Design studio
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A Design Studio
or Drawing Office is a workplace for Designer
s and Artisan
s engaged in conceiving, designing and developing new products or objects. Facilities in a Design Studio include furniture and art equipments best suited for Design work and extending to Work Bench, Small Machines, Computer equipments, Paint shop and up to large presentation boards and screens.
Studios are usually the largest among them, where large space is required for several cars under development in addition to clay modeling
Surface Tables, Large Scanning and clay milling machines. Also such studios have a presentation area to accommodate at least 20 to 30 people for presentations and design briefing with their clients. Such Studios which are part of Automobile manufacturers are often treated as a separate entity and housed within a compound. Most of the Design Studios are often located in a different part of the City or Country and isolated from the Manufacturing and Engineering environment. Usually Truck
and Off-Highway vehicle design studios are large in size and the largest being Teague
who are engaged in aircraft interior design.Also such studios are high securuty areas where even internal access to most areas will be severely restricted zone.
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
or Drawing Office is a workplace for Designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
s and Artisan
Artisan
An artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...
s engaged in conceiving, designing and developing new products or objects. Facilities in a Design Studio include furniture and art equipments best suited for Design work and extending to Work Bench, Small Machines, Computer equipments, Paint shop and up to large presentation boards and screens.
Size
The size and conveniences also depends upon the type of the Studio. Freelance designers engaged in Product design often have a small set up of their own and the smallest being within their apartment or bedroom. The Ambience of a Design Studio is often notable for its marked informality. Number of Designers working in a typical design studio may vary widely from a single individual to up to 1000 members. In such large studios apart from designers the staff may also consist of other technicians and Artisans engaged in prototyping and engineering detailing in addition to administrative staff.Ownership
Smallest Studios are usually makeshift one operated by individuals, while the medium to bigger ones may be owned and operated by a Manufacturer involved in consumer goods or by design firms engaged in Design services catering to different firms and industries. Such independent design studios may also function as a Design Studio as well as Design firm.Automotive Design Studios
Automotive designAutomotive design
Automotive design is the profession involved in the development of the appearance, and to some extent the ergonomics, of motor vehicles or more specifically road vehicles. This most commonly refers to automobiles but also refers to motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans...
Studios are usually the largest among them, where large space is required for several cars under development in addition to clay modeling
Clay modeling
Clay modeling for automobile prototypes was first introduced in the 1930s by automobile designer Harley Earl, head of the General Motors styling studio .Industrial plasticine, or "clay", which is used for this purpose, is a malleable material that can be easily shaped,...
Surface Tables, Large Scanning and clay milling machines. Also such studios have a presentation area to accommodate at least 20 to 30 people for presentations and design briefing with their clients. Such Studios which are part of Automobile manufacturers are often treated as a separate entity and housed within a compound. Most of the Design Studios are often located in a different part of the City or Country and isolated from the Manufacturing and Engineering environment. Usually Truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
and Off-Highway vehicle design studios are large in size and the largest being Teague
Teague
-People:* Baden Teague, Australian politician* Big Dan Teague, a character from O Brother Where Art Thou?* Brad Teague, NASCAR driver* David Teague , any of several people* George Teague, American football player...
who are engaged in aircraft interior design.Also such studios are high securuty areas where even internal access to most areas will be severely restricted zone.