Designing and Prototyping Your First Chair
A course by Muka Design Lab , Industrial design studio
Learn slow design techniques to build a wooden chair for artisanal production
Learn slow design techniques to build a wooden chair for artisanal production
Award-winning studio Muka Design Lab, Lucas and Laxmi design furniture and mass consumption products that are thought and created for their end-user. They believe in slow design and collaborate on artisanal projects with local craftsmen and workshops. Their work has been highlighted in AD Architectural Design, Fast Company, Archi Expo, Deezen, and El País.
In this course, Muka Design Lab teach you how to design your first ergonomic wooden chair, from start to finish: from the first ideas to the creation of your first prototype in human scale. Learn slow design techniques to apply to your fully functional and sustainable design.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 25 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (45)
- 1,241 students
- 15 lessons (1h 57m)
- 25 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design a wooden chair, create a prototype with a 1:1 scale, along with the technical plans for its production with an artisan.
Who is this online course for?
This course is for creatives with a love for furniture design, interior design, architecture, and handmade objects.
Requirements and materials
Previous industrial design knowledge is not required to take the course, but it is necessary to have some experience in freehand drawing, drawing of plan, and perspective, and be quite skilled with your hands.
The course can be done in an analog way, with pencil, paper, a meter, a ruler, scissors or cutter, cardboard or foam board, fabrics, glue, tape and a cutting mat.
If you want to take your project to another level, you can use a computer with specialized software of your choice: to draw plans (Autocad, Qcad, Freecad...), to draw and color (Illustrator, Photoshop...), for 3D and creation of perspectives (Solidworks, Rhino, 3D Max...), and to render in 3D you can use a program like KeyShot, Corona or V-Ray.
Reviews
A course by Muka Design Lab
Founded by Lucas and Laxmi, Muka Design Lab is an award-winning industrial design studio specializing in furniture and consumer product design. Under the premise of slow design, the studio creates furniture and spaces with unique identity and character, working with local workshops and artisans to design everyday objects that reach people.
Their work has been featured in AD Architectural Design, Fast Company, Archi Expo, Dezeen, and El País. The studio’s projects have won international awards at exhibitions in Milan and Los Angeles, as well as a German Design Award and a RedDot Award for Design Concept.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What Will We Do in this Course?
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U2
The chair, the great icon of furniture
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The History of the Chair
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About Chairs
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Materials
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U3
Sketches and concepts
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Free idea sketching
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Developing the idea
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Scaling and making the blueprint
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U4
Models and Prototypes
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1:10 Scale Model
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1: 1 Full Scale Model (Part 1)
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1: 1 Full Scale Model (Part 2)
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Final Prototype with Artisans
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U5
Show Your Design to the World
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Product Photography and Art Direction
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Present Your Design to the World
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FP
Final project
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Design and prototyping of your first chair
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lavh1525
Me gusto muchísimo. me llevo paso a paso en el proceso creativo.
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m.samiyeni
sweet and pleasant course, interesting that they use local production
yvonnelop
Me está gustando aunque acabo de empezar.
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neto_treml
PlusExcelente curso, alem de fazer você pensar fora da caixa, Te deixa com otimas informações tecnicas
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slorenzovivas
Curso muy bueno y bastante completo para las horas limitadas de un curso de domestica. Impresionantes los recursos adicionales. Muchisima cantidad y calidad. Recomendable 100% para introducirte en e mundo del diseño de mobiliario.
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