| School/Faculty/Institute |
Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture |
| Course Code |
INT 351 |
| Course Title in English |
Furniture History and Design |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Mobilya Tarihi ve Tasarımı |
| Language of Instruction |
EN |
| Type of Course |
Ters-yüz öğrenme |
| Level of Course |
Orta |
| Semester |
Fall |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 1 |
Recitation: - |
Lab: - |
Other: 2 |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
130 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
5 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II
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| Co-requisites |
None |
| Expected Prior Knowledge |
- |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Undergraduate Students
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| Overall Educational Objective |
To learn furniture design with designing, thinking and making, together with getting a general overview of 20th century furniture history.
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| Course Description |
The course is designed to impart basic furniture design knowledge and skills with using active learning methods (learning through doing) with the aid of furniture design history. Students will understand human experimentation and scale during the process of learning through hands-on approach.
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Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) appreciate one’s passionate about creative thinking, designing and making;
2) acquire basic knowledge about furniture design history (20th century; arts and crafts, modernism, soft modernism, mid century modernism, futurism, pop art…);
3) discuss the evolution of modern design by making both presentations and projects; about furniture design and learn how to use these knowledges in a modern context;
4) apprehend basic construction techniques and tools;
5) identify basic materials which can be used to produce furniture and explore the technical and visual potential of these materials;
6) analyze professional furniture design world due to site trips and “design talks” which will be made by professional designers;
7) collaborate with their friends to develop teamworking skills and derive an understanding of furniture design profession conditions;
8) apply presentation, model making and communication techniques.
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| 3) Analyzes economic phenomena by modeling microeconomic and macroeconomic theories using mathematical and statistical tools |
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| 4) Evaluate alternative theoretical approaches to solving complex economic problems and rationally apply their findings in decision-making processes |
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| 5) Analyze and compare different economic systems using quantitative techniques |
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| 6) Apply economic theoretical knowledge and models to issues related to the Turkish and global economies and design evidence-based policy recommendations |
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| 8) Conducts and reports on all stages of economic analysis in accordance with scientific and ethical principles |
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| 9) Uses written and spoken English (at least CEFR B2 level) in scientific knowledge sharing |
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| 10) Integrates social responsibility into economic decision-making processes |
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| 11) Develops the learning competencies necessary for further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
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S Supportive |
H Highly Related |
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
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Assessed by |
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Relates economic knowledge with other social sciences and mathematics, and utilizes it in interdisciplinary analyses |
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| 2) |
Differentiates between the interactions of various fields of economics and synthesizes these distinctions |
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Analyzes economic phenomena by modeling microeconomic and macroeconomic theories using mathematical and statistical tools |
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Evaluate alternative theoretical approaches to solving complex economic problems and rationally apply their findings in decision-making processes |
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Analyze and compare different economic systems using quantitative techniques |
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Apply economic theoretical knowledge and models to issues related to the Turkish and global economies and design evidence-based policy recommendations |
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Analyzes economic data using econometric and statistical methods and presents the results using appropriate software programs |
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Conducts and reports on all stages of economic analysis in accordance with scientific and ethical principles |
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Uses written and spoken English (at least CEFR B2 level) in scientific knowledge sharing |
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Integrates social responsibility into economic decision-making processes |
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Develops the learning competencies necessary for further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
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| Prepared by and Date |
CEMAL COBANOGLU , February 2020 |
| Course Coordinator |
AKTS1 |
| Semester |
Fall |
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Course Contents
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Subject |
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Introduction to the course, Workshop: “Plug-in” (group work), Phase 1 (desk crits)
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Workshop: “Plug-in” (group work), Phase 2 (pin-up session)
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Student Presentations, Workshop: Phase 1 “Re-expressing Masterpieces” (in-class exercise, group work)
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Student Presentations, Workshop: Phase 2 “Presentations: Masters” (pin-up session, group work), Introduction to Project 1 “Re-design it!” |
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Student Presentations, Project 1 “Re-design it!” (desk crits)
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Student Presentations, Project 1 “Re-design it!” (desk crits) |
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JURY: Project 1 “Re-design it!” |
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Site Trip “Furniture Design Offices”
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Student Presentations, Workshop: “Cardboard Seating” (in-class exercise, group work)
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Student Presentations, Design Talks (Guest Designers)
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Student Presentations, Introduction to Project 2 “Design for Istanbul”
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Student Presentations, Project 2 “Design for Istanbul” (desk crits) |
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Site Trip “Ateliers” |
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Student Presentations, Project 2 “Design for Istanbul” (desk crits) |
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Final Examination Period
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Final Examination Period
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| Required/Recommended Readings | Design of the 20th Century, Taschen, Fiell C. and Fiell P.
20th Century Design, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, Miller J.
Furniture in History, Pearson Education Inc., Pina L.
The AZ of Modern Design, Merrell Publishers Limited, Polster B. and Neumann C. and Schuler M. and Leven F.
Furniture Design, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Postell J.
History of Modern Design, Laurance King Publishing, Raizman D.
Mid-Century Modern, Conran Octopus, Quinn B.
Icons of Design, Prestel, Albus V.
Designer’s Guide to Furniture Styles, Pearson Prentice Hall, Crochet T.
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| Teaching Methods | Various teaching methods will be followed through the semester such as lectures, workshops and projects. Beside instructor lectures, each student (individual or groups of two) will be assigned to present specific topics through the semester. Two individual projects and three group workshops will be conducted within the course. For projects, desk crits of design iterations will be conducted weekly. Workshops will be finalized by pin-up sessions. There will be two final reviews for projects.
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| Homework and Projects | Course contains presentation assignments, two projects and three workshops.
Each student (individual or groups of two) will be assigned to present specific topics from a determined historical period. Students will built on-site 1:1 models as the outcome of Workshop-1. Second assignment is the outcome of Workshop-2, an in-class exercise that focuses on re-making 3d models of existing designs with waste materials. After these two workshops, first project will be designed in a four-week process that focuses on re-designing through specific design parameters. For Workshop-3, as an in-class exercise, students built 1:1 seating units with cardboards to achieve certain parameters as stability and mobility. The final project, Project-2, will be a five-week project that students will design a furniture individually. Within this project students will design for a certain location in Istanbul, applying the principles of user behavior, physical environment, cultural norms and technical requirements.
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| Laboratory Work | Hands-on design, digital design and model-making experiments conducted weekly.
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| Computer Use | As the course focuses on history and design, it does not require a direct extensive use of computers in studio. However, specialized softwares such as Sketch Up, 3D Max, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Cinema 4D etc. will be helpful for students to present design ideas.
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| Other Activities | There are two planned excursions (site-trips) and one-day design talks with guest designers. |
| Assessment Methods |
| Assessment Tools |
Count |
Weight |
| Attendance |
1 |
% 20 |
| Homework Assignments |
1 |
% 5 |
| Presentation |
1 |
% 10 |
| Project |
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% 25 |
| Final Examination |
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% 40 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
basak@abradesignstudio.com cemal@abradesignstudio.com
0532 725 0555
Students are expected to attend at least 80% of the course hours and be actively present. Late submissions are not accepted. Proper studio behavior (cleaning after working at the studio, not disturbing others, avoiding the use of any volatile adhesive etc.) is expected. Students are responsible for their own safety and actions during studio hours and excursions. Any sign of plagiarism results in direct failure of the course.
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YOK Disciplinary Regulation
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Information Package / Course Catalogue