Product and Furniture Design develops your ability to think creatively across the boundaries of product and furniture design. The curriculum encourages you to make a bold challenges to convention by developing innovative design solutions. You will study the functional and market-led requirements of product and furniture design, including ergonomics, aesthetics and usability. Specific areas include visual language, branding, user-centred design, Computer Aided Design, sustainability and the ... READ MORE

Product and Furniture Design develops your ability to think creatively across the boundaries of product and furniture design. The curriculum encourages you to make a bold challenges to convention by developing innovative design solutions. You will study the functional and market-led requirements of product and furniture design, including ergonomics, aesthetics and usability. Specific areas include visual language, branding, user-centred design, Computer Aided Design, sustainability and the development of socially-conscious products that, through technical specification, reduce waste and conserve energy.• **Create products and furniture**that meet the requirements of the modern consumer• **Professionally active department**where you will study with academic staff involved in commercial projects with companies such as Berghaus, BAA Furniture & Interiors, and Adidas• **DMU is in the Top 3**for producing the 'most employable degree level product or industrial design graduates' in the UK, by the BIDA Design School Survey 2017• **Hugely successful graduates**are employed by world-leading companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Mamas & Papas, Sixteen3 and Vax• **100% of our Product and Furniture**graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating, according to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17 report• **Professional Accreditation**The course has achieved Accreditation (MIED) from the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)• **Gain professional experience**with an optional year of placement or an opportunity to study at a European design school• **Specialise in the third year**through your developed project skills learnt in the first two years of study• **International opportunity**through #DMUglobal where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience• **The new Vijay Patel building**has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of our art and design courses • **Core workshop materials available at no cost**to our students along with some programme-specific workshop materials • **Cash awards of £150, £200 and £300**for students in years one, two and three respectively, towards materials and specialist printing**Awards are available to students undertaking full-time study and pro-rata for part-time students. Students on placement and therefore not incurring such costs are not eligible for financial assistance.