DESIGN AND “FABRICATION” OF STUDIO FURNITURE - INDES 352

Oct 29, 2026

Course INDES 352 focuses on studio furniture design, using a structured furniture design process from rough sketching and scale drawings to mockups, working drawings, and cut lists. Students complete black-and-white quick sketch assignments, color drawing sessions exploring 20th century furniture styles, and a screen or small table studio project. Evaluation emphasizes sketching and participation, design process and presentation, and final project construction quality, cohesiveness with the chosen style source, and creativity. Late work faces penalties; incomplete grades are limited to emergency circumstances.

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Reading Time20 min

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Course Outline

Course Outcomes

Evaluation & Grading

Specific Assignments

Quick Sketches in Black Pen

Quick Sketch Schedule

Color Drawings

DESIGN AND “FABRICATION” OF STUDIO FURNITURE INDES 352 Instructor Ross Day 360.697.0185 [rorjrday@embarqmail.com](rorjrday@embarqmail.com) [Prerequisites: Indes 350](Prerequisites: Indes 350),[351](351), Art 108,112 Text: None required. However, see the Reference Books and Resources lists to assist you to inspire and develop your design skills and project. Drawing Supplies: 4x6 blank white index cards 8.5 x 11 paper (white office paper is fine) Your other drawing supplies: Flimsy, markers, colored pens, pencils etc. Project Supplies: Will vary according to individual project. Course Outline This course is geared to you, the Interior Designer, as opposed to the person who desires to be a professional maker of furniture. Therefore it is more design oriented than technical in nature. Though these are not exclusive to each other, the Course is designed within the short amount of time we have to give you general information about the characteristics and properties of wood as a material, simplified joinery, shop machine and tool use, and specific information and techniques about the furniture design process itself. The Project will allow you great individual design and creative freedom within the time constraints of this 1 quarter studio course. The objective is to give you some practical ‘hands on’ experience in the workshop environment, and the experience of completely working through a project utilizing a specific design process, analyzing and doing the construction process, while identifying and solving design and construction issues on the way to completing the finished piece. The course content will comprise 5 areas: -Lectures and demonstrations. -4 “quick” black and white sketching assignments. -4 color drawing assignments. -Project design and design presentation to the class. -Screen or small table project. Course Outcomes Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: -Both sketch and draw with the ability to express the essence of various furniture forms. -Produce original drawings extracting the major features and salient design points of well known 20th century furniture styles, and do a written critique of said drawings using effective communication skills. -Follow a specific furniture design process utilizing rough sketching, scale drawings, mock ups, working drawings, and cut lists. -Present an individually designed piece of furniture in oral, visual, and written form to a live audience, also justify and defend the selection criteria (design details, material(s), and finish) of the design. -Construct the individual piece of furniture following the outlined design process, applying effective, sound joinery and construction techniques. -When the piece is complete, assess and analyze the material selection and construction process, recommending any future modifications or improvements. Evaluation & Grading: -Sketching and drawing assignments/Class Participation (including attendance, effort, and aptitude) 25% -Design Process (design concept and drawing, design presentation, work in progress) 25% -Final Project (cohesiveness and consistency with style source, materials/finish, 50% technique/construction, imagination/creativity, overall strength of project) . Your assignments must be complete and submitted on time. A grade per day penalty will be applied to late work. An‘Incomplete’ grade will only be allowed in emergency circumstances (hospitalization, physician documented illness, etc.). Anyone else dropping the course beyond the time allowed by the college will receive a failing grade and will have to repeat the course at a future time. This is to save everyone wasted time and effort. This is s studio course, and therefore very time and labor intensive. Please be realistic about your class scheduling. Specific Assignments Quick Sketches in Black Pen There are 4 sketching assignments you will do on your own time. For each assignment yo

FAQs

What are the main learning outcomes for students in INDES 352?

Students learn to sketch and draw key furniture-form essentials, create original drawings from 20th century furniture styles with written critique, and follow a defined design process using rough sketches, scale drawings, mockups, working drawings, and cut lists.

How is the course graded?

Grading is split into sketching and class participation (25%), design process and presentation including work in progress (25%), and the final project (50%), assessing cohesiveness with the style source, materials/finish, technique/construction, imagination/creativity, and overall strength.

What requirements apply to the quick black-pen sketch assignments?

Students complete four assignments, producing six freehand perspective sketches on 4x6 blank white index cards. Each sketch should take no more than five minutes, focusing on line drawing and related skills such as shade/shadow indication and materials depiction where applicable.

Oct 29, 2026

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