Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and analyse qualities and properties of one-off made furniture items
- Applicable legislative, OHS and organisational requirements relevant to the design of one-off furniture items are verified and complied with
- Details of the qualities and properties of one-off made furniture methods are identified, reviewed and documented
- Details are recorded in accordance with enterprise practice
- Research product needs
- All external parameters affecting the design of the furniture product are obtained from the client or from information sources
- Client needs for product are obtained and recorded
- Inspirational information is collected from relevant sources
- Visual needs of the product are identified and documented
- Ethical considerations are obtained, reviewed and documented
- Produce needs are prioritised and recorded in accordance with enterprise practice
- Prepare design brief
- Product needs and external parameters and factors are reviewed and clarified with the client
- Report on product needs is produced including design opportunities
- Feedback from the client is recorded
- Details of changes are negotiated with client and recorded
- Outcomes of design process are clarified and agreed to with client
- Design brief is prepared and documented including budget, time lines, production needs and methods
- Generate ideas in response to design brief
- All relevant information on produce need and client needs are analysed and absorbed
- Ideas are generated from information provided using lateral thinking methods
- Ideas are visually presented
- Ideas are matured through review and reworking
- New ideas are generated from initial ideas
- Final ideas are visually presented
- Evaluate and develop design proposals
- Each design idea is evaluated against prioritised product and client needs and recommendation recorded
- Design proposals are scored against weighted assessment criteria and results recorded
- Feasible high scoring design proposals are selected for further development
- Design proposals are developed in response to evaluation feedback
- Present product proposals to client
- Produce final product proposal information ready for making