Open Call | Fall Internship at the UTokyo DLX Design Lab

Polonsky Department of Industrial Design and Master's Program in Industrial Design at Bezalel and the UTokyo DLX Design Lab are inviting students for an 8-10 weeks internship in Tokyo. Successful candidates will join design research teams at UTokyo Kashiwa and Komaba campuses and participate in developing selected projects as listed here: Projects List.

Internship Period:
August - October 2025

How to apply:

• Submit the following information via link:
• Name, email, Department, Year of Studies.
• A motivation letter (PDF) - a short text (300 words max) describing your “Dream Role” in a project of your choice from this list and why you’re a good fit for it.
• Portfolio + CV - a link or PDF.
• Contact person for recommendations (professor, tutor or supervisor).

Who are we looking for? Apply if you’re:

• An Industrial Design Student at Bezalel (3rd year B.Des, 1st year M.Des).
• Hardworking, curious about Design × Science collaborations, creative and tech-head.
• Fluent in English.
• Skilful in one or more of the following:
  - 3D CAD modelling and physical model making
  - Coding
  - Physical computing
  - Electrical engineering
  - UI/UX Design

Please indicate if you have additional skills or experience in other fields.

Key Dates:

• Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 20th, 2025 - EOD
• Interviews with UTokyo DLX Design Lab staff: Late April - Early May

Additional Info:

• Travel and accommodation fees are to be covered by the interns
• An Internship stipend (Amount TBD) will be paid by the institutions for 2-3 interns

Questions:
Nitsan Debbi, Head of the Department of Industrial Design | nitsan@bezalel.ac.il
Prof. Ory Bartal, Head of the Master's Program in Industrial Design | orybartal@bezalel.ac.il
Taryn Gilot, Coordinator of the Master's Program in Industrial Design | idmaster@bezalel.ac.il
Yuri Klebanov, DLX Design Lab, Tokyo | yuri@designlab.ac

DLX Design Lab Website