Furniture and Product Design BA (Hons) engenders a creative, analytical and skilful approach to the designing and making of products and furniture.
Formerly known as '3D Design', this course allows you to join a
community of staff and students eager to explore the potential for beauty,
usefulness and meaning in contemporary material culture. You will develop both
the technical skills required of a designer, and the critical thinking skills necessary
to understand design’s role in the social, economic and environmental context
of today.
Your Learning Experience
Our creative approach
puts three-dimensional prototyping at the heart of the design process. You will
be taught how to use the tools and techniques of workshops, computer labs and
studio spaces to develop and evaluate designs in three-dimensions. You will gain
a sophisticated understanding of how to work with materials, by
sensitively incorporating their properties into your work. And you will be challenged to think carefully
about the valuable role your furniture and products should play in people’s
lives.
The Furniture and Product Design course vision is
to create the most able graduates—people who understand both how and why to
make things, and are ready to make meaningful contributions to professional
design practice.
Why choose Northumbria to study Furniture and Product Design?
Top Department: Northumbria is ranked 6th in the UK for Product Design studies (Guardian University League Table, 2024).
Super Satisfaction: This course has a 90% student satisfaction rate and 93% of students studying Design believed they had chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth (NSS, 2023).
Excellent Careers Prospects: Product Design at Northumbria is ranked 6th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Guardian University Guide, 2024). This is because 87% of our graduates are in highly skilled employment or further study 15 months after graduation.
Research Power: Art and Design at Northumbria is ranked 4th in the UK for research power (REF, 2021). This is a rise of 6 places compared to 2014.
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