FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Industrial Design
FFD 301 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Furniture Design
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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FFD 301
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Fall
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0
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4
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2
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5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Application: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The content of this course aims at providing the students with an in depth knowledge of the field of furniture design and the important interplay between user, space and product in a contemporary context. The students are informed about current design trends and work on design scenarios considering substantial emotional, expressive and sensorial values. The course aim to provide the students on technical and constructive skills useful to deal with furniture design related problems. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This class is based on a hierarchy of design process learning skills, which build on each other: knowledge; comprehension; application; analysis; synthesis; and evaluation. These skills will be developed in class discussions and should be evident in the research reports and Project submissions at the end of the class. The course will be structured with two main exercises that will guide the students to the production of a working prototype. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to the Course & Introduction to Furniture Design | Inclass Work Session: Form groups & assign tasks, choose Purpose & Function | Bring personal computers to class |
2 | LECTURE SESSION 01: Introduction to Furniture Production Methods | LECTURE SESSION 02: Group Identity design, Design inspiration (mood board) & ideation process | Inclass Work Session: Prepare design mood board & ideation sketching | Announcement of HW01 | Sketching materials, computer |
3 | LECTURE SESSION 03: Materials: Old & New Ways of Material Manipulation (heat, beat & treat to grown materials) | LECTURE SESSION 04: Technical Drawing & Representation | Announcement of HW02: Product Design Proposal Board | Sketching materials, Computer, Homework 01 |
4 | Inclass Work Session: Finalize Form (Case, Skeletal, Upholstered) & Product sketching with technical details | Announcement of HW03: Material Proposal Board & Technical Drawing | Sketching materials, Computer, Homework 02 |
5 | LECTURE SESSION 05: Model Making Fundamentals: Scaled Models, Materials & Finishings to Real Size Models & Prototypes | Inclass Work Session: Finalize Materials & Technical Drawing | Announcement of HW04: Production BluePrint (Final Technical Drawing & Gantt Chart for Production Schedule) | Sketching materials, Computer, Homework 03 |
6 | Inclass Work Session: Scaled Model Making | Model making materials, Computer, Homework 04 |
7 | Inclass Work Session: Full size Detail Model Making | Model making materials |
8 | Inclass Work Session: Full size Detail Model Making cont. | Model making materials |
9 | Inclass Work Session: Full size Detail Model Making cont. | Model making materials |
10 | LECTURE SESSION 06: Product Photography in Studio Setting | LECTURE SESSION 07: Exhibition Design: Digital, Print & Physical Media Representations for Furniture Design | Announcement of HW05: 3D Photorealistic Product Placement | Computer |
11 | Inclass Work Session: Full size Model Making cont. | Announcement of HW06: Outdoor Photography: Take an existing furniture item and photograph it in an outdoor environment. | Model making materials, Computer, Homework 05 |
12 | Inclass Work Session: Full size Model Making cont. 1/5 Scaled Models of Product Family with Material Finish | Announcement of HW07: FINAL Full size Model Studio Photo & physical exhibition proposal file | Model making materials, Computer, Homework 06 |
13 | Inclass Work Session: Poster, catalog design, physical exhibition proposal | Model making materials, Computer, Homework 07 |
14 | Project Submission 1: FINAL Poster, Catalog & Technical Drawing (hard & soft copy) | |
15 | Project Submission 2: FINAL 1/1 Scaled Model & 1/5 Scaled Model of the whole family of furniture | |
16 | Exhibition Set-up |
Course Notes/Textbooks | John F. Pile (1990) Furniture, modern + postmodern Edward Lucie-Smith (1970) Furniture: a concise history Andrew H. Dent & Leslie Sher (2014) Material Innovation: Product Design
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Suggested Readings/Materials | • New Chairs: Innovations in Design, Technology, and Materials, Mel Byars • Materials for Inspirational Design by Chris Lefteri • Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition, Kimberly Elam • The Making of Design: From the First Model to the Final Product (Paperback), Gerrit Terstiege |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application |
1
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40
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Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
7
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35
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
2
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15
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
10
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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1
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16
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Study Hours Out of Class |
9
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4
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36
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
7
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2
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14
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
2
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3
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6
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
0
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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