Ben, Australia
Furniture course overview
Are you a future furniture designer, woodworker or furniture making entrepreneur?
The Chippendale International School of Furniture offers a unique opportunity for students who want to make working with wood their future. The furniture course covers in-depth practical work, core woodworking skills, furniture design and furniture restoration through expert tuition, lectures, field trips and lots of one-to-one, individual teaching.
Below is an overview of this furniture course and cabinet making course.
- An intensive 30-week course
- Up to 1400 hours bench time
- One-to-one tuition with highly-experienced tutors
- Teaches a broad base of skills
- External tutors
- Field trips
- Antique furniture restoration; learn from past masters
- Peer-to-peer learning
- Individual and original project work and design
- Learn alongside a functioning cabinet making business
Syllabus Overview - How do we help create the future for our students?
Appreciate and Learn Furniture Design
Our students learn the history of furniture, from Thomas Chippendale through to top contemporary furniture designers. Our experienced tutors develop students' practical and creative furniture designing skills.
Practical Furniture Making on our cabinet making courses
Each student will develop their woodworking skills by making at least two original pieces during the course.
Learn Furniture Restoration
Only through the study of antique restoration can students learn the widest range of techniques. This is why our students get at least three items of antique furniture to restore during our cabinet making courses.
Commercial Furniture Making Classes
Business and marketing skills are an integral part of our furniture making course, giving students the confidence to turn their hobby and passion for furniture making into a business. In the second term the Principal offers each student one-to-one mentoring on their future career in furniture.
Field Trips
A programme of visits to Scotland’s top museums, workshops and private collections gives students the chance to see great pieces of furniture in context.
Let our students tell you how they have found our furniture courses; read our stories from recent students, browse student feedback and see student interviews in our School Videos.