UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

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 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs IDN2810 or IDE2810.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task

The 2027 handbook has no page for IDN3815. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before IDN3815

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After IDN3815

No unit lists IDN3815 as a prerequisite in the 2025 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 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Single project / folioProject
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate awareness of the wide diversity of furniture types;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate knowledge of progressive ergonomic analysis;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate knowledge of the variety of production methods;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate knowledge of aspects of furniture in a wider external environmental context;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate knowledge of the development of furniture design concepts and details to meet selected design requirements;

  6. 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

Chief Examiners
Mr Ian Wong
Dr Ilya Fridman
Unit Coordinators
Dr Ilya Fridman

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for IDN3815?

You need IDN2810 or IDE2810 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is IDN3815 offered?

In 2025, IDN3815 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does IDN3815 have an exam?

No. IDN3815 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202320242025