Cutter Hutton is a designer, educator and co-founder and principal of Observatory, a studio consulting in the furniture and industrial design fields. His professional practice balances empathy, innovation and simplicity to foster meaningful connections with an audience. His work has earned numerous awards creating objects and experiences for companies such as Herman Miller, Google and Procter & Gamble. Cutter teaches in the Furniture Design and Industrial Design departments at RISD.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
FD 2510-01 - DRAWING FURNITURE 2-D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2510-01
DRAWING FURNITURE 2-D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Andrew Bannar, Cutter HuttonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 237A; Washington Place, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Drawing for Furniture 2D will focus on the ways in which drawing can help generate, evaluate and communicate design concepts. Students will be introduced to the conventions and techniques of technical drawing for Furniture Design while pursuing experiments that supplement and challenge established practices. Focus will be on two drawing systems, orthographic and paraline projection, working by hand and with computers.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Furniture Design
FD 2510-02 - DRAWING FURNITURE 2-D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2510-02
DRAWING FURNITURE 2-D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Andrew Bannar, Cutter HuttonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 202; Washington Place, Room 237AEnrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Drawing for Furniture 2D will focus on the ways in which drawing can help generate, evaluate and communicate design concepts. Students will be introduced to the conventions and techniques of technical drawing for Furniture Design while pursuing experiments that supplement and challenge established practices. Focus will be on two drawing systems, orthographic and paraline projection, working by hand and with computers.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Furniture Design Students.
The 6-credit Advanced Design studios offer second semester juniors and seniors the opportunity to investigate product, socially responsible, and sustainable design; innovation through science and technology and other topics in contemporary practice. These studios are designed to strengthen the student's ability to conduct research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. Studios meet two days per week. Junior and Senior Industrial Design Students are required to take a total of three (3) advanced studios.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Junior, Senior or Graduate Industrial Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design, MID (2.5yr): Industrial Design
Spring 2025 Courses
FD 2511-01 - DRAWING FURNITURE 3D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Period Spring 2025
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2511-01
DRAWING FURNITURE 3D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Christopher Specce, Cutter HuttonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 237A; Washington Place, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course continues drawing and concept development techniques, sketching with three-dimensional models, mock-ups and prototypes. Working in several scales and levels of articulation, students will expand pre-visualization and detailing skills. Basics of 3-D computer simulation will also be introduced.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Furniture Design
FD 2511-02 - DRAWING FURNITURE 3D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Period Spring 2025
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2511-02
DRAWING FURNITURE 3D
LevelUndergraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Christopher Specce, Cutter HuttonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 237A; Washington Place, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course continues drawing and concept development techniques, sketching with three-dimensional models, mock-ups and prototypes. Working in several scales and levels of articulation, students will expand pre-visualization and detailing skills. Basics of 3-D computer simulation will also be introduced.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Furniture Design Students.
