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Title A Study on the Characteristics of the Modern Chair Design
Authors 신홍경
Page pp.187-196
ISSN 12297992
Keywords 현대 의자 디자인 ; 재료적 특성 ; 조형적 특성
Abstract A Study on the Characteristics of the Modern Chair Design The features of the modern chair design results from the diverse life styles unfolded as per the 20th century social structure and the change of the residential space, and new design has been being developed by the scientists and the artists in various fields through their cooperated work in a way. The field of the scientific or technical study and creation of arts can be developed where they can evoke the sympathy in the circumstances under which the various styles of both arts and science meet across, complement crash together, and grow up. The operation which can control in the network of such pluralistic sphere has been needed for a long period and it has been facing the needs from a time and society. The engineering furniture as the counterplan of the above has brought the value of materials into relief to the forms of human life by making the properties of matter the maximum value or changing it. It can be summarized as following characteristics in its materials and forms along as well as the 3 types (handycrafty, mechanical, and ecological expression) in process through the 20th century.1. Characteristics in Materials elasticity of the chair as per the change of the flexibility in the steel pipe development of systematic chair using the plasticity of the plywood, plastic, and wire lightweight due to the materials such as aluminum2. Formative characteristics formative simplicity for the increase of the function and the quality improvement such as sociality, productivity, environmental and aesthetic nature emphasis on the structure as per the architectural environment and techniques pursuit of the forms as a container of the human body seeking for the formative value as the cultural symbols coping with the needs from the pluralistic social structure Furniture is not the make-up for convenience sake but most important expression as necessaries of our environments. It should identify itself always as per these kind of needs and also it should be able to change itself. The simple and not-complicated furniture should be used to keep the relation of such mutual division, otherwise the purchase of new furniture should be necessary according to every change of the existing situation. Our residence doesn`t need the specific style but expresses only the properties of the dwellers