Furniture Design

SPECIAL SCHEDULE
(and 1 Sat, tba)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this studio shop course, students initiate and are guided through a hands-on design/build project based on fundamental tenets of furniture design. The course begins with a review of design fundamentals and the concept design process. Concepts are refined through additional drawings and maquette model making as preparation for completion of the final product. This class will also be open to students outside of the certificate program with experience in basic hand tool use and maintenance and working with standing machine power tools. Prerequisite: From Concept to Object: Processes for Furniture Design.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Judith Hanson is a sculptor and furniture maker and the woodshop studio manager at MassArt. She completed the cabinet and furniture program at Boston’s North Bennet Street School before pursuing studies in sculpture and mixed media at MassArt. Since 1994 she has taught woodworking classes at the North Bennet Street School and in other adult education programs.

Peter Thibeault is an industrial designer and principal at Thibeault Design, Inc. He holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and attended the Graduate Studio Program in Fine Arts at the University of Rhode Island. His awards include: 1st Annual Bronze Bean Award, Boston IDSA; Finalist: Best of Show Award, "The Glorified Goblet," Signature Gallery; Award of Excellence, "Furniture of the ‘90’s" exhibition, Houston. He has also exhibited at the DeCordova Museum.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE
(and 1 Sat, tba)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class provides students with the elements necessary to transform an idea into a project. Fusing design activities and methodologies, including aesthetic sourcing (visual, literary, emotional, and structural), drawing and modeling, students engage in design as a problem solving process. Projects emphasize the development of conceptual visualization through the exploration of two and three dimensional sketch techniques. Students capture and develop ideas using a sketchbook or folder system that will be used throughout the certificate program.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Tom Russell is assistant professor of industrial design at MassArt where he received his BFA. His collections and client work include the Fei Company, Micrion Corporation, and Industrial Sensors Incorporated. He has extensive experience in manufacturing, engineering, management, and design, both freelance and corporate.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE
(and 1 Sat, tba)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this studio shop course, students initiate and are guided through a hands-on design/build project based on fundamental tenets of furniture design. The course begins with a review of design fundamentals and the concept design process. Concepts are refined through additional drawings and maquette model making as preparation for completion of the final product. This class will also be open to students outside of the certificate program with experience in basic hand tool use and maintenance and working with standing machine power tools. Prerequisite: From Concept to Object: Processes for Furniture Design.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Judith Hanson is a sculptor and furniture maker and the woodshop studio manager at MassArt. She completed the cabinet and furniture program at Boston’s North Bennet Street School before pursuing studies in sculpture and mixed media at MassArt. Since 1994 she has taught woodworking classes at the North Bennet Street School and in other adult education programs.

Peter Thibeault is an industrial designer and principal at Thibeault Design, Inc. He holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and attended the Graduate Studio Program in Fine Arts at the University of Rhode Island. His awards include: 1st Annual Bronze Bean Award, Boston IDSA; Finalist: Best of Show Award, "The Glorified Goblet," Signature Gallery; Award of Excellence, "Furniture of the ‘90’s" exhibition, Houston. He has also exhibited at the DeCordova Museum.