Carley Ferrara

Critic

Carley Ferrara is the owner and lead craftsperson of Iron Mountain Forge & Furniture. Her practice combines woodworking, steel fabrication and blacksmithing. She has 16 years of experience in woodworking and nine years of experience in steel fabrication and blacksmithing and has studied with many amazing craftspeople. She prides herself on her attention to detail.

Ferrara earned a BFA in interior design from Miami University of Ohio, with a dual concentration in furniture making and business. She later received her MFA in Furniture Design from RISD and has since designed and built custom pieces for clients around the world. In 2015, she was one of six designers to compete on the first season of Ellen’s Design Challenge on HGTV.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

ID 2451-04 - METAL I
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2451-04

METAL I

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Carley Ferrara Location(s): Industrial Design Building, Room 200 Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course gives the student a hands-on opportunity to develop design skills through the interaction with industrial materials that have strictly defined properties. Experimenting with these materials and the processes by which they are manipulated and formed promotes innovative thinking, problem solving and idea development. Students will achieve a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening their technical skill base.

Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design

Spring 2024 Courses

ID 2451-01 - METAL I
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2451-01

METAL I

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Carley Ferrara Location(s): Industrial Design Building, Room 200 Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course gives the student a hands-on opportunity to develop design skills through the interaction with industrial materials that have strictly defined properties. Experimenting with these materials and the processes by which they are manipulated and formed promotes innovative thinking, problem solving and idea development. Students will achieve a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening their technical skill base.

Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design