Product & Furniture Design MA

Kingston University

United Kingdom, London Borough of Sutton

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Kingston University

United Kingdom , London Borough of Sutton

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Knights Park

Kingston School of Art

Knights Park

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 21,800 / year(s)

Product & Furniture Design MA

About

The Product and Furniture Design MA course at Kingston School of Art seeks to challenge, expand, and progress definitions of design.

We welcome designers from varied disciplines who want to redefine the design and making of products and furniture.

We see conventional notions of product and furniture design as a starting point, not a limit, to our individual and collective output.

We are about the real and the imagined design, creating positive change for people, communities, spaces, and places.

We are interested in the making of design and who does it, the economies of design and who can access it, and how design responds to current and emerging needs and behaviours.

We ‘make' and ‘do' through a studio and workshop culture that is experimental and evolves both the theoretical and practical.

We collaborate with students from other courses in the Design School, brands, organisations, and manufacturers to address design challenges beyond the university. Previous project partners include IKEA, Camden Town Brewery, Magis, Travel Things Museum and Herman Miller.

The course concludes with an external London exhibition – attended by design professionals and the press.

See what we are up to on the Product & Furniture Design MA Instagram.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typical offer

A 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in a related art, design or craft subject and/or appropriate professional experience.
Applicants with academic qualifications, or relevant work experience, will be considered on an individual basis.
A portfolio of work reflecting your experience and skills working in 2D and 3D. You will be sent instructions on how to submit your portfolio once we have received your application for this course.

Portfolio guidance

We would like to understand more about you and your practice, as well as your aptitude and motivations for studying on this course. We will be reviewing your portfolio with four key values in mind: questioning, curiosity, technical ability, and enthusiasm. Your portfolio should demonstrate these values through your strengths, abilities and experiences in product and/ or furniture design or a related discipline. Please show how your ideas were developed through research, drawing, making, digital skills, experimentation, and development, leading to outcomes realised as final prototypes or visuals. Films or other media, including social media accounts if relevant, can be included as links in the portfolio. We are looking for your potential to succeed on the course and welcome applications from those with diverse experiences or educational backgrounds.

Your portfolio should include:

3 to 5 projects demonstrating your research process, subject interests, and the development of your projects to realised outcomes.

Digital portfolio format requirements

A portfolio of 15 to 20 pages, landscape orientation and saved/uploaded as a print-based or interactive PDF file.
Include project titles and a brief description of each project explaining your intentions and your individual involvement if presenting a group project.
Moving image works should not exceed 5 minutes in total and should be uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube – please supply these links in your portfolio and make sure they are active and work on all platforms.

Please provide a personal statement of up to 300 words explaining:

Your interest in product and/ or furniture design.
Your interest in the course at Kingston School of Art, Kingston University.
The real or imagined contexts for your work.

Ensure that images are of a high quality and at least 72 dpi.

International

English language requirements

All non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirement, which is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with no element below 5.5. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider.

Applicants from one of the recognised majority English speaking countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements.

Country-specific information

You will find more information on country specific entry requirements in the International section of our website.

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Career

After you graduate

Graduates work in product design, furniture design, social design, circular design, biophilic design, strategic design, CMF design, in-house and at design consultancies, start-ups, social enterprises, government organisations, as well as launching their own companies.

Employers of recent Product & Furniture Design MA graduates include, Asus, Bill Amberg, Cassina, CircleSquare, the Design Museum, FINH, Glithero, Goldfinch, Ice Breaker, Lenovo, Made, New Territory, Notpla, Pentatonic, and Surrey County Council.

A number of graduates have progressed to PhD study at universities including Kingston and Newcastle.