Furniture is made from materials, structure, style and function of four factors, which function is to guide, is the power to promote the development of furniture;The structure is the main, is to realize the function of the foundation.These four factors are interrelated, and restrict each other.Because the furniture is in order to meet the demand of people to a certain material and use purpose of design and manufacture, therefore also has the function of furniture and appearance form factors.The following explains the main content of the four elements and the relationship between each other.

The material of

Furniture is made of various materials processing and manufacturing, through a series of technology material is constitutes the material basis for the furniture.So beautiful furniture design in addition to the use function, and process of basic requirements, and material also has a close contact.Therefore, requires the designers must do the following: (1) familiar with the types, performance and specifications of raw materials and sources;(2) according to the existing material to design a good product, the best advantage.(3) good at using all kinds of new materials, in order to improve the quality of the products, increase the beautiful sex products, in addition to the commonly used wood, metal, plastic, alsoHave a rattan, bamboo, glass, rubber, fabric, decorative materials, leather, sponge, fiberglass, etc.However, not any material can be used in furniture production, the application of material of furniture also has certain selectivity, mainly to the following factors should be considered.(1) fabrication procedure.Material processing manufaturability directly affect the production of furniture.For woodiness material, it is in the process of machining, given its affected by moisture and shrinkage, each one different fissionability and porosity, etc.Plastic materials should consider its ductility, thermoplastic deformation, etc.Glass material should consider its brittleness, hardness, etc.(2) texture and outsideThe concept of quality.Material quality of a material and sense of texture determines the appearance quality of the product.Natural wood belongs to natural material, texture, beautiful, image lifelike, feel is good, and easy processing, colored, is the production of furniture of the finest materials.Plastic and its composite material has the characteristics of various natural material quality, and has a good color performance, but its easy to aging, thermal deformation, with the production of furniture, its service life and use scope is limited.(3) the economy.Furniture material economy include material price, material processing and labor cost, material utilization ratio and the richness of material sources.Although the woodHas the advantages of natural texture, but with the increase of demand, timber shrinking resources become increasingly scarce, similar to wood material, economic and beautiful materials will be widely used in furniture production.(4) strength.Aspects to consider its grip strength and splitting resistance and elastic modulus.(5) surface decorative performance.In general, the surface decorative performance is to point to to paint, glue stick, sculpture, color, very hot, flipping the adornment such as the feasibility.(6) environmental protection.Furniture material besides considering the above factors, there are still a factor that nots allow to ignore, it is furniture material to human bodyWhether there is a danger to release, it is also more and more consumer in choosing furniture is willing and considered in the first place.For example, the board that whether modern plate with E1 class above evaporation and without harmful gas, adhesives, paint with what brand and so on, are common reflects the consumer concern for furniture material harmful emissions.As timber resources of the world's dwindling, many can replace human consider other log is understandable, but whatever the material, environmental protection is the biggest hot forever.

The structure of

Structure refers to the furniture USES materialBetween the material and components must be combined with the connecting way, it is based on a certain function and a structure of the system.It includes furniture, inner structure and outer structure between the inner structure is refers to the furniture parts some combination of methods, it depends on the change of material and the development of science and technology.Such as metal, plastic furniture furniture, rattan furniture, wooden furniture has its own structure characteristics.In addition, the furniture of the external structure directly in contact with the user, it is the direct reflection of outward appearance modelling, therefore on the scale, proportion and shape must be adapted to the user, this is the so-called human engineering, such as on the surface of the seat height,Depth, back dip Angle of appropriate chairs can relieve fatigue;And storage class furniture on the premise of convenient user access article, corresponds to a store items by the scale and so on.According to the requirements of the design of the external structure, and also lay the foundations for the furniture's aesthetic requirements.

Appearance form

The appearance of the furniture form directly displayed in front of the user, it is the visual performance of the function and structure.Furniture the appearance of the flower attached to its structure, especially the external structure.But there is no corresponding relationship between appearance form and structure, the exterior form of different can use the sameKind of structure.Appearance form there is a greater degree of freedom, the combination of the space is quite selective, such as the basic structure of dresser are the same, but the style is various.Furniture the appearance of the form as a function of the external performance, but also has the cognitive function, therefore, has the information and symbol of righteousness;Can also play its aesthetic function, so as to produce certain exotic atmosphere, the formation of a certain artistic effect, give a person with beautiful enjoyment.

Function of

Every piece of furniture is designed for a certain function purpose.So the function formA central part of the furniture, is the forerunner, is the power to promote the development of furniture.In furniture design, the first from the function perspective, analyze the design objects, thus to determine the material structure and exterior forms.In general, but the function of the furniture product is divided into four aspects, namely technical function, economic function and use function and aesthetic function.