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OF STUDIO FURNITURE INDES 352 Instructor Ross DESIGN AND “FABRICATION” OF STUDIO FURNITURE INDES 352 Instructor Ross Day 360.697.0185 [email protected] Prerequisites: Indes 350,351, Art 108,112 Text: None required. However, see the Reference Books and Resources lists to assist you to inspire and develop your design skills and project. Drawing Supplies: 4x6 blank white index cards 8.5 x 11 paper (white office paper is fine) Your other drawing supplies: Flimsy, markers, colored pens, pencils etc. Project Supplies: Will vary according to individual project. Course Outline This course is geared to you, the Interior Designer, as opposed to the person who desires to be a professional maker of furniture. Therefore it is more design oriented than technical in nature. Though these are not exclusive to each other, the Course is designed within the short amount of time we have to give you general information about the characteristics and properties of wood as a material, simplified joinery, shop machine and tool use, and specific information and techniques about the furniture design process itself. The Project will allow you great individual design and creative freedom within the time constraints of this 1 quarter studio course. The objective is to give you some practical ‘hands on’ experience in the workshop environment, and the experience of completely working through a project utilizing a specific design process, analyzing and doing the construction process, while identifying and solving design and construction issues on the way to completing the finished piece. The course content will comprise 5 areas: -Lectures and demonstrations. -4 “quick” black and white sketching assignments. -4 color drawing assignments. -Project design and design presentation to the class. -Screen or small table project. Course Outcomes Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: -Both sketch and draw with the ability to express the essence of various furniture forms. -Produce original drawings extracting the major features and salient design points of well known 20th century furniture styles, and do a written critique of said drawings using effective communication skills. -Follow a specific furniture design process utilizing rough sketching, scale drawings, mock ups, working drawings, and cut lists. -Present an individually designed piece of furniture in oral, visual, and written form to a live audience, also justify and defend the selection criteria (design details, material(s), and finish) of the design. -Construct the individual piece of furniture following the outlined design process, applying effective, sound joinery and construction techniques. -When the piece is complete, assess and analyze the material selection and construction process, recommending any future modifications or improvements. Evaluation & Grading: -Sketching and drawing assignments/Class Participation (including attendance, effort, and aptitude) 25% -Design Process (design concept and drawing, design presentation, work in progress) 25% -Final Project (cohesiveness and consistency with style source, materials/finish, 50% technique/construction, imagination/creativity, overall strength of project). Your assignments must be complete and submitted on time. A grade per day penalty will be applied to late work. An ‘Incomplete’ grade will only be allowed in emergency circumstances (hospitalization, physician documented illness, etc.). Anyone else dropping the course beyond the time allowed by the college will receive a failing grade and will have to repeat the course at a future time. This is to save everyone wasted time and effort. This is s studio course, and therefore very time and labor intensive. Please be realistic about your class scheduling. Specific Assignments Quick Sketches in Black Pen There are 4 sketching assignments you will do on your own time. For each assignment you will produce 6 freehand sketches. The format will be perspective sketching in black ink on 4 x 6 blank white index cards. A black rolling ball pen is ideal for this. You should spend no more than 5 minutes on each of the 6 sketches. These are exercises to develop functional quick sketching skills through line drawing, shade & shadow, indication of materials, etc. The object of these sketch assignments is multifold. -To expose you to various furniture styles, locations, and resources. -Seeing and the ability to draw what you see is critical to designing and communicating with a colleague or client. -To develop your skill in producing quick drawings, to interpret and express the essence of the object form. Quick Sketch Schedule DUE Subject: Furniture in Your Own Home. Line drawing only; no shade or shadow. DUE Subject: Contract and Architect Designed Furniture. Location: Ligne Roset 55 University St. Seattle 206.341.9990, or