Furniture Design
- HER-Q 241 Beginning Furniture Design I (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program or permission of instructor. Beginning Furniture Design concentrates on the concept of art furniture through the design and building of functional objects. Furniture design focuses on both historical reference and contemporary theory. Works created in the courses range from utilitarian to non-utilitarian furniture forms. Students are introduced to wood as a material, its preparation, and furniture construction, including basic joinery, forming, shaping, and finishing techniques. Students learn to start from a working drawing, build a model, and construct a finished piece. Beginning projects generally focus on table and bench forms.
- HER-Q 242 Furniture Design II (3 cr.) P: HER-Q241
Course develops students' artistic voices through the art of furniture or furniture-like sculpture. Wood and woodworking are supported as options for medium, or other materials that support a student's artistic vision.
- HER-Q 341 Furniture Design III (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 242
Intermediate furniture design concentrates on furniture as an art form as well its applications to everyday use by considering both formal and conceptual concerns, and historical and contemporary artists in the field. Advanced construction techniques and moving parts are taught. Alternative materials are encouraged.
- HER-Q 342 Furniture Design IV (3 cr.) P: HER-Q341
This course is an introduction to advanced ideas, techniques, and craft of designing furniture. We will study the practice of the individual designer/maker and the field of contemporary studio art furniture. This course cultivates advanced understanding of the versatile material of wood and other materials for furniture and object making.
- HER-Q 441 Advanced Furniture Design V (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 341 and HER-Q 342. Advanced Furniture Design offers the student an opportunity to define himself/herself as an artist in the field. Individual design aesthetic is emphasized. Complex furniture forms and advanced techniques are applied to each student's expertise.
