Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Furniture Design in Scandinavia – Enjoy an experience of a lifetime making your own piece of furniture in the capital of Scandinavian furniture design, Copenhagen. Established in 1959, DIS – Danish Institute for Study Abroad is a non-profit institution offering semester and summer programs taught in English in Copenhagen. Furniture Design in Scandinavia is a 7 week, 9 credit session in the Architecture & Design Program, where students get trained in the full design process of a piece of furniture. Starting with the conceptual development and production of working drawings, the session ends with the building of a full-scale prototype as well as the exhibition of the work in Copenhagen. The teaching is a combination of one-on-one tutoring and discussions in studio and in the workshops. A lecture course on furniture and design in Scandinavian, guest lectures by professional furniture and cabinetmakers, as well as a weeklong study tour to Sweden and Finland, all form part of this once in a lifetime experience. Watch students telling their experience about DIS

At WantedDesign 2014 DIS is exhibiting student prototypes from the Summer 2013 session in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen

Students at work, Copenhagen, summer program

Students at work, Copenhagen, summer program