Furniture studio

Furniture studio Materials, craft, and architecture

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner

Book - 2012

Furniture Studio explores the origins, methods, results, and influence of the unique and highly successful furniture design and fabrication studios offered by the University of Washington Department of Architecture. The furniture program, initiated by Andris Vanags, is an immersion into the role of materials, design, and making in architectural education. Students directly engage the physical properties of materials, and the knowledge gained through this engagement enriches the design and fabrication process. The experiences of its graduates reveal that the studio fosters creative thinking that truly integrates design and making. Ochsner presents historical background to shop-based courses, including furniture studio; traces the careers of ...four representative graduates of the program; and suggests implications from this program for architectural education and individual achievement beyond the University of Washington. Eleven students and the projects they created in the winter 2009 studio are profiled, and the book contains a fully illustrated catalogue of exemplary student projects from 1989 to the present. Illustrations and descriptions throughout the book showcase the heirloom-quality projects created by the students, many of which won awards in competitions.

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Subjects
Vanags, Andris, > 1942-
University of Washington. > Department of Architecture.
Furniture making > Study and teaching > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Furniture design > Study and teaching > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Published
Seattle [Wash.] ; London : University of Washington Press 2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xv, 278 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-265) and index.
ISBN
9780295991559
  • Introduction: the reality of making
  • Origins: building a program
  • One quarter: winter 2009
  • Interpreting a pedagogy: furniture and architecture
  • Examples of excellence: selected projects, 1989-2009
  • Beyond the university: continuing influence
  • The future: furniture studio after 2009
  • Appendix A. Furniture Fest, 2009
  • Appendix B. Award-winning projects, 1990-2010.
Review by Library Journal Review

Ochsner (architecture, Univ. of Washington; Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator: From Arts and Crafts to Modern Architecture) presents a detailed account of the history and development of the furniture studio, one of the design studios offered to students of the University of Washington's department of architecture. The studio is a shop-based class that immerses architecture students in the form, function, design, and creation of furniture. The students complete their projects themselves in the studio's furniture shop. Readers follow students' work from conception to scale model to finished product. Ochsner then relates the paths of four graduates of the program as the experiences they gained in the furniture studio are integrated into their careers as architects and designers. VERDICT With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design.-Sandy Knowles, South Carolina State Lib., Columbia (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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