Scandinavian furniture design

Aim

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

• identify, describe and reflect on what can be considered as typically Scandinavian features in furniture design.
• reflect on causes and contexts that might have influenced and be the reason for what is considered as characteristic of Scandinavian furniture design features
• plan, make and document an independently created piece of furniture (from idea to prototype) with Scandinavian features and/or with a conceptual orientation
• reflect on differences and similarities in approaches regarding aesthetic, ethical, ecological, and economic aspects of a designer/furniture carpenter/upholsterer/artisan of Scandinavian origin as opposed to one with an origin elsewhere

Content

Machine handling, material knowledge, wood and/or textile, work methodology, making of models, making of a prototype, Scandinavian furniture studies, written essay