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: 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

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?

Starter Quiz