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tudentene på interiørarkitektur og møbeldesign har jobba med prosjektet "The Livingroom". Formålet er å ha et sosialt sted hvor folk kan snakke sammen. Det er noe helt annet å snakke mens man sitter i en sofa enn ved skolebenken.
tudentene på interiørarkitektur og møbeldesign har jobba med prosjektet "The Livingroom". Formålet er å ha et sosialt sted hvor folk kan snakke sammen. Det er noe helt annet å snakke mens man sitter i en sofa enn ved skolebenken.

Bachelor programmme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design

The Interior Architecture and Furniture Design programme aims to educate form-givers who master the relationship between space and objects and have a strong awareness of the context in which they operate.

Study programme title
Bachelor programmme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Study programme code
BAIM
Nominal length of study
3 years full-time
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Application deadline
01 April 2025

Our pedagogical approach is rooted in the humanistic tradition and combines practical experimentation with critical thinking and reflection. Intuition and sensory perception are central to all our teaching, which aims to help each student develop their own professional identity. While we focus close to the body, we engage with questions of global significance, as our immediate environment shapes our sense of being and making in the world.

As part of the country's largest art academy, students have access to a variety of well-equipped workshops and opportunities for collaboration across different fields. The faculty in the programme has complementary expertise at a high international level. Together, we work to educate independent reflective practitioners who can expand the boundaries of the profession in relevant contexts.

The programme is connected to an international network of leading design schools and students have the opportunity for exchange.

Student work from the programme is presented on the following sites:

Curriculum

Curriculum not available in English. Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Course Structure

Course code Course name ECTS Credits
IM102 Construction 10
IM106 Professional theory 5
IM103 Spatial studies 10
DE101 Drawing, Form and Colour 1 5
IM101 Context 10
IM104 Spatial composition 10
DE102 Art and Design History 1 5
DE103 Drawing, Form and Colour 2 5
Course code Course name ECTS Credits
IM210 Elective Studio 5
DE204 Art and Design History 2 5
IM209 Transformation 10
IM211 Structure 10
IM201 Material studies 5
DE201 Art and Design Theory 1 5
Course code Course name ECTS Credits
IM307 Anthropometry 2 10
IM308 Situation 2 10
IM309 Kombinasjon 2 10
IM312 Space and Performance 2 10
IM202 Anthropometry 1 10
IM204 Situation 1 10
IM207 Kombinasjon 1 10
IM212 Space and Performance 1 10
DE302 Art and Design Theory 2 5
DE303 Art and Design Theory 3 5
IM305 Manifest 5
IM311 Exhibition 5
IM350 Bachelor project 20

Exchange

These exchange agreements are valid for bachelor programmme in interior architecture and furniture design:

About the Design department

The Design department offers both Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes in graphic design, illustration, clothing design, costume design, interior architecture and furniture design.

The department has excellent workshop facilities, and its small classes are highly conducive to training independently-minded practitioners who do not simply regurgitate the academic discourse, but rather challenge it in ways that develop their discipline and society as a whole. This is an important role for a public institution in an educational landscape where the number of design courses is constantly growing.

The Design department started life as Statens håndverks- og industriskole (Oslo National College of Art and Design) (SHKS), founded in 1818. The department is constantly seeking to develop the legacy and craft traditions of the SHKS, and regards its various workshop facilities as central to this effort.

Read more about the department's staff and research focus