Degree Course Type 

Bachelors, Masters, Others

Entry Level Qualification 

Class 10+2

Degree Course Duration 

3 Year

Course Fields 

Other

Degree Course Entrance Exam 

UCEED, CEED

Average Course Fee 

200000 - 800000

Average Salary Offered 

300000 - 1500000

Course Details 

Course Highlights 

Here are Major Highlights of the Course: 

About Course 

With ever-evolving times furniture design is gaining popularity among aspirants. Students with an artistic flair often tend to pursue a specialisation in furniture design. An individual with excellent designing skills, engineering, fashion and artistic skills has a wide career scope after pursuing Furniture Design. The focus of pursuing Furniture Design is to learn the culture of making’. It inculcates the act of working with the material and process technology

The furniture industry carries multiple opportunities for a creative and talented set of minds. Furniture designing is based on techniques and tools for hard material designing. Students pursuing Furniture Design are required to possess planning, visualisation and cognitive abilities. Students have a wide spectrum of scope and a secured future after the completion of a design course in furniture design. 

Why Choose Course And Required Skills 

Furniture designing is directly involved with customer satisfaction, therefore, along with the basic skills such as creativity, product designing, and drawing skills, the person specializing in furniture design also need to have visualization, planning, and cognitive ability as well as product research and innovation skills to understand the needs and wants of the target market.

Eligibility  

Candidates willing to go for Furniture Design need to satisfy the requirements of the colleges. Each college holds different criteria of eligibility and the aspirants must meet them in order to get through the application process of the college. Listed below are the conditions that need to be fulfilled by the applicants before applying for the Furniture Design course.

1. The candidate looking for admission in the undergraduate course must have passed the HSC/ class 12th final examination from a recognized board of education.

2. The aspirant applying for an undergraduate Furniture Design course must have pursued class 12 from any stream. (Science/Arts/Commerce)

3. If a candidate wants to apply for the admission in the postgraduate programme, he/she must possess a graduation degree. Candidates with a degree in the design are generally preferred by top design colleges. 

4. Each college has a different set of eligibility criteria. Depending on the colleges, the candidates are shortlisted either as per the performance in the qualifying examination or as per the performance in the entrance examination conducted by the colleges.

Entrance Exams Details 

Some of the common entrance exams that students need to take up for admission to Furniture design courses are NIFT, CEED, UCEED and SEED. The graduates of Furniture Design course can work at various job profiles like Furniture Designer, Craft Designer, Interior Designer, Furniture Conservator, etc.

Degree Course Syllabus 

Furniture Design Undergraduate Course- B. Des/B.Sc. in Interior and Furniture Design​​​​​​​

Furniture Design Postgraduate Course- M. Des/M.Sc. in Interior and Furniture Design

Top Colleges 

Furniture Design course is offered by multiple top-notch colleges. Provided below is the list of colleges with Furniture Design course.

1. NID Ahmedabad

2. Arch College of Design and Business

3. DJ Academy of Design

4. UID - Unitedworld Institute of Design

5. Lovely Professional University

Course Fees 

The average course fee for M.Des. in Furniture Design is between INR 2 lakhs to INR 8 lakhs.

Top Recruiters And Salary 

Leading multinational companies and interior companies are top recruiters of furniture designers. Some of the top-notch companies are given below,

1. Godrej & Boyce

2. Pepperfry

3. Durian

4. FeatherLite

5. Millennium Lifestyle

6. Nilkamal

7. Style Spa

8. IKEA

9. Florence

10. MAISON

11. Henredon

Salary depends upon the employer and qualifications and skills. The average salary for a few job profiles is as follows.

Course Scope And Career Options 

Aspirants pursuing Fashion Design as a course has a huge scope in the field of design. With the modernising world, the demand for furniture designers is also increasing at a rapid pace. Students need to be aware of the trending career opportunities in the field of Furniture Design in order to ensure a bright future ahead. Captured below are a few career options that candidates can explore after pursuing a specialization in Furniture Design.

1. Interior Designer 

2. Interior Decorator

3. Furniture Conservator/ Restorer

4. Product Researcher 

5. Product Innovator

6. Furniture Designer

7. Crafts Designer

Admission Process 

Admission to Furniture Design is offered to the students as per the norms and process of the chosen college. Some colleges grant admission to the students keeping in mind the score in the qualifying examination. Also, some design colleges often prepare merit list as per the common entrance exam. Certain colleges also conduct a separate entrance exam in order to enrol students for admission in the course of Furniture Design.