If you want to become a designer-maker, creating and selling your own work, this course will give you the commercial skills and business knowledge you'll need to start your own business. This is the only Decorative Arts degree course in the UK which is accredited by the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD), giving you discounted membership during your studies. You will also have access to CSD online careers advice, guidance and vacancies.

The School of Art & Design at NTU has an excellent graduate employment rate, with 92% of our graduates in employment or further study within six months. (DLHE 2013-14) Graduate from this course regularly feature in the UK’s most influential style publications, including Elle Decoration, Vogue, Wallpaper* and World of Interiors. Many of our graduates have gone on to set up their own businesses as designer-makers, with recent success stories including: Brittany Delaney (Brittany Delany Ceramics) Esther Patterson (Curiousa & Curiousa) Anna Collette Hunt (Anna Collette Hunt Contemporary Fine Crafts) Rosie Norman (Rosie Olivia Millinery). Other recent graduates have gone on to work as designers, studio practitioners and stylists for companies including: Paul Smith Vivienne Westwood Philip Treacy Hugo Boss Burberry Alessi the BBC Harrods Fired Earth Habitat Ikea Adidas Next. Some graduates choose to transfer their skills into areas like art direction, marketing, merchandising, purchasing and consultancy, and some move into teaching after completing a PGCE.