be able to sponsor a work permit. But we welcome applicants with valid work permit/visa for EU.
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What We Do
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment.
The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers.
The IKEA retail business is operated through a franchise system. Today, 12 different groups of companies market and sell the IKEA product range under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
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IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943.
