Syllabus 2011/2012 AFON20

Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE DESIGN

AFON20

Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Main field: Architecture. Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. AFON20 overlaps following cours/es: AFO275. Optional for: A4. Course coordinator: Professor Christer Malmström,, christer.malmstrom@arkitektur.lth.se, and architect John Cramer, john.cramer@arkitektur.lth.se, Architecture. Prerequisites: At least three years approved full time education at university level (or a Bachelor degree) in architecture, or equivalent. The course might be cancelled if the number of applicants is less than 10. Assessment: Approved assignments and at least 80% attendance in lectures and classwork, at seminars, studytrips and during participants presentation of their results.

Aim
The aim of the course is to, from a holistic perspective, highlight the conditions for furniture design and production, and enable students to practice their own ability to design furniture.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

demonstrate a broader knowledge and understanding of furniture design and furniture production.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

under supervision be able to produce a prototype of a particular piece of furniture.
be able to make rapid and sufficiently accurate sketches of the interior of a room.
in sketches and models be able to present the process from concept to furniture.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

in his/her own furniture project demonstrate the ability to choose materials and construction that supports the architectural idea.
demonstrate the ability to critically assess the results of an investigation he/she has made of the characteristicsof a given space and to communicate and motive in an effective way the observations she/he has made.

Contents
The course is a specialization within the field of interior and furniture design. The course includes a basic introduction to key concepts and traditions in the design of rooms, textiles, interiors and furniture, which is reflected in the course's practical applications . The course introduces the concepts of rooms, furnishings and furniture as well as its history, mainly based on design-oriented aspects and practical exercises.

Literature
Boman, Monica. Svenska Möbler 18901990, Lund, 2003
Dahlgren, Torbjörn. Nordiska träd och träslag, Stockholm, 1996.