Creative Business Internship: CMF (Colours, Materials, Finishes) Designer at EcoLattice
Salary £15.65 per hour
Hours 150 Hours, from 1 September to 13 November 2026 (Note: can complete before 13 November). Flexible working pattern to be agreed at onboarding stage.
Internship Length 6 – 11 weeks (max)
Internship Location Hybrid. Onsite locations across London (specific addresses to be confirmed based on client meetings).
- Interaction with clients, customers and team members
- Communicates material and finish intent clearly through boards, swatches, and documentation
- Email Communication with the team and customers
- Help in Curation and representing the brand during any exhibition or events that happen during the internship period
This role suits a graduate or final-year student from a Product Design, Industrial Design, Material Futures, Design Products, or Textile and Surface Design background who wants to develop specialist CMF experience within a materials company. We are looking for someone with:
- A strong eye for colour, texture, and material quality
- Understanding of CMF principles and how finish decisions affect product perception
- Ability to communicate material and finish intent clearly through boards, swatches, and documentation
- Curiosity about manufacturing processes and how production constraints shape design decisions
- Comfortable working with physical materials as well as digital presentation tools
- Communicating with various clients across the globe
- Exceptional skills in Adobe suites, AI tools, and CAD modelling are a plus point.
- Knowledge in Excel, Google Workspace
Please attach a recent portfolio to the online application form along with your CV.
About us
EcoLattice is a design and materials brand working across Automotive, Interiors, and Wellness sectors, bringing advanced manufacturing and material thinking to spaces and products that demand better.
What will the internship offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you? E.g. skills they could learn/develop and experience they could gain.
At EcoLattice, you will contribute to live projects across materials innovation, brand communications, product development and market growth. This is a hands‑on role inside a fast‑moving, design‑led start‑up operating at the intersection of additive manufacturing, sustainability, and material development.
- Hands‑on work with Materials
- Exposure to real client and retail briefs where CMF decisions directly affect commercial outcomes
- Collaboration with the founding team, product designer, and materials lead
- Understanding of how CMF is developed and communicated within a start‑up at commercial scale
- Market analysis for product outreach and building client relationships
Disability Confident Employer
We can confirm that we are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1-3) who can welcome a wide‑range of disabled applicants within our level of training.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibility. We are committed to offering a working environment where everyone is valued and feels appreciated.
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