IDE3815 Furniture design 2
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
IDE3815 Furniture design 2 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs IDE2810 and OHS1000.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before IDE3815
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After IDE3815
No unit lists IDE3815 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
You are encouraged to develop a greater understanding of furniture design and methods of production. Topics cover aspects of ergonomics, production processes in a variety of materials and the aesthetic aspects of furniture. Further sophistication in the demands of users. Furniture as components of exterior environments, and larger modules such as office spatial requirements. Studio project work is undertaken involving the development of furniture designs to meet particular technical and cultural requirements.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate awareness of the wide diversity of furniture types;
- 2
Demonstrate knowledge of progressive ergonomic analysis;
- 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the variety of production methods;
- 4
Demonstrate knowledge of aspects of furniture in a wider external environmental context;
- 5
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of furniture design concepts and details to meet selected design requirements;
- 6
Demonstrate understanding of the holistic integration of technical, aesthetic, and symbolic factors in your designs;
- 7
Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Rowan Page
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Nicholas Found