using resources wisely so future generations can also meet their needs

creating products that are sustainable, ethical, and user-friendly

life cycle assessment; assesses the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s lifecycle

Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture

Design and technology

Explore the context and avoid fixation

Disassemble flat pack furniture

Standardised components

Define a brief from design opportunities: communal areas

Sketch modelling: communal areas

Iterate with modelling: communal areas

Design development with CAD: communal areas

Iterate with CAD: communal areas

Design for manufacture: communal areas

CAM: communal areas

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: communal areas

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: communal areas

Quality assurance when manufacturing: communal areas

Surface treatments and finishes: communal areas

Commercial viability: communal areas

Market testing: communal areas

Evaluate user needs and wants: communal areas

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

What is the circular product life cycle also called?

What is it called when people use resources wisely so future generations can also meet their needs?

Put these parts of the product life cycle in the correct order.

to evaluate and minimise the environmental impact of a product at every stage

to focus solely on reducing production costs, regardless of environmental impact

to make products more complex and difficult to manufacture

Why do designers carry out life cycle assessments?

{{}} are components that are produced in a set size for a range of uses.

What standardised components is shown in the picture?

What material category would the standardised component shown in the picture be used with?

it makes each component more expensive to produce

Why is the ability to mass produce standardised components beneficial?

furniture that comes in pieces for easy transport and is assembled at home

furniture made only from recycled materials

furniture that is fully assembled and delivered as one piece

What is there less of with flat pack pack furniture that makes it have a lower environmental impact?

Starter Quiz