The document outlines the process and responsibilities of a furniture designer. A furniture designer works with clients, manufacturers, suppliers and interior designers. They go through a design process that includes consultation, research, analysis, creating sketches, scale models, prototypes, testing, and presentation. Furniture designers are responsible for the design, development and quality control of furniture production.

1. TEH SIN YIN
WINTER
TAN CHIN YIN
CHRISTINE
PANG KAI YUN
SAM WEI YIN
SAM
TAN JINGWEI
CLAUDIA
NG HUOY MIIN
JENNY
RANDOM

3. FURNITURE
DESIGNER
Design &
Develop
furniture
Demands creativity,
business awareness
and skills in
marketing, finance
& manufacturing
Work
alone or
with
colleagues

4. WHO FURNITURE
DESIGNER NEED
TO DEAL WITH?

5. MANUFACT
CLIE
NT
SUPPL
IER
Interior
Designer

6. CLIENT
Employ
designer and set the
brief for designer to
work to.
Decide
whether the design
can go into
production.

7. Cost
Limitatio
n
Produc
t
Outco
me
Time
Scal
e
Design
Requireme
nt
Material
&Weight
Range

8. • Furniture designer cooperate with
interior designer

9. Supply the specific
Materials to the
manufacturer for the
product designer

10.  Choose the method of
production and the best
equipment
 Quality control the
production process.

12. 1.CONSULTATION
2.RESEARCH
3.ANALYSIS
4.DESIGN
.CREATE SCALE MODEL
6.CREATE PROTOTYPE
7.TESTING
8.PRESENTATION

13. CONSULTATION
• Meeting with clients.
• Show client their portfolio.
• Understand their needs
and requirements.

14. Research on solution
and problems
Price estimation

15. CHOOSE THE FEW
EFFICIENT SOLUTION
BRAIN-STORMING
SESSION

16. DESIGNING
• There are many
steps in
designing :
1. IDEATION
SKETCH
2.CONCEPT
SKETCH
3.TECHNICAL
SKETCH

17. IDEATION
SKETCH
• Capture ideas into paper.
• Messy and hard to understand
by others.

18. IDEATION
SKETCH

19. IDEATION
SKETCH

20. CONCEPT SKETCH
Require
rough
proportio
n
Getting
perspecti
ve right

21. CONCEPT SKETCH

22. CONCEPT SKETCH

23. TECHNICAL
SKETCH
• Specific dimensions must be
worked out and checked by
the carpenter.

24. TECHNICAL
SKETCH

25. TECHNICAL
SKETCH

26. TECHNICAL SKETCH

27. TECHNICAL SKETCH

32. •Included with
specific dimension,
joinery techniques,
materials, weight.
FULLY
DESIGN
• DesignCAD®
• AutoCAD LT®
• SketchList3D®
SOFTWARE

36. IDEATION
SKETCH
Concept
sketch
Commercial
sketch
Technical
sketch
Presentation
sketch

37. PRESENTATION
ACCEPT
MANUFATURE
REJECT
REFINE

38. SCALE MODEL
BUILD A SMALL
SCALE MODEL
OF IDEA
UNFORSEEN
COMPLICATION
WILL BE NOTICE
HELP IDENTIFY
WHICH JOINERY
TECHNIQUE

41. BUILD A FULL-SIZE
FURNITURE
ENSURE
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES AND
MATERIALS ARE
SUITABLE
USE SAME
CONSTRUCTION
PROCESS FOR
PRODUCTS
ERROR THAT DIDN’T
SHOW UP IN SCALE
MODEL WILL BE
WORKED OUT
BUILD
PROTOTYPE

42. Testing
Furniture will
have stress test
Several piece of
prototype will be
build to find out the
limit of the furniture

43. ROLE OF FURNITURE
DESIGNER DURING
CONSTRUCTION
MONITOR PROGRESS
OF PRODUCT
REFINE
THE PRODUCT
MONITOR
INSTALLATION ON
PRODUCT

44. REVIEW
PRODUCT
AND
MEASURING
OUTCOME
ROLE OF FURNITURE
DESIGNER AFTER
CONSTRUCTION
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
MAINTAINANCE
IN CERTAIN
TIME LIMIT

45. REFERENCES
• BITESIZE
Design & Technology: Product Analysis & Design
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/resistantmaterials
/designanalysisevaluationrev1.shtml
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• Design Processes
Ideational drawing, or sketching
http://designprocesses.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/sketching/
Retrieve date: 6th Sept 2014

46. • Prospects
Furniture Designer
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/furniture_designer_job_description.htm
Retrieve date: 6th Sept 2014
• AUTODESK.
Product Design Suite
http://www.autodesk.com/suites/product-design-suite/overview
Retrieve date: 6th Sept 2014
REFERENCES