Furniture Design for Beginners

An intense and fast paced course combining conceptual and practical skills in furniture design and model making. Packed with specialist knowledge, it will tap into your creativity, encouraging you to experiment with ideas for your designs. It will also give you a useful insight into some practical aspects of design such as batch production, technical restraint and ergonomics.

You will get a comprehensive overview of key areas of current professional furniture design practice. Plus, as well as working in a studio, you will be able to make extensive use of Central Saint Martins' workshops with the support of specialist skilled technicians.

Topics covered include:

• researching and understanding the client's needs
• originating new ideas and developing concepts in 2D and 3D
  
• model making, drawing and sketching
• experimenting with wood, wire, metal and plastics
• testing your ideas in scale and 1:1
• presenting your final design in a 3D presentation model

This course offers you the perfect balance between conceptual design processes and the practical tools to transform your ideas into three dimensional reality.

Who should take this course?

• Beginners with an interest in furniture design.

• Graduate and practicing designers wishing to explore this specific area in more depth.

• Some previous students have used this course as a starting point for further studies in product and furniture design.

Level: Although it is better suited to beginners, all levels of previous experience are welcome.

Entry requirements: A good understanding of spoken English.

Follow-up courses

On completion of this course you can progress to the following more advanced programmes, all run by the same tutor:

Furniture Design - Intermediate - Ideation to Design Development

Furniture Design - Intermediate - Market Niche to Design Opportunity

Furniture Design - Intermediate - Materials, Design Development and Model Making

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older