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ICM 304 - Furniture Design II

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+2+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Şahika ÖZDEMİR

Course Objective

Furniture Design-I is the continuation of this course: The aim of this course is to provide students with the basic principles of furniture design principles, production, concept and form production, human furniture relation, functionality, structure and detail, alternative materials that make up furniture, physical, ergonomic, psychological, economic and social factors information about the process.

Course Content

Recognition of a piece of furniture design; form production, human factor, safety, robustness, harmonic conceptual approach to material and anthropometric giving, classification of furniture, furniture as a landscaping regulator, creation of furniture decoration systems in the context of interior functionality, furniture drawing methods, furniture production methods, detailing for application. Studio studies , development process of furniture design, functioning, form and structure, production techniques.

Required Resources

• New Chairs: Innovations in Design, Technology, and Materials, Mel Byars • Materials for Inspirational Design by Chris Lefteri • Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition, Kimberly Elam

Recommended Resources

• Furniture in History: 3000 B.C. 2000 A.D (2nd Edition) (Hardcover), Leslie Pina • Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time (Paperback), Frederick Litchfield (Author) • Design Meets Disability (Hardcover), Graham Pullin

Explanations

Weekly applications will be one midterm and one final exam.
1. Weekly classroom practices will be collected at the end of the course and will be given back the next week as proofread.
2. Exam dates are as if they were posted on tablature. The topics of the examinations will be announced before a reasonable time. Compensation examinations will be given for examinations that are not entered in the framework of excuses accepted according to the regulations.
3. The final exam covers the topics covered in the whole semester. The final exam day, time and place will be announced by the Deanery.

Rules

 

1. Attendance: According to the regulations, if a student does not attend 30% of the total course hours, dersten absenteeism (DZ) fails. 2. Late arrivals: The class is expected not only to arrive but to attend classes on time. Remember that 3 lessons will be counted as 1 full absence. Late arrivals are defined as follows: The lecturer will take class polling and attend class after the first 10 minutes of class 3. Getting help: It is important for your education to ask questions about the class during the class or during the class hours and to find out what time it is. We advise our students to get help if necessary. 4. Academic honesty: It is expected that you will have your own endeavors and your work in studies that will be subject to note of the course. In non-moral situations, such as plagiarism or copying, you will be subject to disciplinary action and necessary criminal sanctions as required by the relevant regulation of the IZU 5. The assessments set forth in this footnote are fixed and no extra compensation measurements for grading will be made.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Adheres to designs by easily identifying data in the research process
  2. Recognizes the materials and production techniques necessary for detailed furniture design
  3. Formal, functional, detail and technical are used throughout the process.
  4. Develop the skill of furniture design by creating a project in accordance with the concept
  5. Use basic design principles in furniture design process

Core Area Distribution

(21) Arts%50 (58) Architecture and Building%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeGroup StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15460
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment155
Practice000
Final12525

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to furniture and introduction to furniture design; Furniture project description. Living-space furniture.Reading
2Furniture development I: Furniture from the Early Ages to the Bauhaus period; Determination of the project concept and the target kit.Reading
3Furniture development I: From the Early Ages to the Bauhaus periodMobile development II: From the Bauhaus to the day-to-day furniture; Determination of suitable functions of the project for furniture Determination of the project concept and the target kit.Reading
4Designers 1: Examples from contemporary designers. Design of the space.Reading
5Furniture drawing I: Scale furniture drawing techniques Determination of the furniture to be designed according to the placeDrawings
6Drawing of furniture II: elaboration of furniture Drawing and detailing of the project.Drawings
7Furniture materials I: Wood, metal, corion, fabric, porcelain) In the project, Determination of furniture materials according to functionDrawings
8MidtermMidterm
9Informing about project presentation techniques Completion of design and technical drawingsDrawings
10Furniture drawing III: Information on painting techniques and colors to be used. Continuation of design and technical drawingsDrawings
11General information about the new project space (Dormitory) Designs according to places.Drawings
12space 2: Bedroom Determination of the needs of the space and the beginning of the design. Room 3: Children's room Detailed design and technical drawings. Designers 2: Turkish furniture and industrial designers.Drawings
13General information about furniture design and furniture materials (wood, metal, corion, fabric, porcelain) Determination of furniture material according to function.Drawings
14Models and furnishings of model and presentation deliveriesDrawings
15Models and furnishings of model and presentation deliveriesDrawings
16Final ExamFinal Exam