PID-178 Wood Technology and Aesthetics

The Faculty of Interior Architecture / Product Design
3rd Year, sem 1, 2024-2025 | Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 1C+1S | ECTS Credits: 3
Fișa disciplinei:
FI-D PID-178 Estetica si tehnologia lemnului.pdf
Department:
Interior Design and Design
Course Leader:
Dan Ionescu
Learning outcomes:
The study of the essences of wood, jointing details, finishings, furniture categories, technical data for pieces of seating, tapestry structures. The student will be able to design execution drawings for a piece of furniture.
Content:
Lectures:

1. Base wooden materials for furniture
2. Assembly
3. Doors for pieces of furniture
4. Drawers for pieces of furniture
5. Constructions and structures for pieces of furniture
6. Tapestries for pieces of furniture ( construtctions and structures for basic materials, tapestry phases)
7. Furniture finishings
8. Technical data for providing optimal seating position, technical data regarding storage

Practical works:
Teaching Method:
Desk course & video projector
Assessment:
Evaluation throught the course & exam plus a project on a piece of furniture of choice within the seminar, with model execution
Bibliography:
"Technical and Ornamental Drawing" - Ion Cristea, Romeo Țăranu, Ed. Technique and Pedagogy, 1974
"The Universal Carpenter's Manual" - Petre Munteanu, Apostol Zafira, Ed. Didactics and Pedagogy, 1996
"Furniture for the Whole Home" - Robert W. Lang, M.A.S.T., 2011
"The Cabinet Maker's Handbook" - Bill Hylton, M.A.S.T., 2011
"Rustic Furniture" - Nick Engler, Mary Jane Favorite, M.A.S.T., 2011
Notes:
Theoretic knowledge accquiered in class have direct application in the project executed within the seminars, projects which will be graded separately.