MA Design (Ceramics); MA Design (Furniture); MA Design (Jewellery)
University of the Arts London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
MA Design (Ceramics); MA Design (Furniture); MA Design (Jewellery)
MA Design (Ceramics); MA Design (Furniture); MA Design (Jewellery) will develop your creative abilities, imagination and expertise. It offers three pathways: Ceramics, Furniture and Jewellery. These disciplines all have a rich tradition in material-led creativity. Framed within one course, we explore the evolving boundaries of these disciplines, embracing ideas of practice beyond traditional definitions. This allows a range of hybrid practices to emerge, disrupting assumptions around design, craft and manufacture. The course focuses on design as a process and as a practice. We look at design as modes of thinking, as ways of communicating to audiences and systems of engagement with the materiality of the world. These factors will impact the way your ceramics, furniture or jewellery design work will be realised. It will influence how you design it, talk about it, debate it and how you write about it. We are interested in all forms of manufacturing – from master craftsmanship, artisan work and the hand-made to factory production and emerging technologies. Our students are interested in single artefacts, mass-market delivery and all stages in-between.
On MA Design (Ceramics); MA Design (Furniture); MA Design (Jewellery), you will work on your own personal project. This will be explored and developed according to your individual pathway choice. Your project will evolve through a structured process of research, exploration, development and evaluation. You will be encouraged to refocus your skills intellectually, contextually and practically. You will be expected to extend and exploit design strategies from both your own and other disciplines and to question and test your ideas through team work and group critiques.
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.