Furniture Design Classes for the Aspiring Designer and Furniture Maker

Every single individual in life uses a furniture maker either indirectly, by purchasing furniture items from a store, or directly, by having custom furniture makers or woodworkers design and produce furniture objects they desire.

And someone (or some company) has to design and make them, someone just like you who seeks a furniture making or woodworking career and want to become a fine furniture maker. But making a successful career as one requires a proper design course that will prepare you to face the exciting career within the woodworking, furniture manufacturing and its related industries.

Have You Considered Attending Furniture Design Classes?

If you are creative and enjoy designing (and making) objects of furniture or interior décor pieces, if you love working with wood, or similar materials then there is a good chance of you becoming a professional furniture designer in the lucrative design and build industry.

For a general overview, a student attending furniture design classes you will be taught:

• How to have a good understanding of form and function of objects in relationship to furniture design and products of furnishings.
• To know and recognise the numerous types of materials available, both traditional and ultra modern, and how to choose what material will work best for a particular style or form of furniture.
• Form and modelling, and how to understand your chosen materials and other enhancing elements.
• The technical aspects of furniture design required by a furniture maker, which is basically producing technical drawings of the designed piece. This is usually the fun part of furniture design courses.
• The history of furniture design, about bespoke furniture makers and designers of the past and period furniture.
• About modern designs in furniture styles and the influences of yesterday’s furniture on today's pieces.
• The design and furniture manufacturing processes.

Of particular importance in furniture design courses is learning how the design of a product can combine function, aesthetics and value for the end user. Classes have specialized woodworking machinery used for furniture manufacturing, just for the students use and study and include:

• Mills
• Lathes
• Drills

Some of the most important trainings you will receive when you attend a furniture design school include:

Wood technology - which relates to wood machining, processes and the technology involved in architectural woodwork and the creation of secondary wood products.

Architectural woodwork - Provides a hands-on approach to architectural woodworks combined with industry training and the necessary instructional courses to work on projects.

Architectural woodworks taken at furniture design classes is basically crafting wood pieces, crown molding, baseboards, stair details and door and window panels, things required of a furniture maker. These wood pieces are produced for commercial and residential use. In this class, real-world projects are given to students so they can have first-hand experiences in architectural woodworks and furniture making.

Architectural mill-work - Trainings on how to make design creations using a mill. Architectural mill-work is actually using a mill to cut wood, and creating lines to make panels or ornate moldings.

Carpentry - Is meant to prepare students for woodworking projects needed in the interior and exterior of building structures and is a wood career in architectural woodwork. Classes or trainings, both on a small and large scale basis for carpentry; is available all over the nooks and crannies of the woodworking world.

Cabinet making (cabinetry) - Woodworking machineries are utilised in furniture design classes and you will learn how to make standalone and built-in cabinets and shelving.

This form of woodwork consists of finishing and repairing of wood objects and structures using an array of woodworking skills. It includes the creation of cabinets, furniture, ships, movie sets or building frames, just to name a few things done by the professional woodworker.

When you commence your furniture design course, you will be encouraged to select a wood working project that you know you'll find enjoyable, one that’s perfect for you.

There will be classroom teaching combined with an on the job experience, even one in a simulated environment. After your teachings and trainings, the final product of your training will be your completed furniture piece which should showcase a functional and stylish woodworking design of a fine furniture maker.

These finished furniture pieces can be showcased at furniture design contests or design fairs that mainly feature cutting edge woodworking designs from a variety of art and design schools.

As a furniture design student, you will acquire a variety of skills including how to use furniture design software programs for your technical drawings, how to use the relevant woodworking machines and furniture making tools, and how to effectively create architectural design elements using a combination of all these.

Having a degree in furniture design can also prepare graduates for further trainings that will lead to careers in:

• Industrial design
• Engineering
• Architecture
• Industrial maintenance
• Woodworking machine technology and operation.

Whatever a student's specific area of study may be, they receive first-hand experience using the necessary woodworking tools to perfect and finish their woodworking projects and work as successful furniture makers on the outside world.

Today's technology as we know has taken learning to the next level, so for students who prefer to enrol online for furniture design classes, there are over a thousand opportunities of furniture design and wood working classes online.

Some online furniture design schools also offer adult education woodworking and furniture design classes where a web-based study can be channelled to fit into your busy and challenging life.

First published in 1970 "Furniture Making" is a book is highly regarded by woodworkers and is suited to the amateur and professional alike.

It has been revised to take account of today's changes in practice including the use of furniture design software, power tools, adhesives and computer-controlled machinery. The three sections deal with materials, tools and techniques; advanced construction techniques and metal fittings; running a workshop, draughtsmanship, furniture designs and restoration.

The author was part-time Head of Furniture at a leading college until 1969. Alan Peters has won numerous awards and published in 1986 "Cabinet Making: the Professional Approach".

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See: The Technique of Furniture Making

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Known as the "cabinetmaker's bible," the new edition of this 100-year-old handbook contains more than 2,000 line drawings and hundreds of photographs that explain virtually every useful hand and machine technique and furniture design detail suitable for the small-shop woodworker.

With comprehensive chapters on drawing and layout skills, this classic guide carries traditional theories and techniques into the 21st century to once again become the definitive reference to modern woodworking.

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See: Modern Cabinet Work: Reprint of a Rare 1922 Classic: A Comprehensive Treatise on Making Fine Furniture from the Golden Age of Craftsmanship

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