Furniture Design For Beginners (Online)

This intense, modern furniture design course offers you the perfect opportunity to practice the leap between ideas and three dimensional reality; you will experiment with ideation and learn how to take your concepts forward, and learn the practical and technical skills to test, model, realise and present your designs professionally. This could be the start of a journey to a successful degree application, or your own professional practice.

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Course Contents

• Introduction to the history of furniture design
• Learning the design process
• Understanding the client
• Brainstorming and research techniques
• Ideation and concept development
• Sketch modelling and presentation models
• Working with human measurement and ergonomics
• Material opportunities, constraints and making
• Technical production drawing

""The course was intensive and set us up well to complete the final designs and models. Rock created a comfortable atmosphere for us to share our work, not easy online. I have taken so much away from this course""

- Belle, former student

Course Objectives
By the end of the course you will have;

• Produced a user profile board
• Learned how to feed findings from your research into your designs
• Presented concepts to the client/developing client relations
• Developed a range of drawing techniques and technical skills>
• Learned how to communicate your designs effectively in 2D and 3D
• Produced a finsihed scaled model of your design
• Presented your finished design to the group for appraisal

Who is Furniture Design for Beginners (Online) for?
The course is perfect for new designers, students looking to improve their portfolio, or professionals wanting to revisit the basics, get a fresh perspective and learn new techniques.



About CSM Online courses
Studying online means you can experience Central Saint Martins wherever you are in the world. Additionally all courses incude;

• Live lessons with an expert
• Practical assignments
• VLE with course content
• 3 months online access
• Lesson recordings
• Personal feedback
• Forums for support
• CSM certificate upon completion

Further details about preparing for your online course, and the equipment you need, can be found here

Please note that all courses are taught in UK time. To check and compare times please click here