Bachelor thesis – Textile Engineering – IKEA of Sweden
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Hej thesis student
Do you want to furnish the future to make room for everyone
With us you can feel at home at work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors embrace mistakes and grow from them. As our thesis student youll have many opportunities to try things youve never done before.
We are now looking fortwostudentswho want to write theirBachelorthesis at IKEA of Sweden (a part of Inter IKEA Group) fromthe 30thof Marchtothe 7thof June2026. Your key assignment is to investigate dimension stability after washing focusing on natural fiber materials.
Your new assignment
IKEA has committed to making life at home for our customers easy by offering home furnishing products and accessories at a price many can afford. We do this by sticking to our well tried tested and proven Democratic Design Principles. The five dimensions of Democratic Design are sustainability quality low price form and function: none on of which are negotiable.
When it comes to the function of our curtains we see that not all our customers are satisfied due to the length changes during their lifetime due to shrinking. Your task will be to investigate how domestic washing affects the shrinkage on curtains made from cellulosic fibers such as cotton jute lyocell etc. The aim is to understand what parameters affect shrinkage and how we can advise our customers to maintain the curtains to prevent or minimize the shrinkage.
The deliverables are:
Insight on how different cellulosic fibres behave after 1 3 5 10 washes.
Insight on how parameters such as temperature construction yarns (virgin and recycled) impact the shrinkage.
Insight on how shrinkage can be prevented or minimized during use.
Insight of customer behavior around the use of curtains.
An end report written in English and presented to the development team.
What wed like you to bring to the table
We think that you:
Are studying textile engineering.
Are curious and self-driven.
Like to work in international and diverse teams.
Are fluent in English.
More information
Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day we strive to develop produce and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With us you contribute to building a democratic brand and workplace that has a positive impact on both the planet and peoples lives.
This assignment belongs to Product Engineering department in the Range Area Home Textiles and Rugs. The work will partly be carried out on location in Älmhult and can partly be done remotely. Therefore you have to be able to travel to Älmhult several days a week/or month depending on the assignment need.
Please note: To apply for this thesis assignment you have to be enrolled in a thesis course at university level at a Swedish University.
We welcome your application
Get ready to assemble something new! We look forward to receiving your application by the 8th of February. Please submit both your CV and motivation letter in English. We will start reviewing applications as they come in so dont wait to apply!
In case you are two students wishing to write this thesis together we ask you to please submit one application each and clearly state the other persons name your wish to collaborate with.
At IKEA we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the welcome no matter where you come from what you believe or what you look like. We dont even care how you have furnished your home. Were interested in you simply because youre believe that peoples different perspectives backgrounds and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs.
If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process just let us know.
For any questions about the role please contact . If you have any questionsregardingthe recruitment process please contact.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Intern
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