Careers in furniture design
Become a design consultant. Become a contract or residential furniture designer. Become a studio furniture artist. As a student at SCAD, you will gain valuable experience by participating in industry-sponsored projects through SCADpro with brands like Urban Outfitters, Steelcase, C.H. Briggs, Davis Furniture, and Hickory Business Furniture. These opportunities help students hone their strategic design expertise and build their portfolios, often leading to internships and careers.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Furniture designer
- Environmental designer
- Production designer
And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Jonathan Adler
- Kelly Wearstler
Graduate Katy Skelton drives her business with timeless designs
At SCAD, you'll learn to thrive in an industry that requires acute technical skills, fresh creative vision, and a knack for working with others. Katy Skelton (M.F.A., furniture design, 2011) discusses her artistic influences and how the supportive environment at SCAD gave her the encouragement she needed to start her own business.
“My professors networked me into a lot of my early internships, ones that would dramatically change my perspective and approach to design.”
Joseph Willet | Cofounder of Edgewood Ave. (B.F.A., furniture design, 2012)
SCAD will see you to success
SCAD supports its students from first classes to graduation and beyond. Throughout their SCAD journey and professional path, the SCAD office for career and alumni success (CAS) offers students and graduates an array of career-building services:
- Résumé development
- Portfolio building
- Mock interviews
- Self-promotion
- Assistance finding internships and employment opportunities
With its preeminent instruction, professional guidance, and one-on-one career advising, SCAD will help you launch your creative career to new heights