Furniture Making
Karen Francis, Director of Continuing Education
Furniture Making Philosophy
The New Hampshire Institute of Furniture Making has formed a partnership with the New Hampshire Institute of Art to establish a Certificate in Furniture Making. This program is offered in conjunction with the Studio- Based Learning Program. Through the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Certificate students take a series of required studio and lecture course designed to facilitate work done in the Studio-Based Learning Program. Students interested in earning a Certificate in Furniture Making must apply to both the Institute’s Certificate Program and the Studio-Based Learning Program.
The Studio-based Learning Program
This is a studio-based apprenticeship that allows students the opportunity to work in a wide range of Furniture Masters’ studios across New Hampshire and thus gain knowledge of a diverse range of furniture design techniques. The program strives to achieve a healthy balance between providing flexibility for the individual student apprentice while simultaneously allowing him or her to gain mastery of the requisite design and technical skills needed to be a professional furniture maker. The New Hampshire Institute of Furniture Making seeks self-motivated individuals who demonstrate a commitment to studio furniture making as a potential career. Students interested in the Studio-Based Learning Program must apply to the New Hampshire Institute of Furniture Making.
Curriculum of Study
The New Hampshire Institute of Art Furniture Making Certificate Program is a series of five required 15-week studio and lecture courses that support work done in the Studio- Based Learning Program. After the first four classes are completed, students are required to complete two elective courses that are a minimum of 45 contact hours each. All coursework must be completed in the assigned sequence and completed within three years from the date of enrollment.
Below is the recommended sequence of required courses.
Please note: Courses may be offered in both the spring or fall and may not follow the semester order indicated.
1st Year
FND001 Visual Studies
(may be taken concurrently with DRA002)
DRA002 Beginning Drawing
2nd Year
INT003 Technical Drawing
INT008 Historical Styles
3rd Year
SBLP Elective
SBLP Elective
SBLP Certificate Final Project
