Furniture and Object Design for Beginners

Design a piece of furniture without knowing how to draw is possible, you just have to follow a dynamic and simple process with the help of a renowned industrial designer like Juan Pablo Fuentes, who with more than 20 years of experience making furniture, knows perfectly how to take the concept to the model your designs, to then be manufactured in real size.

In this introductory course to the design of furniture and objects, you will learn the basics of industrial design, and you will create the concept, the sketch, the plan and the model of a small set of furniture and objects, step by step.

You will start your course knowing Juan Pablo Fuentes, first as a person and then as a professional passionate about industrial design and creative direction.

It will present its main influences beyond design, as inspiration and knowledge. Next, you will learn what industrial design is and the differences with other design areas.

From the hand of Juan Pablo, you will begin the process to create a solid project of furniture and objects, starting by defining the concept, which, on this occasion, will be the concept and spirit of Domestika.

You will continue to define what furniture you are going to design, focusing on at least three pieces of furniture and objects that coexist together in the same space, such as a table, a shelf and a rug.

You will make a moodboard , you will learn to read it and make correct decisions regarding the spirit of the brand.

You will see that you do not have to be an artist to be a designer. Juan Pablo will show you that everyone can draw, and you will confirm his theory by taking your concept to a preliminary sketch of each piece of furniture.

Once the designs are finished, you will create a reading and presentation plan to communicate measurements, dimensions and technical information in a simple way.

To finish you will go from 2D to 3D, making a model with simple materials and available in any stationery or hardware store. In this way, you can visualize an approach to solve possible doubts and errors before making them come true.

You will design a mini set of 3 or 4 pieces of furniture, taking as a concept the spirit, brand and logo of Domestika.

To anyone interested in designing and developing the model of their own furniture and objects, and then manufacture them with a third party or on their own.

It is not necessary to have previous knowledge of industrial design or similar. What materials will you need? A computer, printer, letter-type sheets, sheets, pencils, rulers, meter, stickers, scissors and for the final stage, materials for layout according to the designs you make.