198213

Furniture Design

In this studio course students will develop skills in the design, development and production of furniture in one-off, batch or mass production. By gaining an understanding of the theoretical, historical and practical applications of the discipline, they will produce a project for a specific design context.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

198213

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

200-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

15

Subject

Industrial Design

Course planning information

Course notes

Elective course that aims to attract students from across the College. The course is comprised of a single furniture design-and-build project, usually focused around a topic or theme. Recent projects have explored the relationship between digital fabrication and traditional furniture design. Students will need to sit the ‘3D Workshop Safety Test’ so they can construct their designs using the equipment in the 3D workshops.

Prerequisite courses

Complete first
75 credits at 100 level including 198157 or 212157 or 213157 or 213158 or 221157 or 222157 or 222158 or 223157 or 224157 or 296157

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between furniture and users. (Graduate Profile: Connectedness - Whanaungatanga A3)
  • 2 Apply exploratory and transformative thinking to generate ideas, proposals and creative works in response to project demands. (Graduate Profile: Creativity -Toi C1)
  • 3 Competently manipulate materials, media, processes and technologies in the development and production of furniture. (Graduate Profile: Virtuosity - Mohio D1)
  • 4 Combine well-developed concepts with craft and technique to produce high quality furniture outputs. (Graduate Profile: Virtuosity - Mohio D2)
  • 5 Purposely use analytical, evaluative and synthesising iterative processes in order to transform ideas into material outcomes. (Graduate Profile: Virtuosity - Mohio D3)

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Creative compositions 1 2 3 4 5 100%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.