Experimental Prototyping Intern - Fashion & Materials

REV'IT! Sport International; Oss; Remote; EUR 6,700 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

REV'IT! Sport International in Oss, The Netherlands invites applications for an Experimental Design & Prototyping internship. You will explore ideas by making, testing, and questioning, bridging craft, culture and design through materials and fabrication.

The role blends physical prototyping with digital work, with fabrics cut, seams stitched, and prototypes developed in collaboration with designers, engineers, artists, and other specialists. English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• You are currently following a relevant education in fashion design, product design, textile design, industrial design, or a related creative discipline.
• You have practical experience using a sewing machine and are comfortable developing your skills further.
• You have a strong interest in culture, design, clothing, materials, and craftsmanship.
• You enjoy hands-on work and are willing to cut, stitch, bond, construct, dismantle, and start again.
• You approach problems with curiosity and are comfortable experimenting before the final answer is clear.
• You can make thoughtful, intuitive design decisions and explain the reasoning behind them.
• You can communicate and present your process and results clearly in English.
• You are open to feedback, eager to learn from specialists around you, and ready to contribute your own point of view.

Responsibilities

• Creating physical prototypes to investigate concepts, constructions, shapes, and materials.
• Cutting, stitching, bonding, crafting, assembling, and adapting prototypes by hand and machine.
• Experimenting with an array of materials to understand their properties, possibilities, and limitations.
• Operating a sewing machine confidently as part of your day-to-day prototyping work.
• Exploring unconventional approaches and making intuitive design decisions when established solutions are not enough.
• Identifying practical problems during development and testing different ways to solve them.
• Collaborating closely with designers, engineers, artists, communicators, and other specialists.
• Documenting your experiments, iterations, observations, and conclusions throughout the development process.
• Presenting concepts and finished work clearly and professionally through physical presentations, print, or video.
• Contributing your own cultural references, curiosity, and perspective to an evolving creative project.

Skills

Curiosity

Hands-on learner

English communication

Education

Relevant education in fashion/product/textile/industrial design

Tools

Sewing machine

Cutting tools

Fabric bonding equipment

Job description

REV'IT! Sport International in Oss, The Netherlands invites applications for an Experimental Design & Prototyping internship. You will explore ideas by making, testing, and questioning, bridging craft, culture and design through materials and fabrication.

The role blends physical prototyping with digital work, with fabrics cut, seams stitched, and prototypes developed in collaboration with designers, engineers, artists, and other specialists. English communication is essential.