Furniture Design Ideas

Anthropometry (Gr. anthropos—human, metreo—measure), according to the def­inition in the encyclopaedia PWN, is a group of technologies of making mea­surements of the body or skeleton of a modern and fossil human being, and it enables an accurate and comparable study of diversity and variability of measured characteristics of the human in his personal and evolutionary […]

Designing mainly refers to specific objects. In the field of designing furniture, it will always be a technical artefact of usable character: a chair, a table, a wardrobe, a bed, etc. Like science, designing is an intellectual plan, realised using tools suitable for a particular discipline, within the framework of which this designing is done. […]

Almost every day we encounter objects that captivate us by their form, function, colour and craftsmanship. Sometimes, these are objects designed by famous designers. We wonder then why a given object looks so good and why we like it. Fig. 3.7 Division of the section into two unequal parts   Other times, we see furniture […]

Technical and economic requirements are characterised by their cost-effectiveness: design methods, structures of the product (material specifications), manufacturing technologies, method of validation, distribution, warranty and post-warranty ser­vices, marketing campaigns, etc. By starting to design a new product, all the criteria should be defined which enable making all possible savings, both during the design or manufacture […]

The constructional requirements of the designed furniture are as follows: simplicity of the concept, rational selection of materials, satisfactory stiffness, stability and strength of the system, proper realisation of joints and technology of machining. The simplicity of the concept of a furniture piece, and its individual elements, joints and mechanisms affect the performance characteristics of […]

The expected function of a product has an essential influence on its form and constructional solutions. Every piece of furniture should meet a specific function, strictly connecting with the method, character and place of its use. In many cases, the function of a product is the factor which is the most inspiring to seek new […]

Industrial design is a creative activity, which aims to define the external charac­teristics of objects produced industrially. These characteristics define the structural and functional relations that make a given industrial design a coherent whole, both for the manufacturer and the user. Industrial design aims to cover all of these aspects of the human environment, which […]

Furniture is among the oldest of objects of applied arts, which the human uses. It should be noted here that these constructions differ little from those used today. Chairs, cabinets and even a folding bed found in Tutankhamen’s tomb (Destroches-Noblecourt 1963) show close similarities to the constructions of contemporary furniture (Fig. 3.2). And some joints, […]

3.1 Introduction By using furniture, the human being becomes a part of the system known as the anthropotechnic system. The elements of this system are as follows: the animate part, so the human body, and the inanimate part, that is the technical element (Winkler 2005). The anthropotechnic system is a result of the deliberate impact […]

Upholstered furniture belongs to a group of products of complex structure and a multifaceted manufacturing process. In the designed and used interior, furniture fulfils two main functions: usable, ensuring comfortable relaxation, recreation, sleep, etc., and aesthetics connected with enriching the decor of the room. Upholstered furniture is products of linear, surface and volume structure. Among […]