IDN3815 Furniture design 2
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
IDN3815 Furniture design 2 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs IDN2810 or IDE2810.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before IDN3815
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After IDN3815
No unit lists IDN3815 as a prerequisite in the 2024 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 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second 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.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Marinos Drakopoulos
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Nyein Aung