Students who complete the Furniture Design Certificate are able to demonstrate the learning outcomes necessary for successful entry into professional design practice.

• Skills to support the furniture design process, including researching different styles and artists’ work, sketching, sourcing material and building models.
• Fluency in different methodologies of visualizing and communicating furniture designs.
• Good working habits that support experimentation, design, and production.
• Knowledge of the historical development and social history of furniture in America, as well as an understanding of contemporary furniture design, as a context for creative work.
• Competencies in the fine craft of woodworking and/or other materials and techniques for the creation of studio furniture, sculptural furniture, and fine furniture. 
• A personal aesthetic and conceptual framework for furniture design.
• The ability to articulate one’s work and vision in relation to historical and contemporary practice.
• Safety practices relating to tools, machinery, and health in the production of studio furniture.
• A basic understanding of environmental and sustainability issues related to the production of furniture.
• Pathways for creating an individualized professional practice in studio furniture making and/or alternative methods.
• Skill in presenting one’s work in a professional setting.

The program is made up of nine courses (27 credits) to be taken over five semesters, with the option to take up to 6 credits of classes at North Bennet Street School and apply them to the certificate.