Interior and Spatial Design
About this course
BA Interior and Spatial Design at Camberwell College of Arts covers a range of disciplines including architecture, art, furniture, interior and spatial practices.
The course will give you the opportunity to develop your own approach to the subject. Underpinned by theory and research, you will investigate and test spatial possibilities.
Projects will look at public and private spaces, narrative and designed environments and community engagement. You will work with staff and external communities. We will encourage collaborative and multidisciplinary ways of working. The course will prepare you for a variety of careers in the creative industries and beyond.
**What to expect**
• To learn key interior and spatial design skills supported by leading professional practitioners
• To develop an understanding of the context of contemporary forms of spatial design practice through individual and collaborative, live and theoretical projects
• To develop personal design processes that consider context, material and research-based design methods
• To explore forms of spatial practice including consideration of people, spaces, objects and materials through written works, design portfolio, exhibition, short films and online formats
• Projects that explore innovative social, cultural and industry-focussed contexts and consider responsibilities around ethics, sustainability, social justice and human relations.
• To work on live projects in the public sphere that help you develop subject-specific and transferable skills
• To take risks and engage with multiple audiences to define your scale of practice
• To engage inside and outside the studio with various design research practice themes. These will range from conception through to realisation and have a local to global outlook
• A lecture and seminar series based around key historical and theoretical ideas across the subject
• To be able to explore individual ambitions and collective practices
• To showcase design work and research via exhibition, presentation and portfolio
• To have access to Camberwell's shared workshops that include printmaking, photography, film, moving image, digital, plastic, ceramics, wood and metalwork
Camberwell College of Arts, UAL is a renowned art and design college driving positive social impact through art and design. Our unique studio culture offers students the freedom and support to explore their individual creativity using facilities that embrace both traditional craftsmanship and digital technology.
We believe passionately in social citizenship, whilst maintaining the view that arts must remain committed to the rewards of free inquiry and experimentation. Our students benefit from staff who take immense pride and care in guiding students in a journey of discovery, helping them develop the critical thinking, making skills and social sensibilities that equip them to thrive both individually and in their communities.
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Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
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