First Year Unit FSF110 Furniture Design 1
Employs projects to encourage a broad approach to the process of design. Students give equal consideration to sculptural and functional aspects and explore both form and materials in order to develop a personal direction in the design and making of furniture. They are given increasingly complex design briefs that demand a more focused application to furniture design issues. Aspects of design such as form, colour, texture, balance, structure, ergonomics, functionality, material technology and manufacturability are addressed as appropriate to the individual projects. Studio theory is covered by occasional seminars on design-related issues and concepts.
N.B. enrolment restrictions may apply
Staff tba *Hbt, int *25% *full year -5 hrs weekly (26 wks). *assess set projects.
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FSW150 Woodskills 1A
Develops both the hand and machine skills which enable students to work competently with wood and related furniture-making materials. The unit covers the use of basic tools and cabinetmaking construction techniques, and introduces wood technology. While it is not a formal corequiste, Woodskills is a complement to Furniture Design (see FSF units). Within the context of practical projects, students learn to identify Tasmanian timber species (common names), and are instructed in: (a) timber conversion, seasoning and finishing; (b) correct methods of woodmachining (including the use of wood-turning lathes); (c) the use and maintenance of hand-tools; (d) the development of skills in relation to joinery and common cabinetmaking wood joints -how to identify, set-out, apply and execute them; (e) the cultivation of a quality standard of workmanship; and (f) tasks which develop an appreciation of wood and wood products (veneer, plywood, etc.).
N.B. enrolment restrictions may apply
Staff tba *Hbt, int *25% *full year -4 hrs weekly (26 wks) *assess set projects
req Walton JA, Woodwork in Theory and Practice, 6th edn, Random House, Canberra, 1993.
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Second Year Units FSF210 Furniture Design 2
Employs projects to encourage an investigative approach to the process of design. Students explore given themes to develop a personal direction in the design and making of furniture, while extending the scale and complexity of their design skills, using various materials and giving particular emphasis to their concepts. Studio theory involves level 2 and 3 students in a weekly seminar, in which each student prepares a seminar paper related to current design theory, conceptual or practical issues. The mix of individual topics varies from year to year.
Staff Mr J Smith, and part-time staff
*Hbt, int *50% *full year -12 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSF110. *assess set projects.
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FSF250 Furniture Design 2A
Has the same broad objectives as FSF210, but involves less coursework and correspondingly reduced expectations.
Staff Mr J Smith, and part-time staff
Hbt, int *25% *full year -6 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSF110. *assess set projects.
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Second Year Unit FSW250 Woodskills 2A
Builds on FSW150 by introducing more complex aspects of cabinetmaking, including more sophisticated machine processes, safety prStudents develop expertise in the areas of sliced and sawn veneer, compound curves, vacuum pressing, laminations -sliced, sawn, tapered and/or steamed, and finishing techniques.
Staff Mr KW Perkins
Hbt, int *25% *full year -3 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSW150 *assess set projects.
req Walton JA, Woodwork in Theory and Practice, 6th edn, Random House, Canberra, 1993. ocedures and spray-finishing techniques.
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FSB275 Design Drawing
Develops drawing skills as an aid to conceptualising and documenting designs, by covering: basic freehand; observational and conceptual sketching; formal measured systems of perspective and orthographic projection to Australian standards; use of drawing instruments and graphic aids (letraset, letratone etc); preparation of finished ink tracings for plan-printing processes; some design problem-solving in association with specific drafting projects; and a basic introduction to the principles of computer-aided design. Students's work will be assessed by an examination panel (Furniture Design staff plus one other academic staff member) at end of semester 2.
N.B. enrolment restrictions may apply
Hbt, int *12.5% *sem 1 -3 hrs weekly (14 wks) *assess set projects and work, assessed on the extent to which the submitted work demonstrates the skill and execution of given projects as applied to design concepts.
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Third Year Units FSF310 Furniture Design 3
Develops students' furniture design and making skills, enabling them to produce furniture to a high creative standard. Students are encouraged to make their own interpretation of set projects to express contemporary values related to design issues, and to develop a personal direction in design, with a view to making it possible for them to be self-employed designer-makers. Some projects may focus on design issues in relation to industrial volume production.
Staff Mr J Smith, Mr KW Perkins and part-time staff
Hbt, int *50% *full year -12 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSF210, or FSF250 (DN). *assess set projects.
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FSF350 Furniture Design 3A
Enables students, in consultation with lecturers, to determine design briefs which will help them to develop individual ideas and to work towards forming a personal design approach. Studio theory involves a weekly seminar on aspects of current design theory and practice.
Staff Mr J Smith, Mr KW Perkins and part-time staff
Hbt, int *25% ¥full year -7 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSF250 or FSF210. *assess set projects.
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