SCAD-Savannah - B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. in furniture design
At SCAD, students in the furniture design department hone their skills as designers by mastering the fundamentals and learning the design processes through which products are conceived, developed, fabricated and marketed. Student designs are tested for style, comfort, utility and durability through the creation of computer renderings, scale models or prototypes.
The program fosters intelligent designers who understand modern manufacturing technology, and create stylish, functional furniture that can be easily produced, marketed and sold.
National and International Trade Shows Including the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, the NeoCon World Trade Fair and Salon Satellite
Extraordinary Facilities - The Gulfstream Center for Furniture and Industrial Design is a 43,000-square-foot facility that enables students to design and create models or full-scale prototypes of their designs.
- The advanced technology lab includes Computer Numeric Controlled equipment for rapid prototyping and production.
- Computer resources including AutoCAD, Autodesk Studio, SolidWorks and Rhino 3-D complement computer-aided fabrication equipment and 3-D printers, offering vital training in industry-standard technology.
Careers • Contract or residential furniture designer
• Design manager or consultant
• Designer - environmental, exhibition, product
• Limited production furniture designer or fabrication artist
• Designer/producer for gallery sales or private commissions
• Project director or engineer
• Staff designer or studio artist
Some Employers of SCAD Alumni • ADD Inc.
• Bernhardt
• Corporate Interiors of Delaware
• Dakota Jackson
• David Edward
• Illuminations
• MOEN
• Montalto Massa Architecture Firm
• Palmer Johnson
• Paoli Furniture
• Pennsylvania State University
| • Prop Art Inc.
• Scott Snyder Inc.
• Steelcase
• Sterling Architectural Millwork
• Studio Z Designs
• Target
• Tellus Furniture
• University of Florida
• University Malaysia Sarawak
• Wendell Castle Studio
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Furniture design department chair Antonio Larosa's sofa design, "Vegas" was the premier piece selected for the Michieli booth at the 
