Product and Furniture Design BA(Hons): Is this course right for me?

The Product and Furniture BA(Hons) design course provides an intensive three-dimensional design education which emphasis conceptual creative thought as well as the practical knowledge and understanding of materials and manufacturing techniques.

Central to the students experience is the development of an appreciation of 'intelligent making'. The Product and Furniture Design BA(Hons) course values the practical knowledge and understanding gathered from direct experience and use of materials and technologies in context. Students are expected to develop sensitivity toward both their physical and perceived qualities as well as their potential creative, sustainable and appropriate application.

The course seeks students passionate about designing, thinking and making who wish to develop and realise design concepts that reflect the real needs and aspirations of contemporary society.

Product and Furniture Design BA(Hons) and Product Design BSc(Hons)

The Product and Furniture Design BA(Hons) and Product Design BSc(Hons) courses share a number of studio-based design modules and as such have a joint design philosophy and understanding of the role design can play in society.

Both courses are concerned not only with how the object looks or appears but also how the object functions and therefore sympathises with the needs of the user. We are jointly concerned with the development and realisation of concepts informed through research and insight gathering as well as user testing and analytical design tools.

In our design courses, we promote design that does not exist in isolation, but is in fact developed and informed through an appreciation and understanding of context. The courses encourage students to contextualise their work not only within the discrete areas of practice but also within brands.

Students are required to think strategically and demonstrate industry awareness with regard to their personal or graduate interests within the international design world. This strategic thinking is intended to underpin not only the focus for the development of individual projects within modules but also the portfolio across all levels.

The courses promote an attitude in which the students are first and foremost young designers and as such they interact and engage with the industry and profession throughout their studies.