Decordia

17th – 21st November 2025

This week was really full on, we were working long days and finishing late, but it was good to get straight in to it 

We were working between the ice bar and the warm bar, 

The ice bar was really exciting to be working in as the ice was being put in and built while we were working which was really interesting to see. However it was -12° so it was very difficult to work in, we just had to keep having breaks outside to warm up and kept having warm drinks.

But it was really fun doing the dressings on The inside of the bar, I really enjoyed how we were working, as we got a briefing at the start of the day, had a look at the drawings and plans and then were left to it. This made me feel really good as it showed she trusted my eye on working on her designs. 

The warm bar was pretty hectic as there were many people working on it to, having lighting designers, electricians, carpet fitters, carpenters, and then people getting trained on the bar. It was a lot! And is trying to make everywhere look beautiful was really hard, especially when there wasn’t anyone in charge of what was going on so my boss ended up organising it, which isn’t her job, but purely just so we could get what we needed done. It was very interesting meeting new people but I also saw how people kept them selves to themselves and wouldn’t help if you asked which to me is very strange, but apparently that’s what it can be like in “this industry”. However I never want to be like that, and my boss just kept saying to me, kill time with kindness 

Throughout this week everyone working for decordia would go for drinks and explore Edinburgh which I really enjoyed, it made me feel like these weren’t just colleges they are now my friends. They almost took me under the were wing, telling how the industry is, and what to look out for, also giving me loads of other contacts for new placements to which I found very kind. It was honestly one of the best weeks, I meant some really cool people and couldn’t believe what I was doing was someone’s jobs