STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR17

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Project culture

CREDITS
12

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course focuses on the development of an interior design project, aimed at deepening the understanding of meanings and values linked to public space projects, relational qualities of the space, link among space, men and objects. The integrated didactic module provides specific technical competences in the field of furniture and home accessories design.

The total credits for this course are 12, divided as follows:

• INTERIOR DESIGN 2: 8 CFA

• FURNITURE DESIGN: 4 CFA

Successful students will be able to:

INTERIOR DESIGN 2:

• Develop and manage a comprehensive interior design project

• Perfect an efficient method to design interiors

• Consider a project brief through personal judgment and question its implications

• Carry out research to create new project scenarios

• Create a persuasive visual representation of the project

FURNITURE DESIGN:

• Acquire thorough and comprehensive knowledge of materials and technologies that are used in furniture design

• Acquire methodological skills and tools to properly determine the furniture and home accessory design

INTERIOR DESIGN 2:

• Public or semi-public spaces

• Hospitality, restoration, free time spaces

• Concept, moodboards, references, inspiration

• Rendering techniques and aesthetic codes, and space visualization

FURNITURE DESIGN:

• Features, properties and performance of materials for furniture design

• Production systems for furniture and home accessories

• Design of technical and construction details

This is a theoretical/project based course. Over the course, the students will carry out didactic activities that are functional to achieving the learning goals, that in both modules may include:

• Classroom lectures

• Exercises and revisions

• Field trips

• Development of individual projects

• Individual study and research

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools for detailed study

The didactic modules that make the course will be assessed separately. The final grade will result from the weighted average of all marks.

INTERIOR DESIGN 2:

Assessment is based on the final project presentation and may include:

• Oral exam

• Complete projects

• Assessed revisions or mid-term tests

The assessment criteria consider the quality of contents, methodological consistency of the project, maturity in the acquisition of design tools and quality of the space representation.

FURNITURE DESIGN:

Assessment is based on a check of learnt skills and knowledge, and may include:

• Oral exam

• Papers

• Assessed revisions or mid-term tests

Further details on specific tests can be provided by the professors during the course. Assessment criteria include commitment, active participation and personal growth of the students over the course.

• AAVV (1972) Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, New York, MOMA.

• Bradbury, D., Powers, R. (2012) The Iconic Interior; London, Thames & Hudson.

• Norman, D. (2000) Design of Everyday Things, New York, Basic Books.

Further bibliographic recommendations may be provided by the professors during the course. A lot of the referenced material, together with other in-depth study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.