MA Design (Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery) in London United Kingdom | University of the Arts London

The MA Design program specializing in Ceramics, Furniture, and Jewellery enhances your personal design approach while expanding professional and academic opportunities. Whether pursuing MA Design (Ceramics), MA Design (Furniture), or MA Design (Jewellery), you'll refine your creative skills, imagination, and technical mastery. These interconnected specializations examine contemporary design practices that transcend conventional boundaries, fostering innovative hybrid approaches that challenge traditional notions of design, craftsmanship, and manufacturing.

Your artistic development follows a guided progression of investigation, conceptualization, experimentation, refinement, and assessment. The program cultivates intellectual growth, contextual understanding, and practical abilities, encouraging you to adapt and implement design methodologies from various fields. You'll critically examine concepts through collaborative projects, partnerships, and peer evaluations.

We approach design as both a transformative methodology and professional activity. Our philosophy treats design as practice-based research, a cognitive framework, and a communication tool for engaging with diverse audiences.

Two-year (60 week) Extended full-time option available