Elizabeth P
Jacques
Learning
Agreement
For the
Industrial Experience unit, I shall be interning for 12 weeks at the luxury
eyewear company; Linda Farrow (LF), based in Central London. During this period
I will be working amongst the design team with my supervisor; Lucy Rowland,
Head of Design. The company has given me an idea of the tasks that I shall be
doing during my stay:
· Assisting the
design team with CAD drawings
· Organization
of samples
· Research
· Preparing
packages
· General admin
In order for this
to be done successfully, LF have arranged for a training programme that will enhance
my skills and make myself more useful within the office team. I would like to
understand the roles in which all the employers take within the business, in
order to understand where I would like to head with my own career. I would like
to challenge my perceptions of the roles I have previously undoubtedly wanted
to undertake such as designing and product development.
Alongside the
work placement, I would like to achieve a better understanding of the fashion
eyewear industry. There is a huge industry that is parallel to this sector
being spectacles based purely on functional design, however I like to focus on
the more fashionable side, where collections are made and collaborated with
high fashion labels. I feel this is more relevant to my previous work, where
inspiration is made and collated into a sculptural form. I shall visit more
eyewear stores around the British capital, understanding current trends and
where the market is heading.
I would like to
see how eyewear can be handmade, what is involved and what distinguishes it
between the machine-made products. I would like to see if there are any
produced within the UK and visit the factories, to create a better understanding
of the processes. I would like to visit the different ends of the spectrum;
Luxottica; the huge machine produced eyewear for the mega-brands, and then to
look at more handmade products that show extravagance and true indulgence;
Linda Farrow, then to see brands which tailor-make the eyewear to the customer;
Barrow& Flux.
By the end of
this placement, I would like to know if this is an industry where I feel I can
contribute to and would be happy working within.
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