Instructor: Karol Murlak

No image available Biography: EDUCATION Falmouth College of Arts, Great Britain Academy of fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland BIOGRAPHY A designer, researcher and educator with an expertise ranging from product, furniture and exhibition design to design research and consulting. Since 2005, he has been designing for leading firms and institutions from Europe and United States including: Deutsche Bank, Boston Consulting Group, Martinelli Luce, Meble Vox, Terma Group and Pratt Institute. His projects were presented on exhibitions in London, Milan, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Budapest, Prague, Bucharest, Sofia, Ljubljana, Warsaw, Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. He won recognized design awards and competition such as: Design by... Competition, Sanitec Kolo Prize, Design Competition for City of Lodz and many others. He co-founded and has been running a design studio Designlab for over 10 years. As an Associate Professor at Pratt Institute in New York and Assistant Professor at School of Form in Poznan, Poland, he is actively engaged in design research and education. He has been involved in numerous research projects varying from product and space perception to material development and application. Previously he worked at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw. He graduated from Spatial Design program in Falmouth College of Art in Great Britain. He also holds a doctoral degree in design and a master's degree in interior architecture both form Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland.

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Furniture design and manufacturing is a growing business. Develop and adopt your professional skills to the specificity of the market. Learn how to specify, plan and price your designs. Work on project briefs, timelines and costing sheets. Gain a basic understanding of ergonomics and refine your design projects to enhance and complete your portfolio.
June 18, 2024 to July 25, 2024, Online