Furniture Design in Denmark Workshop
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Architecture,
Design,
Interior Architecture,
Interior Design,
and
Studio Art
The course presents the Danish tradition in design and craft of furniture. It will include a workshop component where a prototype of the student’s design will be built. The course includes field studies to designers, furniture makers and showrooms in greater Copenhagen. The course will run for half of the semester in an intense format.
Prerequisites
Prior experience with furniture design, stationary power tools and hand tools is required. Enrollment is limited due to restricted workshop space.
Instructors
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Erling Christoffersen
Cabinetmaker, 1974. School of Applied Art Copenhagen,1979. Royal Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagen, 1982. Own office, 1979. Professor at School of Architecture 1986-1989. Professor Denmark’s Design School, Copenhagen, 1989-2005. Visiting professor University of Oregon 2005. Workshops at University of Victoria 2001, 2004, 2009. With DIS since 1998.
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Lars Hansen
Cabinetmaker 1993. From 1994 to 1999, foreman at POVI furniture restoration workshop. Supervisor/teacher at Denmark’s Design School woodshop 1999-2006. From 2006 to present, consultant and test responsible at Danish Technological Institute's furniture lab. See http://www.dti.dk/services/23508 With DIS since 1999.
Lars Hansen
