Switch from Arch to Industrial Design?

rick12
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:50:32 +0000

I think the professional practice of architecture and industrial design can be quite different, but for me design is design. When I have the opportunity on projects I love to design custom light fixtures, door pulls, reception desks, conference room tables, bathroom vanities, pretty much anything the owner is willing to pay for. There are project types where it is about shaping the internal spaces, but designing a high rise building is pretty much a sculptural issue at an urban scale and not greatly different than any other sculptural pursuit. I would also think that architecture and industrial design share a similar studio culture.

The thing that makes architecture a little different is the cultural link that in carries. A study of the history of architecture is a study of the development of culture and civilization. This background has a value, which is why so many prominent industrial designers have been architects.

rick