Profile
The department is specified in the design of furniture and interior design. It is focused on the research of new relationships in the field of living environment and their application in the design of furniture and interior elements, the optimization of the living environment for the disabled - new concepts of furniture elements design, the generation of specific wood features in new quality of the residential environment design and research of historical aspects of furniture and interior creation.
We offer study themes that are oriented to the issue of element and environment. Interpretation of relationships and their subsequent transformation. Creation of a design, element or elements and their correlation to create space relations, respectively. environments with unique value, emotion, aesthetics, and so on.
History
1952 - 2015
After being established the Faculty of Wood Scienes and Technology and Institute of Wood Products in 1952 (since 1954 - Department of Wood products) furniture design has began to teach. In 1970 the department was renamed as Department of Architecture, Furniture and Wood Products. Since 1981 is called as Department of Furniture and Wood Products, where was created a studying program "Industrial Design of Furniture" in 1988. In 1993 a separate studying program "Interior Design and Consulting" was created there. In 1995, after the split and transformation of the departement has shaped the "Department of Furniture Design and Wood Products", which offered three programmes of study in artistic and design field. Since 2015, the institute was renamed as the "Department of Furniture Design and Interior" which offers studies in all three levels of university education.
1988
The estabilishment of the new field of study "Industrial Design of furniture" on Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, on the Department of Furniture and Wood Products.
1993
Creation of the new field of study "Interior design and advice service"
1995
Establishment of the separate Department named " Department of Furniture Design and Wood Products.
2005
Obtained accreditation in the Field 2.2.6. Design for programmes:
Furniture Design (Bachelor´s study programme)
Interior Design (Bachelor´s study programme)
Furniture Design (Master study programme)
2013
Obtaining the accreditation in the third / Phd. study programe. Furniture and Housing Design.
2015
Department renamed " Department of Furniture Design and Interior.
Obtained accreditation in the Field 2.2.6. Design for neu programmes:
Furniture and Interior Design (Bachelor´s and Master study programme)
2019
The field of study Desing in changied to the field of study Art.