MA Product & Furniture Design at Kingston University

Challenge, expand, and progress definitions of design with Kingston University’s Product & Furniture Design MA. Kingston is ranked Top 10 in the UK for Art & Design (The Complete University Guide 2026).

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Department: School of Design  |  Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years full time including professional placement / 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course offers a hands-on design approach, including research techniques, participatory methods, experimental making, prototyping, and testing with intended audiences. You'll work in the studio and workshops on specific projects reflective of the course's modules. Modules - core modules: Designing Research, Creative Futures, Creative Practice 1: Design Thinking & Making, Critical Practice, The Major Project. Optional placement year - optional modules: Professional Placement.

Career pathways

Graduates of this MA have gone on to design innovative products for global companies, launch their own design studios, progress to PhD study, and lead sustainability initiatives in the design sector. Graduates work in: ; product design ; furniture design ; social design ; circular design ; biophilic design ; strategic design ; CMF design ; in-house and at design consultancies ; Start-ups ; social enterprises ; government organisations Employers of recent Product & Furniture Design MA graduates include, Asus, Bill Amberg, Cassina, CircleSquare, the Design Museum, FINH, Glithero, Goldfinch, Ice Breaker, Lenovo, Made, New Territory, Notpla, Pentatonic, and Surrey County Council.

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