Introduction to Furniture Design & Making
Weekend Workshop
Design and craft your own solid hardwood stool, while exploring the ergonomics, aesthetics and techniques involved in creating your own furniture.
Whether you are just curious about furniture design or have a project in mind, this course will give you the skills to design and create your own bespoke furniture for your home.
Want to gift this skill to someone? Vouchers available here
On the course, you’ll learn:
The physics underlying furniture design
Different types of wood and their attributes
Basic wood joinery and the skills needed to continue learning
Finishing techniques
What do I take away?
Leave with your own hand-crafted hardwood stool
The confidence to embark on your own furniture making projects at home, like building a bespoke bookshelf, designing and building a side table, repairing damaged furniture.
You will also leave with a connection to other likeminded learners, who you’ll be able to keep in touch with through a 12 month membership of our community app The Commonage (worth €40) included in your course fee.
What’s included?
The course fee of €380 covers tuition, the use of tools and materials, and two wholesome and nutritious daily meals each day curated by our on-site chef, as well as tea, coffee and cake when it is most needed.
Additional Information
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We will provide you with a loan of a hi-visibility vest for use when on-site. For your own safety, no loose-fitting clothing or shorts are permitted, and you should wear long sleeves when in the workshop.
The following site and safety gear is required and mandatory to participate in the course:
Protective gloves*
Safety glasses*
FFP2 Mask*
Ear defenders*
Two carpenter’s pencils*
Measuring tape*
Builder’s square*
You may already have many of these items or want to pick them up yourself. These items are available in our optional Site & Safety Kit that comes in a Common Knowledge tote bag. This is available to purchase as an add on to your course ticket.
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Staying at The Common Knowledge Centre
We now have a range of accommodation options on site to suit all budgets and needs. You can view available accommodation on our booking page.
Instructing this course
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Cian Corcoran
Cian is a designer, maker and co-founder of Designgoat Studio. Most of his studio days are filled with designing interiors for private and commercial clients. Other days are spent designing and fabricating bespoke pieces to fit into said interiors. He is also interested in horticulture, building and self-sufficiency. Cian is a Lead Instructor on our Build School courses and also teaches Furniture Making with us.
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Nico Bigatti
Nico’s first working experience after college was with a small carpentry business in Italy. Tired and a bit bored of the rural Italian lifestyle, and ‘triggered by a certain ferment, and the power of youth’ he moved to Dublin. When not with us, Nico teaches carpentry and furniture making at Solas, a social enterprise that aims to equip young people with skills and knowledge that will empower them to fulfill their personal potential. When he is, you’ll find him smiling somewhere on site at Build School where he is a Lead Instructor.