Furniture Studio

Materials, Craft, and Architecture

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Jeffery Karl Ochsner

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University of Washington Press
30 March 2012

Art & Architecture; Furniture design; Furniture & furnishings manufacture

Series: Furniture Studio

Furniture Studio explores the origins, methods, results, and influence of the unique and highly successful furniture design and fabrication studios offered by the University of Washington Department of Architecture. The furniture program, initiated by Andris Vanags, is an immersion into the role of materials, design, and making in architectural education. Students directly engage the physical properties of materials, and the knowledge gained through this engagement enriches the design and fabrication process. The experiences of its graduates reveal that the studio fosters creative thinking that truly integrates design and making.

Ochsner presents historical background to shop-based courses, including furniture studio; traces the careers of four representative graduates of the program; and suggests implications from this program for architectural education and individual achievement beyond the University of Washington. Eleven students and the projects they created in the winter 2009 studio are profiled, and the book contains a fully illustrated catalogue of exemplary student projects from 1989 to the present. Illustrations and descriptions throughout the book showcase the heirloom-quality projects created by the students, many of which won awards in competitions.

By: Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Jeffery Karl Ochsner
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.270kg
ISBN: 9780295991559
ISBN 10: 0295991550
Series: Furniture Studio
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 March 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner is professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs, College of Built Environments, University of Washington. He is the author of Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator and coauthor of Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson.

Reviews for Furniture Studio: Materials, Craft, and Architecture

With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design. Library Journal Ochsner's book on just one of the studios is enough to give interested future architects the gist. But it's also written for today's architects, maybe nostalgic for architecture school, and for academics, maybe looking to start up a furniture studio at their own school. -- Lindsey M. Roberts Architect Magazine [R]efreshing... Ochsners engrossing and lavishly illustrated book... reminds us of the importance of craft in architecture...[A]n important monograph... Ochsners book is certainly well crafted. -- Jeremy White Pacific Northwest Quarterly