Modern furniture design inspired by customer
Functional Sketching
A course by Paul Jeffrey , Furniture designer
About the video: Functional Sketching
Overview
“The next step is to evolve your chosen theme from abstract lines to shapes with thicknesses, and then to functional components. Finally, you will need to select your materials.”
In this video lesson Paul Jeffrey addresses the topic: Functional Sketching , which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern furniture design inspired by customer. Create custom furniture designs on a budget, brand yourself and get clients..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson, we learned how to do empathic sketching. In this lesson, we're going to now learn how to evolve our empathic sketches to be functional. Before we do that, I just want to make another comment or remind you, the student, why the client is hiring you or me. I'm a custom furniture designer. You are a custom furniture designer. So if a client is looking for shelves, well, they can buy shelves, straight shelves, what you expect to be shelves from a million different furniture stores. But they're coming to a custom designer, so we have some room there to play with those rul...”
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Course summary for: Modern furniture design inspired by customer
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Design, Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Product Design

Paul Jeffrey
A course by Paul Jeffrey
Paul Jeffrey, renowned furniture designer and founder of the award-winning firm Paul Rene Custom Modern Furniture and Cabinetry, is a true master in the field. With a background in concept car design for Ford Motor Company, Paul's transition to furniture design was fueled by his passion for creative control and his desire to synthesize client ideas with the voices of their spaces.
His exceptional work has been celebrated in top home and design publications, and he has received numerous design awards and accolades throughout his career. With a commitment to teaching and empowering others, Paul Jeffrey is dedicated to helping individuals express their gifts and make a living out of their creative endeavors.
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