Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS / İÇM403 - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Code: İÇM403 Course Title: FURNITURE DESIGN I Theoretical+Practice: 3+1 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EDA BALABAN VAROL (edabalaban@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Improving designing skills in product scale; dealing with furniture design process in terms of conceptual thinking, design development, R&D activities and production.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Manage the furniture design process PO-1 Students have the skills to transfer and use their knowledge of art and design in the field of interior architecture.
PO-3 Students have technical knowledge in interior architecture and other areas of design.
PO-4 Students have the ability to think and express in two and three dimensions in the problems they encounter.
PO-5 Students have the ability to analyze space-human-furniture-environment relations through design.
PO-6 Students acquire professional and general culture knowledge.
PO-8 Students have the ability to analyze technical and aesthetic issues.
PO-9 Students produce innovative and original solutions to the problems they encounter.
Performance Project
Practice Exam
LO-2 Can produce furniture design PO-3 Students have technical knowledge in interior architecture and other areas of design.
PO-4 Students have the ability to think and express in two and three dimensions in the problems they encounter.
PO-5 Students have the ability to analyze space-human-furniture-environment relations through design.
PO-8 Students have the ability to analyze technical and aesthetic issues.
PO-9 Students produce innovative and original solutions to the problems they encounter.
Performance Project
Practice Exam
LO-3 Can manage all inputs in the design and production process PO-3 Students have technical knowledge in interior architecture and other areas of design.
PO-4 Students have the ability to think and express in two and three dimensions in the problems they encounter.
PO-5 Students have the ability to analyze space-human-furniture-environment relations through design.
PO-6 Students acquire professional and general culture knowledge.
PO-7 Students have the ability to communicate effectively through design.
PO-8 Students have the ability to analyze technical and aesthetic issues.
PO-9 Students produce innovative and original solutions to the problems they encounter.
PO-11 Students have knowledge of specialized design problems in the field of interior architecture.
PO-12 Students have knowledge of professional ethics and business ethics.
Performance Project
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition of furniture and research of materials used in furniture, analysis of sample existing furniture, development of creative thinking in the furniture design and development process, research and analysis of functions in furniture, concept development and analysis process in new design through existing analyzes, necessary technical and visualization of new furniture design projects presentation in accordance with narrative techniques, criticizing these designs.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Transfer of general content about the course Narration and discussion method, Question and Answer
2 Researching various furniture designs; analysis of materials, design and production process; determination of working groups and task sharing. Narration and discussion method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming, Graphing
3 Sharing the main presentations of the groups on the researched designs; discussion of information on presentations. Narration and discussion method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming, Graphing
4 Sharing the main presentations of the groups on the researched designs; discussion of information on presentations. Narration and discussion method, Question and Answer, Brainstorming, Graphing
5 Examining the analyzes (form and function) of the furniture designs investigated; discussion of groups with various image tools. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
6 Examining the analyzes (form and function) of the furniture designs investigated; discussion of groups with various image tools. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
7 Examining the analysis (material and production method techniques) of the furniture designs researched; discussion of groups with various image tools. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
8 mid-term exam
9 Examining the analysis (material and production method techniques) of the furniture designs researched; discussion of groups with various image tools. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
10 Production of new concepts and images through brainstorming from researched products; determination of new functions and needs (trise method, morphological method etc.). Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
11 Production of new concepts and images through brainstorming from researched products; determination of new functions and needs (trise method, morphological method etc.). Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
12 Analyzing and discussing all design processes with brainstorming of emerging new products. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
13 Analyzing and discussing all design processes with brainstorming of emerging new products. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
14 Making the final decisions about the design, transferring and discussing the technical drawings in accordance with the interior architectural technical drawing rules of the product. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
15 Making the final decisions about the design, transferring the designs for the product in two and three dimensional digital environment / model environment in accordance with visual expression techniques. Narration and discussion method, Question and answer, Brainstorming, Group work, Drawing graphs, Concept mapping
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 BAYAZIT, Nigan. Endüstri ürünlerinde ve mimarlıkta tasarlama metodlarına giriş. İstanbul: Literatür, 1994.
2 Lawson, S. (2013). Furniture Design: An Introduction to Development, Materials and Manufacturing. Laurence King Publishing.
3 Orrom, J. (2018). Chair Anatomy: Design and Construction. Thames & Hudson Publisihing, 1st Edition.
4 Yudina, A. (2015). Furnitecture:Furniture that Transforms Space. Thames & Hudson Publisihing, 1st Edition.
Required Course instruments and materials
drawing and model materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 3 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 10 10
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 8 16
mid-term exam 4 1 4
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 4 1 4
0
0
Total work load; 114