Patty Johnson is a designer and educator who is interested in the interchange between research, design, commerce and culture. Based in the US and Canada, she collaborates with start-ups, manufacturers, governments and other designers to create unique design programs and product collections.
Johnson has developed multi-year, government-funded programs in countries like Botswana, Guyana, Mexico and Haiti. She also designs product lines for established manufacturers worldwide, including Keilhauer, Nienkamper, David Design and Mabeo. She is currently working on a project with furniture manufacturers in Barbados to develop and implement a new long-term strategy for the industry.
In 2016, an exhibition of Johnson’s work produced in collaboration with Wendell Castle’s Icon Furniture and master craftsmen in Rajasthan was featured at Rossana Orlandi Studio during Milan Design Week. Her previous collections have received four ICFF Editors’ Awards. She was educated at the University of Toronto and received a Master’s in Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London.
This course concentrates on the exploration of personal design aesthetics and the development of furniture projects that exhibit a high degree of technical proficiency.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Furniture Design
FD 246G-01 - GRADUATE FURNITURE DESIGN III
LevelGraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 9
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 246G-01
GRADUATE FURNITURE DESIGN III
LevelGraduate
UnitFurniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits9
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: TTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Harry Allen, Patricia JohnsonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 315; Metcalf Building, Room 117Enrolled / Capacity: 10Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course concentrates on projects that begin the thesis body of work. Advanced design and technical processes are continued as part of this process.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Graduate Furniture Design Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Furniture Design
FD 2523-01 / TEXT 2523-01 - TEXTILES TRANSFORMING INTO FURNITURE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles; Furniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Textiles
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2523-01 / TEXT 2523-01
TEXTILES TRANSFORMING INTO FURNITURE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles; Furniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Textiles
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Barbara Weber, Patricia JohnsonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 237AEnrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This research course focuses on the experimentation with soft materials utilizing techniques of textile construction to create functional furniture with structural integrity. This course will rely on teamwork between Furniture Design and Textile students to take advantage of each other's expertise in furniture making and textile construction. In the beginning of the course students will be introduced to examples of contemporary furniture design, which use soft materials in unconventional ways to create unexpected forms and experiences. Reading will be assigned that covers these contemporary examples in detail. Parallel to this students will be exposed to weaving and knitting techniques, but should also consider other techniques such as crocheting, knotting, basket weaving etc. Students are encouraged to alter these techniques according to their needs to discover unique design solutions. Additionally, students will be introduced to unconventional materials not necessarily associated with furniture to generate innovative results. Substructures constructed out of solid materials can be used to provide rigidity as well as glue/resin to reinforce soft materials. Since this course focuses on material research, students are expected to engage in sustained in-depth inquiry, which should be documented in a meaningful way throughout the entire process.
Offered as TEXT-2523 and FD-2523. Preference is given to Textiles and Furniture Design Students.
FD 2523-01 / TEXT 2523-01 - TEXTILES TRANSFORMING INTO FURNITURE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles; Furniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Textiles
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
FD 2523-01 / TEXT 2523-01
TEXTILES TRANSFORMING INTO FURNITURE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles; Furniture Design
Subject Furniture Design
Textiles
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: M | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Barbara Weber, Patricia JohnsonLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 237AEnrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This research course focuses on the experimentation with soft materials utilizing techniques of textile construction to create functional furniture with structural integrity. This course will rely on teamwork between Furniture Design and Textile students to take advantage of each other's expertise in furniture making and textile construction. In the beginning of the course students will be introduced to examples of contemporary furniture design, which use soft materials in unconventional ways to create unexpected forms and experiences. Reading will be assigned that covers these contemporary examples in detail. Parallel to this students will be exposed to weaving and knitting techniques, but should also consider other techniques such as crocheting, knotting, basket weaving etc. Students are encouraged to alter these techniques according to their needs to discover unique design solutions. Additionally, students will be introduced to unconventional materials not necessarily associated with furniture to generate innovative results. Substructures constructed out of solid materials can be used to provide rigidity as well as glue/resin to reinforce soft materials. Since this course focuses on material research, students are expected to engage in sustained in-depth inquiry, which should be documented in a meaningful way throughout the entire process.
Offered as TEXT-2523 and FD-2523. Preference is given to Textiles and Furniture Design Students.
Seniors will complete their final portfolio works in this studio. Seniors will design and execute a final degree project. The degree project will be individualized according to student interest.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Furniture Design Students.
Seniors will complete their final portfolio works in this studio. Seniors will design and execute a final degree project. The degree project will be individualized according to student interest.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Furniture Design Students.
