PDES4322

This course introduces the process of designing furniture and/or furnishings as a functional and aesthetic product through an integrated approach to design, production, and user experience. Students will develop an understanding of how form, ergonomics, materials, manufacturing, and sustainability intersect in contemporary furniture design. Projects will focus on small- to mid-scale furniture products that allow students to explore structure, assembly, and brand identity. Students will apply a design process including user/market research, ideation, lo-fi prototyping, user testing, CAD modeling, DFM, and iteration to ultimately design and fabricate a looks-like and works-like prototype of a marketable product concept.

012217

Every Fall & Spring