Design: Industrial Design, BFA
About
Discover a community of design thinkers who approach today’s most pressing challenges with real-world, innovative solutions.
Innovation for the Future
In our Industrial Design Program you will hone your own groundbreaking ideas and designs as you work alongside those who are inventing the future.
Make Designs that Shape the World
At CCA, you’ll gain a greater awareness of how the practice of industrial design affects the physical, social, economic, and political worlds. Our faculty of industrial designers are from globally recognized design firms whose products are marketed around the world -- Intel, Jawbone, Nike, and Herman Miller. You’ll connect with firms that work on projects that enhance education, health care, renewable energy, and sustainability. Inside our creative and interdisciplinary environment, we have all types of designers and encourage a wide range of aesthetic styles.
Shape Your Design Career
As you work with design studios, corporate sponsors, and local partners, you’ll discover a community that embraces your budding professional interests. Our Industrial Design Program culminates with a fully researched, prototyped, and tested design solution -- the highlight of your student portfolio. Ultimately, you’ll realize that as an industrial designer you’re not only shaping the future of your career, but also the future of the world.
Shu Bertrand
Chair, Furniture Program
Chair, Industrial Design Program
Associate Professor, Industrial Design Program
Drew Carmichael
Assistant Director of Academic Program Advising and Planning, Academic Affairs