Design Within Reach (DWR) 126 Central Way Kirkland 425.828.0280 (DWR also has Seattle location). Sketch furniture of your choice. Line drawing and also indicate materials used in each piece. DUE Subject: Period Furniture (antiques). Location: Your choice. Concentrate on details – hardware, carving, connections/, joinery, etc. These are sketches of closes-up views. DUE Subject: Studio Furniture and ‘Art’ Furniture. Location: Northwest Fine Woodworking 101 S. Jackson St. Seattle 206.625.0542 . Sketch furniture of your choice defining materials used, as well as some simple shade and shadow technique. ** Please use proper protocol when doing any outside sketching. Always introduce yourself and ask for permission to sketch. Also try to stay out of the way so customers can move around easily. Color Drawings In each of the first 4 weeks you will also be utilizing color drawing sessions to explore well-known 20th century furniture styles to give you design exposure to these styles as well as possibly giving you ideas to incorporate into your own project design. These can be either freehand or hard line drawings in perspective format using any medium you desire within on 8.5 x 11 paper (white office paper is fine). I encourage all these to be hand drawn, but if you wish up to 50% maximum may be done by computer. For color; colored pencils, markers, watercolor, etc. it’s your choice. Turn in 1 idea of a screen or table per each style due that particular week. There is no time limit on these drawings. Don’t kill yourself; just make them clean and nice with the objective of expressing the major features of the particular style you are drawing. All drawings are to be your ideas. No copies permitted. Color Drawing Schedule DUE Subject: Macintosh and Memphis. Macintosh: geometric patterning/use of positive and negative space to reinforce that patterning/decorative panels/painted black or white/strong vertical or horizontal emphasis both linear and curved. Memphis: bright colors/bold patterns/often asymmetrical/eccentric/challenge to mainstream design/industrial materials: p.lam, metal, paint, plastics. DUE Subject: Craftsman (Arts and Crafts) and Shaker. Craftsman: idealist/rejection of mass production/’honest’ craftsmanship/exposed joinery/simple, utilitarian/ Linear/local materials and craftspeople/oak, mahogany. Shaker: linear but softened with lathe turned parts/practical, efficient, ultimately functional/light/simple, unornamented/informal/maple, cherry, sometimes painted. DUE Subject: Art Nouveau and Art Deco (Art Moderne, Jazz Modern). Art Nouveau: curvilinear, open/organic images inspired by nature/asymmetrical/labor intense with carving etc. Art Deco: highly stylized, classical/ornamented/fine craftsmanship/bold forms/polished, rare and exotic materials. DUE Subject: Eastern (pick one Eastern style), and Scandinavian. Chinese: conservative, traditional/classical lines/interlocking joinery/ornamented; carving and painting. Japanese: understated/clean, simple lines/portable/fine joinery/hardware (tansu). Korean: mix of Chinese (traditionally) and Japanese (more currently: tansus, etc). Egyptian: the earliest furniture/classical architectural forms mixed with animal forms (feet, etc.)/ornamented. Scandinavian: modern, understated/clean, simple lines/fine craftsmanship/natural materials. Color Drawing Critique Analyze and evaluate each object drawing you compose. Do a short (100 words or less) critical assessment of the merits, strengths, and weaknesses, of each style you are interpreting. Make these your interpretations, they don’t have to “go by the book.” Turn in these individual critiques along with each assignment due that particular week. Screen or Small Table Project Furniture, in any given style, is distinguished by particular characteristics of line, structure, materials, and “feel” typical of that style. Use your own reference materials to develop and synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the “salient points” of those characteristics, which describe the particular style you want to infuse into your project. The design process begins with brainstorming: rough concept sketches and ideas, proceeding to develop and become clarified through more refined sketches, 1/8 scale hard line drawings, mock – ups, etc., culminating with a final design presentation, full scale working drawings, and cutting list to execute your project. Size: Table: small end table or coffee table size. Screen: 6 ft. in height max, width proportional to height. Note: We must keep things to a manageable scale as our shop is small, and you must finish this project within 7 weeks. In our time frame smaller is better. Materials: Wood, in solid and/or sheet good form, is usually the primary material. However, other materials may be used in a supporting
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