parts made to a set size and design for easy use and compatibility

the process of making large quantities of identical products quickly and efficiently

connectors used to easily assemble and disassemble furniture without special tools

Standardised components

Design and technology

Explore the context and avoid fixation

Disassemble flat pack furniture

Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture

Define a brief from design opportunities: saving space

Sketch modelling: saving space

Iterate with modelling: saving space

Design development with CAD: saving space

Iterate with CAD: saving space

Design for manufacture: saving space

Laser cutting

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: saving space

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: saving space

Quality assurance when manufacturing: saving space

Surface treatments and finishes: saving space

Commercial viability: saving space

Evaluation of market and user testing: saving space

Digital Media Presentation: saving space

Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.

Iterative design: Student Living

components produced in a set size for a range of uses

components that change size depending on the product

unique parts made for one specific product

What standardised component is shown in the picture?

What are the standardised components called that are used in flatpack furniture?

When identical products are made in large quantities quickly and efficiently it is called?

When designers look into something carefully to find out the truth or facts it is called?

A product disassembly is a type of {{}} research.

When furniture comes in pieces and is assembled at home it is called?

What is not found out from doing a product disassembly?

What pieces of equipment do you need during a product disassembly?

What must a designer do once they have taken the product apart and recorded the process?

Standardised components

Lesson outcome