STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR17

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course gives the students the opportunity to design new small-size products, related to the field of furniture and housewares.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 6 CFA credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Identify the different types of objects and furnishing accessories

• Develop a project from concept to prototyping

• All themes in this course revolve around the home environment: small decorative objects and furnishing accessories

• Development of new ideas for new products, following a specific brief

• Materials and technologies for the development of the project

This is a theoretical/project based course.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Oral exams

• Completion of comprehensive projects

• Submission of exercises, projects or research works

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.