PROSPECTUS OF THE COURSES

 

INTERIOR & FURNITURE DESIGN LAB

 

This part of our design school in Florence brings the students into direct contact with the reality of interior design. The students will partecipate in a real project within our firm. Infact we start  from the clients' requests and we try to understand what they really want and we attempt to discover their true identity. The reason for this is that we need to create a universe in a given space ( residential or store or exhibition). In order to fully understand the fragmented desires and  needs ( both ours and the client's) we must dedicate time to talk about them, in the office and on site.

When we feel that we have gained an intimate knowledge of the clients and the spirit of the place ( Genius Loci) through the filter of our personality we can begin to elaborate the three factors of composition:

a) Construction; b) Function; c) Beauty, which must be united in the final project.

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SKETCHING AND TECHNICAL DRAWING

 

An Architect or Designer is first of all a draughtsman and we will help you to improve your skills with sketching sessions in different places such as Piazza Santa Croce, Forte Belvedere, Cantine Antinori, Cappella Pazzi, Santo Spirito Church, Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Palazzo Strozzi and other sites in different cities. In some cases we will work on a project on these famous sites after an introduction to its history and its spirit. In addition we will work on technical drawings in our studio.

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HISTORY of ART and HISTORY of DESIGN

 

Whoever studies abroad in Italy will be introduced to the spirit of the art of the Florentine renaissance and the spread of its philosphy during the following centuries, expecially in the spatial and volumetric concepts.

We will see all this during our visits to Florence and other Italian cities.

The history of design course looks at the development of furniture and interior design over the centuries with special regard for the last sixty years and most particulary at the work of famous designers like, Philippe Starck, Mario Bellini, Achille Castiglioni, Enzo Mari, Alvar Aalto, Jean Nuovel, Giugiaro etc.

It will be interesting during the course to explore through  research and reading how furniture and interior design  unite with the dynamics of artistic expression.

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TECHNOLOGIES on CONSTRUCTION  AND RENOVATION SITE

 

Control of costs is fundamental because we must operate within the framework of our client's budget. The knowledge of techniques and new technologies of design ensure our control over our suppliers and their costs on the renovation site or in the factory and it is part of this subject.

Thanks to green design and sustainable tecnology we can obtain a more effective use of economic resources while safeguarding the environment.

For the above the documents we use are the Technical specification, Bill of Quantities, and the Contracts with clients and suppliers.

 

IT DESIGN  PROGRAMS

 

We teach our students how to use the basic computer programs ( Autocad and Sketchup or others ) and in successive  years we use the more complex programs for the virtual control and verification of our work by means of 2d drawings and 3d models. There is a constant dialog between the physical drawing and computer drawings to allow for a complete expression of the designer's vision.

We go from the feasabilty study to the concept design and technical design and finally to detail drawings.