Product and Furniture Design Design informed by Making MCAD’s Product and Furniture Design major immerses students in a methodology and process of creating functional objects. Students engage in projects from furniture and accessories, to soft goods and environments. A hands-on approach in a collaborative studio atmosphere allows students to explore and produce both commercial and residential products. Learned skills include digital modeling, rendering and fabrication; as well as hand-building and sketching. Building an understanding of everything from aesthetics to ergonomics, students are positioned for a practice of professional design. Hear about the student experience Product Design Furniture Design As a Product and Furniture Design major, you will: Utilize research methods to understand market sectors, client briefs and parameters, and evaluate design viability including trend, history, context, materials, ecological impact, ergonomics etc. Use two-dimensional media (drawings, renderings, etc.) and three-dimensional models, prototypes and other visual and spatial representations to develop and explore design ideation and intent. Confidently perform the designer’s core function as form-giver, creating fully-resolved, inspired, context-appropriate form, shape, texture and color. Develop designs that exemplify individual authorship and creative problem solving using industry-standard digital tools, platforms, and processes for limited and mass production. Produce fabrications and prototypes that demonstrate proof of concept, material knowledge, and manufacturing feasibility using traditional and experimental techniques. Present work visually and verbally in a manner that is compelling to the intended audience. Document the design development process and deliverables for portfolio and/or marketing use. Tell me more about Product and Furniture Design at MCAD Email CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Class Highlights This Bachelor of Fine Arts program emphasizes a collaborative process of working on teams with students from all MCAD majors. Classes include: Lighting / Accessories / Housewares Digital Visualization and Fabrication Textile, Surface and Design for the Human Body Product Design Client Studio Degree Information After MCAD Design Consultant Materials Researcher Additional Careers in Product Design Fixture and Lighting Designer Furniture Fabricator Interior Designer Additional Careers in Furniture Design See what students in this major are making Previous Slide Image Zachary Wegscheid Image Raj Punyamurthula Image Tony Laylon Image Tony Laylon Image Raj Punyamurthula Image Tony Laylon Image Zachary Wegscheid Image Zachary Wegscheid Image Rosie Colacino Image Rosie Colacino Next Slide Previous Slide Image Kiley Friese Image Merick Reed Image Merick Reed Image Peyton Woller Image Peyton Woller Image Sea Palson Image James Palmer-Wilson Image Max Geiger Image Mad Radtke Image Mirae Lee Next Slide “I knew that at MCAD any idea or project wouldn't be out of reach. With the community and facilities, I knew that anything would be possible and allow me to explore and experiment while being supported and pushed along the way.” –Zachary Wegscheid ’22, Target Product Design Scholar Image Alumni Profile Rosie Colacino BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Image Faculty Profile George Mahoney BFA, University of Minnesota