Fixture designLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are familiar with ergonomic principles that need to be taken into account when sizing and designing fixed furniture.

Identify the properties of different materials and finishes and their effects on the durability and comfort of fixed furniture.

You are familiar with the key structures, installation methods and fittings that ensure the functionality and usability of fixed furniture.

You are able to optimize space planning so that fixed furniture makes the most efficient and practical use of the available space.

You are able to design aesthetic and functional spaces and make appropriate material choices to meet the needs of use.

Content

How do you take into account ergonomic principles in the design of fixed furniture?

What do you need to know about the properties of different materials and finishes and their impact on the durability and comfort of fixed furniture?

What are the key structural design principles that ensure the functionality and usability of fixed furniture?

How does the choice of materials and finishes affect the aesthetics and overall impression of the furniture in the space?

Evaluation

Students can

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.

b. assess information sources critically.

c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.

d. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.

e. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.