Research On Interaction Design Of Furniture Product

Interaction design castes off the yoke of form improving and advances a new design orientation basing on action logic.However,previous research focused on applying the interaction idea into furniture products,while ignored structuring systematic theory.In addition,such research universally too strengthened interaction between people and furniture from micro layers,while omitted the research on cultural introspection from macro layers.To explore the interaction design theory of furniture product to support life action.This article adopted comprehensive view form sociology combining macro and micro layers.Deductive and synthetical analysis method from sociology were both used to develop system theory research including action attribute,design standard and design methods.This article wrote according to the logic from analyzing proprioceptive attributes(What),building evaluation standard(Why)to exploring design methods(How).This research discovers that interaction initiated by furniture products inherits in deep and broad cultural context and processes marked social quality and cultural characters.Which constitutes complicated action system including different layers and types.So any simple previous theory is not enough to comprehend interaction supported by furniture.Theory system including micro and macro layers needs to be structured.Following up the track of drinking tea ceremony,this article demonstrates the practice way of theory system by abstracting interaction models of tea furniture products and developing design concepts.Basing on the research results,the main conclusions are as follows:Furniture product is a medium promoting social interaction and inheriting life culture.The theory frame of interaction design of furniture product should include three layers including concept model,design path and system design.Multidimensional design standard including matter,action and spirit should be formed to indicate the layout plan,form,action order,action system,action custom,perceptual interaction and cultural interaction design.In design practice,the logic design flow including user research,context research,model abstract,culture definition,design concept and design evaluation should be followed.Through multiple applying design and sociology methods,this article refines the multilayer model of interaction design of furniture product including space gathering,interaction,coordination experience and cultural introspection model.Through the design case of modern tea furniture,this article testifies that the achievement from this research contributes to expand the scope of action analysis in the early design stage.Which benefits to obtain deep and broad insight of cultural sense in life action.Moreover,this article provides a clear design route.Following the approach advanced by this article,designers can be guided to describe the life action exactly,understand the cultural intention deeply and create furniture products support the life action and cultural background of uses.This theory enhances the utility of sociology methods in design practice,contributes to tap the latent intention of target users,forms unified design target,arises rich design concepts.Moreover,this path also contributes to understand the traditional lifestyle and cultural sense of regions and nations.It promotes the inherit and develop of culture tradition in daily life.