Product & Furniture Design BA (Hons)

If you're considering a career in professional design, this course provides the skills, knowledge and practical experience you'll need. Design work covers domestic and commercial furniture, housewares and ceramics, industrial and technology products. Using our workshops, you'll have a platform for experimentation and discovery. You'll study key themes, such as sustainability, manufacturing and the roles that designers play in industry. The course collaborates and engages with industry at all levels, from live industry briefs to masterclasses and talks by industry professionals.

Your work will be promoted through international design competitions, major graduate shows and external exhibitions. You'll graduate with a professional portfolio of work, giving you a springboard to employment.

Winch Design Scholarship

Award-winning design studio Winch Design is offering a scholarship for one Interior Design or Product & Furniture Design student. The scholarship will cover the full value of the undergraduate tuition fees, together with a maintenance grant for the full three years. This generous donation takes care of fees and living costs so you can focus on the learning.

Reasons to choose Kingston

• We're ranked No.1 in the UK (Guardian University League tables 2023).
• Through our strong links with industry, you'll be able to test your ideas at leading companies. Examples include John Lewis, Foster & Partners, Herman Miller, Sony and New Balance.
• This course includes optional study tours, visits to design studios and research-based trips. Previous tours have been to Milan, Munich, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and Valencia.

• UCAS tariff points:

   

  112-128
• Level 3 qualifications, including Art and Design subjects (i.e. A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.). The preferred entry route is to first take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or a recognised equivalent course.

• IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5.

Students with a degree in Product & Furniture Design work in a range of roles, such as:

• Creative director
• Design director
• Design manager
• Design consultant
• Furniture consultant
• Furniture buyer

Employers that look for graduates in this field include:

• Established & Sons (design team London)
• Richard Brendon
• John Lewis (design team)
• Heal's Design
• Habitat Design Studio
• Ideactio (design team Singapore)
• Conran (design team)
• Robert Welch
• Lego (Denmark)