Matters

The Matters Unit experiments with various materials to gain insights into their properties, aesthetic qualities and potential applications within design. This process requires hands-on engagement to uncover how materials can inform or reshape a design’s function, form and sustainability. The outcomes of material exploration can yield innovative design solutions, inspire construction techniques and contribute to more adaptable structures. By integrating digital fabrication methods, such as 3D printing, CNC milling and laser cutting, designers can push the boundaries of material applications, developing structures with distinctive textures, forms and functionalities. This approach facilitates iterative testing and rapid prototyping while promoting an interdisciplinary methodology, integrating technical competencies in programming, robotics and material science with foundational design principles.

Key Course Themes:
Entrepreneurial Prototypes
Exhibition Design
Furniture + Object Design
Publication Design