Bachelor's in Product and Furniture Design

Product and Furniture Design is a Bachelor program taught at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Product and Furniture Design major at Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a Bachelor of Fine Arts program focused on a methodology for creating functional objects. Students work on projects that include furniture and accessories, soft goods, and environments. The curriculum emphasizes digital modeling, rendering, and fabrication, plus hand-building and sketching, with study that connects aesthetics and ergonomics.

Learning includes research methods for market sectors, client briefs, and parameters, and it covers design viability topics such as trend, history, context, materials, ecological impact, and ergonomics. Students use two-dimensional and three-dimensional tools to develop design ideation, then produce fabrications and prototypes to show material knowledge and manufacturing feasibility. The program includes collaborative studio work with teams across MCAD majors, and students present and document their process for portfolio and/or marketing use.

Modules

• Lighting / Accessories / Housewares
• Digital Visualization and Fabrication
• Textile, Surface and Design for the Human Body
• Product Design Client Studio

The minimum requirements for admission in Product and Furniture Design at Minneapolis College of Art and Design for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Minneapolis College of Art and Design as pre-requiste for admission in Product and Furniture Design.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.mcad.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/product-and-furniture-design

• Design Consultant
• Materials Researcher
• Fixture and Lighting Designer
• Furniture Fabricator
• Interior Designer

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.