Furniture Design Level 2: Innovations & sustainability

Topic 1

• What is Smart Furniture?
•  Convertible furniture
•  Tech infused furniture
•  Case studies on the above
•  Sustainable furniture
•  Overview into materiality & design of sustainable furniture
•  Visiting faculty lecture
•  What is paper architecture

Topic 2

•  Cardboard furniture making
•  In-studio hands-on activity
•  Group activity – make 2 pieces (Chair & coffee table)
•  Load & performance testing

Topic 3

•  End user analysis -Who is your end user?
•  End user preferences & style
•  Activity- Pick an end user and present analysis
•  Materiality in furniture- part 2 -Qualities & limitations • Pricing & value engineering
•  Activity- Price estimation from manufacturer

Topic 4

•  Technical details in furniture design
•  Understanding the inner workings of furniture & joinery
•  How to make technical drawings
•  Overview into AutoCAD & SketchUp for technicalities
•  Joinery details
•  Edge details & finishes
•  Difference between cladding, lipping & wrapping
•  Parameters of a well-structured specification sheet

• In Studio- 2600 AED

No

Furniture Design Level 1,
SketchUp Level 1,
Residential Design Level 1

Computer, Scale ruler, tracing paper, graph paper, double sided tape, metal ruler, Stanley knife, scissors, glue, A4 white paper, A2 foam board

Internships and the work placement program is only in conjunction with the Professional Practice Diploma. If you would like work placements it is recommended to take the higher Diploma.