History of Furniture

Course Code:

INDD 371

Course Type:

Area Elective

Theory:

3

Practice:

0

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Çiğdem AKKAYA

Courses given by:

Çiğdem AKKAYA

Course Assistants :

Melis KARACA SERT

Course Objectives:

Objective of the course is to introduce the evaluations of furniture design by focusing on styles from early 19th century to end of 20th century. It is aimed to reflect the influence of social changes, technology, material and production technics and user factor on form and function of industrial design objects.

Course Content:

The emphasis of the course is on the industrialization and mass production of furniture. After a brief summary of pre-industrial period the main focus will be from early modern to late modern design styles including Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern Furniture, Pop-Art, Scandinavian Design, Post Modern and Late 20th Century Furniture Design.

Course Methodology:

Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Practice

Course Evaluation Methods:

Assessment Methods: A: Testing, B: Homework, C: Project Development, D: Presentation

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To understand and constitute the relation of Industrial Design within the related disciplines.	1,4,7,8,9	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
2) To evaluate and discuss the relation between product-and user.	1,2,4,7,9	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
3) To visualize the analyses and relations by using the required drawing methods.	1,2,4,7	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
4)To develop the research and observation skills.	1,4,7	1,3,4	A, B, C, D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to Lesson
2	Evolution of Furniture: Pre-Industrialization Era
3	Industrialization and Early 20th Century: Michael Thonet, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau
4	Modern Style: Art Deco, Bauhaus
5	Mid-Century Modern Furniture, Scandinavian Design, Pop-Art
6	Post Modern Design: Memphis
7	Late 20th Century Furniture Design: 1990’s-2000’s
8	MID TERM
9	Re-Design: Functional Variations.
10	Assignment: Research of Selected Furniture
11	Re-Design: Color and Material Variations
12	Re-Design: Drawings
13	Re-Design: Models
14	Re-Design: Overall Critics

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Additional Resources

1-Lecture Notes

2-Neufert; Yapı Tasarımı Temel Bilgileri, Ocak 2008, Beta Yayın Dağıtım A.Ş.

3- Bürdek, Bernhard, 2005, Design History, Theory and Practice of Product Design.

4- Bayazıt, Nigan, Tasarlama Kuramları ve Metodları.

5- Woodham, M. Jonathan, 1997. Twentieth –Century Design

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Assignments
Exams	Midterms (1)

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	50
Final	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Learn to use the different disciplines’ methods within the concepts and theories of design field and also to determine and solve the encountered problems of design.				x
2	To constitute contemporary technological knowledge that is required in the field of design and to access the level of managing.				x
3	To constitute and interpret the historical knowledge required in the field of art and design.		x
4	To be sufficient to design product, system and processes within the discipline of Industrial Design.					x
5	To study interdisciplinary.				x
6	To have and to implement the knowledge of materials and production techniques within the field of design.			x
7	To be able to think 2D and 3D and also to be able to expose visually.				x
8	To achieve the knowledge of different disciplines such as Management, Law, Communication, Engineering, Sociology, Physics, Anthropology and Human Sciences in order to be able to understand, interpret and utilize within the field of Industrial design.					x
9	To have the ethical consciousness and responsibility in design.					x

From ENTAK Program Outcomes correspond to PO6, PO10, and PO13

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	5	70
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	5	5
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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