Furniture Design

Master’s Programme / Architecture + Design Products, Materials and Contexts

Opposite page: Detail from Master’s project ‘Light Waves’ by Sigrid Leere Kamp.

Furniture Design: Products, Materials and Contexts looks at furniture, spaces, materials and industrial product design through a critical lens with a specific focus on social, economic and environmental sustainability. The programme is driven by a focus on the environment, appreciation of people and society, care in design and consideration of the entire lifecycle of production, distribution and use.

The venerable Danish furniture and design tradition underpins the approach, informing the core of our hands-on and workshop-based learning. The focus is on the relationship of furniture and products to the outside world — both from an architectural practice perspective, where furniture, textiles and objects are part of complex spatial contexts, and from a design practice perspective, where the product itself is in focus. The multi-disciplinary approach ensures that students acquire the necessary skills and knowledge about the subject area and understand how to exchange this knowledge with other professions.

The curriculum provides students with critical skills and knowledge, including design contexts, tectonics, material tactility, design history, design methods, product development, life-cycle assessment, certifications, inclusion and diversity.

The graduates from Furniture Design: Products, Materials and Contexts are trained to take the lead in diverse project scenarios informed by contextual insight and sensitivity to human behaviour along with high levels of creativity and technical know-how. During their studies, students enjoy collaborations with multiple external partners in industrial and educational settings in Denmark and abroad.

Programme Furniture Design Head of Programme Nicolai De Gier Education Architecture / Design Degree Master (MA in Architecture / MA in Design) Duration 2 years Location Copenhagen Language English

“I love the fact that one day I am drawing sketches and the next day I am in the workshop testing my ideas and building prototypes 1:1. In the workshops we get an exceptional understanding of the materials, their qualities and limitations, and we bring this knowledge back to the drawing board. This enables us to switch between different methods in the design process.”

Student / Furniture Design