Product and Industrial Design

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Experience the ways in which design is taught and practised at Central Saint Martins and expand on your personal development in the discipline of product and Industrial design. This three-week course revolves around an assignment titled ‘Living with the Living’ exploring the various non-humans which exist alongside us in our domestic spaces, and the new household devices and objects we may design for this cohabitation.

The course will build on your core design skills through hands on activities and workshops covering topics from making, modelling to design research and storytelling. You will be challenged and introduced to ways in which the discipline is transforming through the areas of critical and sustainable futures, contribute to discussions and explore new ways of thinking.

You will be supported through guest workshops and lectures, group activities as well as tutorials where we will help you conceptualise your ideas. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge through the realisation of the assignment, where you will produce and display your work in a collaboratively designed showcase with your fellow peers.

Throughout the course you will be able to engage and be inspired by the cultural side of London and be encouraged to build on your network and community for the future.

Target group

18+

Students applying for this course are expected to be independent and highly motivated. Summer Study Abroad is suitable for students wanting undergraduate-level study.

Course aim

Product and industrial design is an act for change by creating objects that possess the ability to achieve a desired outcome for individuals, local communities and society at large. Industrial design as a discipline is ever developing in line with technological and social changes. The industrial design student of today is just as comfortable designing for public discourse and services as well as the traditional object based foundations of the discipline. At Central Saint Martins students are expected to show a willingness to engage in practice through a unique range of processes and technical skills.

As a designer you can navigate the design process working on projects that span many fields and disciplines with varied objectives and results. These may include new product systems for a more sustainable future, speculative design objects for public discourse and critical narratives for design activism.

Studying at Central Saint Martins you use design as a platform to experiment with new theories, processes and technologies to engage and interact with the world around you.

During this three-week intensive design course students will strengthen their core design skills including research methods, sketching, prototyping and implementation.

Throughout the course you will explore your own personal design urgency and you are encouraged to reflect on your design practice, the design discipline and your aspirations within the field.

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