Associate Degree in Design (Furniture)

RMIT University

In the award-winning Associate Degree in Design (Furniture Design), you will learn to make creative and original furniture designs with a strong grounding in design methods, manufacturing technologies and processes informed by cultural and social factors. As a student of this degree, you will work on combining real-life industry projects and design theory with a hands-on focus on production to create sustainable contemporary modern furniture products. It teaches you to investigate contemporary, cultural and environmental aspects of professional furniture design practice. You will gain the skills to explore design through real-world industry projects with highly-regarded design companies, and connect with Australian and international industry mentors who will work with you to provide feedback on the commercial viability of your design work. As a graduate, you’ll have the opportunity to compete in local and international design competitions such as London Design Week, Fringe Design, Workshopped Design Show Australia, and VIVID (Decor Design). You will utilise use a combination of manual making skills and machine technologies in the product development and construction of contemporary furniture products. You’ll gain a higher level of critical and conceptual thinking skills and develop ideas that will address issues within today’s society, including sustainable approaches to design, making, and multi-object manufacturing. In this hands-on degree where you will explore design solution and emphasis on production and craft knowledge, and a blend of topics from design, prototyping, engineering, sustainability, marketing and traditional to modern manufacturing techniques.

College of Design and Social Context

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