Furniture Design for Manufacture

Course aim

To further develop students’ knowledge and creative design skills for the design of furniture intended for construction and manufacture.

Course content

The students will develop knowledge of a range of traditional and contemporary materials and processes and how these are applied in the design of furniture intended for commercial manufacture. The students will use the design skills to produce furniture pieces that demonstrate the integration of materials and processes into design development and implementation.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of first year Architecture or Design

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	1 hour x 10 days
Workshop	3 hours x 10 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major Project, Report on Designer/Design, Short Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.