Intro to Sustainable Product Design with Wood
Personal Research 2
A course by Thomas Schnur , Industrial and Product Designer
About the video: Personal Research 2
Overview
“For me, the design process is rarely linear, but mostly iterative, which means that the approach is changed for each project, since all projects have their own special features. Here I show you more examples.”
In this video lesson Thomas Schnur addresses the topic: Personal Research 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Sustainable Product Design with Wood. Discover a holistic approach to product design and learn to make furniture that meets your design, sustainability, and functional needs.
Partial transcription of the video
“personal research Third, I want to give insight in my current publication entitled "Chairman". This relates to my work in two interpretations. For one thing, I am the chairman of my own activities, i.e. the CEO and the managing director my own design practice. On the other hand, I am currently working on chair designs. But the whole thing is meant with a wink, because I don't always succeed to design a chair although I would like to. So I rather leave it to chance also have a say in decisions what happens to things and this is how my design phase often starts with a piece of seating furnitu...”
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Thomas Schnur
A course by Thomas Schnur
Thomas Schnur is a product designer and has been living and working in Cologne, Germany, for more than ten years. He trained as a carpenter and later studied product design at the FH Aachen. His educational background allowed him to develop the awareness that people design their environment on a daily basis and to realize that he was also part of this group of designers. His projects, which often surprise people with their simplicity and originality, open up new perspectives on the concept of everyday objects.
In 2014 he started to mass-produce his first designs and in 2016 they were part of an exhibition entitled Funktionsraum at the PASSAGEN design festival. Over the next few years, he started teaching at ECOSIGN in Cologne, as well as at HBK Saar, UdK Berlin, and Kunsthochschule Kassel. Thomas designs products for the craft and industrial sectors as well as for exhibitions, books, and spaces. This wide range of activities gives him a comprehensive overview of product design at each moment. In his book Common Things he shares his experiences, reflections, and thoughts on some objects from everyday culture. In Chairman, published in 2021, he offers insight into his collaboration with craft professionals and clients for whom he has created designs.
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