furniture making at university

[jhwbigley]

i'm looking to finaly go to university, i would like to do a furniture making degree, i have been looking at universitys and sending away for prospectasis, but does anyone know of a good one to go to?

thank jhb

 

[Ironballs]

I do my evening class at Leeds College of Art & Design who I think are affiliated to Leeds Uni. At the end of the year when it's all getting a bit frantic before the shows we all end up sharing workshop space and some of the pieces they produce are fantastic.

They normally have a stand at the Harrogate show, so pop along and ask some questions if you're going

 

[bjm]

Have a look at these courses.

Brian

 

[jhwbigley]

i have herd all good from leeds, and also have relatives up there. i think ill defenatly get down there for a open day

thanks ironballs


Brian, iv asked for a prosectus from bucks aswell, hopefully get it later in the week.

 

[harryc]

If you are going to University a word of advice it's PROSPECTUS 8)

Harry

 

[wizer]

doesn't West Dean do full furniture making courses?

 

[Woodfinish Man]

If you fancy living in Edinburgh for a year you could always look at The Chippendale International School Of Furniture, here's their website:

http://www.chippendale.co.uk/

 

[jhwbigley]

If you are going to University a word of advice it's PROSPECTUS 8)

Harry

:sign3: #-o next time i'll use the spellcheck

before we question my ability, lets just say while doing A level product desiqn, my teachers often asked me to show them how to do something. the other thing that happened was when a fellow student asked how to use the wood lathe/bandsaw etc, they where often told to "get john to show you" :wink:

thanks for all the sujestions so far, i've seen west dean before in F&C, set in some nice grounds.

 

[richburrow]

The courses at Buckingham Uni at the High Wycombe campus are really top class. I think the degree course is run by Hugh Scrivin who is a fantastic leactuer, very skilled himself!
The Rycotewood courses are very good as well.

 

[shim20]

in my opion uni is a waste of time for learnig hands on experience, good for theroy etc but you lean loads more by learning by your mistakes and getting a job.

 

[jhwbigley]

in my opion uni is a waste of time for learnig hands on experience, good for theroy etc but you lean loads more by learning by your mistakes and getting a job.

i know what you mean, but i could go to uni for much worse, like spa and therapy manangement or international football business management :roll:

some people know the theory, its just putting it into pratice :wink:

i have a job, in my parents family firm, now you know why i want to get off to uni! :lol:

 

[shim20]

in my opion uni is a waste of time for learnig hands on experience, good for theroy etc but you lean loads more by learning by your mistakes and getting a job.

i know what you mean, but i could go to uni for much worse, like spa and therapy manangement or international football business management :roll:

some people know the theory, its just putting it into pratice :wink:

i have a job, in my parents family firm, now you know why i want to get off to uni! :lol:

yer you right, but also the tutors dont know what there on about most the time the talk a load of crap, i know this because my boss who is v experinced in cabinet making etc used to teach at the london uni and he left because he got fed up with these people coming in teaching the pupils the wrong things, any way i will stop going on :lol: and good luck with it all

 

[Sgian Dubh]

yer you right, but also the tutors dont know what there on about most the time the talk a load of crap, i know this because my boss who is v experinced in cabinet making etc used to teach at the london uni and he left because he got fed up with these people coming in teaching the pupils the wrong things, any way i will stop going on :lol: and good luck with it all

I run the Foundation Degree/ BA (Hons) in Furniture Making at Leeds College of Art and Design. I do not teach my students "crap" and the "wrong things". I probably have more practical experience of the furniture making business, and know more about the theory of the subject than you could possibly imagine.

Your posts in this thread are insulting. You can leave your posts where they are if you like, but they are ill-considered and rude. Slainte.

 

[shim20]

yer you right, but also the tutors dont know what there on about most the time the talk a load of crap, i know this because my boss who is v experinced in cabinet making etc used to teach at the london uni and he left because he got fed up with these people coming in teaching the pupils the wrong things, any way i will stop going on :lol: and good luck with it all

I run the Foundation Degree/ BA (Hons) in Furniture Making at Leeds College of Art and Design. I do not teach my students "crap" and the "wrong things". I probably have more practical experience of the furniture making business, and know more about the theory of the subject than you could possibly imagine.

Your posts in this thread are insulting. You can leave your posts where they are if you like, but they are ill-considered and rude. Slainte.

dude i wasent having a go at you or anyone else was just saying what i have been told of the london uni said nothing about leed, anyway sorry if i insulted you, as said didnt mean to.

 

[Ironballs]

I'll back up all Sgian says about Leeds, I've had 3 tutors on the evening class and we also had a volunteer assistant, all had worked in the industry at some point in their careers and are very knowledgable.

I've also seen what the full time students produce and it's phenomenal.

These places struggle for funding just like companies struggle to pay for apprentices and all need our support

 

[Rknott2007]

What is it you wish to do once you have completed your course? I ask because I did city and guilds at college in furniture making, then stayed on and did an ncfe advanced furniture making and design (distinction :wink: ) after which i could have gone to uni to do B.A hons but opted out because by this time i wanted to get to work. I think uni's are good but dont overlook college courses rather than uni, if you want to get into the industry you'll be no better off going for going to uni, but if its what you want to do then all the best to you.

I do think college can teach you things in an environment where mistakes are not cost worthy.

All the best whichever path you choose.

Rob

 

[OPJ]

From what I've seen and read, university courses appear to be far more design-orientated than the type of college course that I'm enrolled on... A lot of the pieces I've seen fresh from uni students in the magazines often look (to me) innovative more than they are functional, if that makes sense.... I could be wrong, of course! :wink:

I suppose that when I finish my course, I'll have the option of going on to do a degree in furniture design or something... But, I really don't see the point. I've learnt all the basics, I know what I can and cannot do with wood ~ therefore, I'm aware of will and will not work in my future designs. There's a greater possibility I will progress on to a degree in Restoration somewhere...

I agree with what's been said about funding - these kind of courses and very few and far between. Most of the money in the metaphorical 'pot' goes to the core trade courses - Carpentry, Bricklaying, Plumbing, etc. The enrolment fee for this year at my college was a staggering £1,607, over £200 more than it was a year ago! :shock:

 

[lurker]

I run the Foundation Degree/ BA (Hons) in Furniture Making at Leeds College of Art and Design. I do not teach my students "crap" and the "wrong things". I probably have more practical experience of the furniture making business, and know more about the theory of the subject than you could possibly imagine.

Your posts in this thread are insulting. You can leave your posts where they are if you like, but they are ill-considered and rude. Slainte.

Do you fly off the handle & get on your high horse with your students too?

 

[MikeG.]

Oh come on Lurker.....

......considering the weakness off the argument ("my boss knows about one uni course and in his opinion....etc") and the overstated language of Shim20's response ("crap"......"teaching the wrong things"), it is hard to see how Slainte can be accused of flying off the handle just by saying that the postings were "ill considered, rude and insulting".

Mike

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Do you fly off the handle & get on your high horse with your students too?

My response was hardly high horse material lurker; more like miniature pony stuff.

I merely pointed out the obvious; that the posts I objected to are insulting, ill-considered and rude.

I guess you consider the following quotation from the post I found bothersome to be complimentary, considered, and polite along with evidence of sophisticated critical analysis and reason developed through personal research, study and experience?

"yer you right, but also the tutors dont know what there on about most the time the talk a load of crap." Slainte.