Design and Production of Customizable Furniture with a CNC Router
The design brief and requirements list
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux , Industrial Designer
Joined February 2019
About the video: The design brief and requirements list
Overview
“I will tell you about the considerations you should have before sitting down to design. I will teach you how to make a clear list of requirements. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Romero / Tuux addresses the topic: The design brief and requirements list, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Production of Customizable Furniture with a CNC Router. Learn how to create functional, environmentally-friendly furniture that’s easy to assemble using a combination of software and machinery.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Design Brief and List of Requirements In this unit, we'll see some methodologies we can use to conceptualize our design. First, I want to tell you that the first thing designers do it write. You might not believe it, but we ask ourselves many questions first and we don't jump straight into drawing, sketching, or coming up with ideas without first understanding the reason behind a project. In design, we commonly use the word "brief", which is a project plan. For me, a brief is basically a map, a design outline for the product or service we'll perform. Designers don't usually create the b...”
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Course summary for: Design and Production of Customizable Furniture with a CNC Router
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Areas
Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Product Design, Woodworking

Daniel Romero / Tuux
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux
Daniel Romero is a Mexican industrial designer and one of the founding partners of Tuux, a design studio focused on sustainable and socially responsible projects that align with their work philosophy. Their work spans a range of fields including consumer products, interior design, architecture, urban intervention, and exhibitions.
In addition to his role at Tuux, he is a partner and jury member at the Abierto Mexicano de diseño competition, professor of the design, furniture, and ergonomics workshop at the CIDI (UNAM), and founder and designer of Hecho y Derecho, an online sales platform for furniture and accessories. On top of it all, he also collaborates on projects for other companies as a freelancer.
His work, both individually and through his studio, has earned numerous awards, most notably: winner of 2019 Red Dot Design Award (Germany), a spot on the list of the 100 most important Mexican creatives in the world (Forbes Magazine, Mexico), as well as winner and runner-up at three Ibero-American Design Biennials (Madrid 2014, 2016, and 2018).
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