Furniture Design
The Furniture Design program aims to develop students' perceptual and physical skills needed to design and make furniture of a high, creative standard. Students are encouraged to interpret set projects in order to give expression to their understanding of contemporary design values, and to develop a personal direction in design, which will enable them to become self-employed designer-makers. Students wishing to study Furniture Design are urged also to study Woodskills and Design Drawing, preferably concurrently, as these subjects provide an important skills base which is directly applicable to the major subject. Students learn: to research and explore a theme through sketch design development; to produce scale models, working drawings and mock-ups based on sketches; and to make fully resolved, full-scale working prototypes.
WoodSkills
Woodskills aims to develop both the hand and machine skills which enable students to work competently with wood and related furniture-making materials. The program covers the use of basic tools and cabinetmaking construction techniques, and introduces wood technology. While it is not a formal corequisite, Woodskills is a complement to Furniture Design.
Design Drawing is a unit within Furniture Design.
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For more information contact: Mr. John Smith, (03) 6226 4328, J.Smith@utas.edu.au
Handbook information on Furniture Design