Furniture Design Courses
FD 2591-01
FURNITURE DESIGN DEGREE PROJECT SEMINAR
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is the second half of the Furniture Design Senior Seminar begun in the fall semester. This seminar is a forum for discussion, research and writing that is coordinated with the parallel studio course and is intended to help seniors develop a theoretical and intellectual framework for their Degree Projects. The primary deliverable is the Degree Project Report. The seminar format will encourage the content to be student driven, based on their studio work and responsive to changing contemporary concerns. There will be assigned weekly readings including student selected texts and related short writing assignments to guide the discourse along with regular presentations of students' research and studio processes to guide the development of the longer writing that will constitute the Degree Project Report. The primary objective of the course is to provide a structured experience for seniors to develop coordinated skills in research and writing in a practice-based discipline. The underlying purpose of the course is to engage students in critical discourse regarding design thinking and new perspectives on design practice so that each student can communicate an informed and original point of view on their own creative practice. This seminar is intended to increase exposure to design theory and provide students with skills necessary to articulate an effective intellectual basis for their studio practice through writing, research and making.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Furniture Design
FD 2591-02
FURNITURE DESIGN DEGREE PROJECT SEMINAR
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is the second half of the Furniture Design Senior Seminar begun in the fall semester. This seminar is a forum for discussion, research and writing that is coordinated with the parallel studio course and is intended to help seniors develop a theoretical and intellectual framework for their Degree Projects. The primary deliverable is the Degree Project Report. The seminar format will encourage the content to be student driven, based on their studio work and responsive to changing contemporary concerns. There will be assigned weekly readings including student selected texts and related short writing assignments to guide the discourse along with regular presentations of students' research and studio processes to guide the development of the longer writing that will constitute the Degree Project Report. The primary objective of the course is to provide a structured experience for seniors to develop coordinated skills in research and writing in a practice-based discipline. The underlying purpose of the course is to engage students in critical discourse regarding design thinking and new perspectives on design practice so that each student can communicate an informed and original point of view on their own creative practice. This seminar is intended to increase exposure to design theory and provide students with skills necessary to articulate an effective intellectual basis for their studio practice through writing, research and making.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Furniture Design
FD W502-101
INTRODUCTION TO FURNITURE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course will be an introduction to the skills and techniques for furniture design. The primary focus will be on developing innovative concepts through drawing and model-making. Exercises in sketching, model-making and various design strategies will aid in developing an understanding of materials and processes. Through a series of informative presentations, lectures, and short project assignments, students will explore the relationships between concepts, techniques and objects.
Elective
FD W502-102
INTRODUCTION TO FURNITURE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course will be an introduction to the skills and techniques for furniture design. The primary focus will be on developing innovative concepts through drawing and model-making. Exercises in sketching, model-making and various design strategies will aid in developing an understanding of materials and processes. Through a series of informative presentations, lectures, and short project assignments, students will explore the relationships between concepts, techniques and objects.
Elective
LAEL 1026-01
HISTORY OF FURNITURE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is an introductory survey of the history of furniture. An emphasis is placed on developing a methodology for understanding historical context and transferable critical thinking through furniture. The fundamental methodology presents furniture design as an expression of interdependent relationships involving technology, identity and culture. The course will include lectures, sketching, writing, discussion and exams as well as learning from direct observation of objects including many in the RISD Museum.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Furniture Design