Modern furniture design inspired by customer

Design and fabricate a piece of furniture or other object inspired by "mid-century modern" design

“Congratulations! You've made it to the end of the course. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey and I hope you've had as much fun as I have! I'd like to remind you that you can make this project your own by exploring your style. Here are the main steps to follow: The Client Brief Develop the mindset of a servant. Seek to serve your client and the world with your art. Turn off your mind during the consultation and intently listen and observe the client's surroundings. Doing this with each client will provide you with an endless well of aesthetic ideas! Empathic Sketching Loosely trace from the shoulder. Remember that sketching is a communication tool to experiment and develop your ideas. I prefer pencil drawing. However, a sketch can also be a digital SketchUp rendering and a miniature cardboard model or 3D print. Find a method that works for you and master it. Make it a part of your brand—something that differentiates you.

Next, bring an element of functionality and perspective to your sketches. Outsourcing If necessary, hire a third party if you lack the means/skills to complete any steps. For example, this may be necessary during the production phase. Marketing Develop a unique aspirational slogan that encompasses the core and the benefits of your unique style. If you like, you can hire a professional logo designer. And that's all! I am looking forward to seeing your creation in the forum. You can share your work by clicking on the above link "Create your project". Please, don't forget to comment on other students’ work and interact with the community. This will give you new ideas for future projects. See you in the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Congratulations, you have completed the course and now you are ready to start designing your own custom furniture. So before you start your final project, I'm now going to give you some tips that you'll be able to use now and in the future as you're designing custom furniture. The first tip is learn to listen. Learn to listen really well during the design consultation process. Remember, the client is hiring you, they're attracted to you because of your design style. However, what they want from you is for their needs and their wants and their aesthetic to be reflected in the custom piece us...”

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Course summary for: Modern furniture design inspired by customer

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (14)
• 1039 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 11m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  SketchUp

• Areas

  Design, Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Product Design