Furniture Design Workspaces and Tools

Furniture Design students have access to a range of state-of-the-art design and production resources, including:

• an extensive wood studio with hand and power tools
• a metal shop with welding and fabrication equipment
• a metals machine shop
• an upholstery lab
• a plastics/alternative materials lab
• a finishing spray booth
• a veneer and rare woods collection
• a laser cutter, Rapid Prototype Machine (RPM) and CNC router, through the Shared Technologies Initiative
• computer lab workstations running SolidWorks, Rhino, Adobe Suite and a range of other design software

Entering sophomores are required to buy a laptop as specified by the department.