IDE664 : Furniture innovation design II / College of Creative Arts

As a final year semester course, the module will be self-directed. The lecturer appears here as a facilitator to guide students design direction. Study groups will be formed to collect and share data and research findings. From the ‘chosen self-interest project’ on furniture, a broader aspect of creativity and problem solving will be explored through creative design process. The development will involve both, the theory and practice parts. The understanding on research technique and related issues will be carried out from previous semester progress and become the focal attention in ensuring the student competency in integrating the creative project intention, problem identification and outcomes expectation. This course aims to prepare students in developing their understanding on Furniture Research and Development exercise. This course will give students capability to apply their knowledge in research methodology to understand the needs of user in terms of furniture performance, usability, manufacture and aesthetic concept development. The information obtained from the research will be analyzed by students to strengthen up the new furniture concept compared to the current furniture market trend. This course is designed to educate students about the process of developing, analyzing and making a decision on innovative proposals and ideas via the creative design solution.