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Furniture Design and Product Design

Find information about furniture design, product design, design theory and history, and designers.

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Furniture design

Locate print books in the library by browsing the shelves using the following call numbers. Click on the other tabs for additional shelf locations.

  • 604.2: Technical drawing  
  • 670: Manufacturing  
  • 674: Timber processing  
  • 684.1: Furniture manufacture  
  • 684.18: Outdoor furniture  
  • 691:​ Building materials  
  • 741.2: Drawing techniques  
  • 745.4: Design theory  
  • 747: Interior design  
  • 749: Furniture design  

Product design

  • 745.2: Industrial design 
  • 604.2: Technical drawing 
  • 620.0042: Computer-aided design 
  • 668.4: Plastics 
  • 670: Manufacture (planning, design and fabrication of products) 
  • 741.6: Graphic design 
  • 742: Perspective 
  • 745.4: Design theory 

Design history

  • 069: Museology (Museum history) 
  • 701: Art -- Philosophy and theory  
  • 704.042: Feminism and art 
  • 709: Art -- History 
  • 720.82: Feminism and architecture 
  • 720.9: Architectural history 
  • 720.994: Architectural history -- Australia 
  • 745: Decorative Arts 
  • 745.44: Design -- History 
  • 749: Furniture design 

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