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Furniture Design

Karen Henry 2014 Article Form Function Furniture Design

What does a furniture designer do? A furniture designer works in three ways: Making one-off bespoke items to order for clients Designing items for making in small batches Designing for mass production Planning Creating 3D plans in Autocad is important for designing items for mass production as other furniture makers will be required to read and understand the design. Functional vs Fashionable You could design an item as a fashion statement, to be less functional, and more artistic; or you could design an item to be highly functional, yet retain some artist elements in the design - a good example of this...

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