Undergraduate - UnitIDE2810 - Furniture 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Nick Rennie

Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of furniture design practice in Industrial Design. It outlines specific issues of the design process with particular reference to form, materials and structure. Methods of design communication and presentation are explored and applied.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

understand the diversity of materials and processes for making furniture
have increased sophistication in ergonomic analysis
understand constructional requirements and techniques
understand the development of furniture design concepts
undertake simple three-dimensional projects with regard to functional, technical, structural and aesthetic design criteria
understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio