Research For Development Of The Modern Chinese－style Furniture

Chinese furniture, which has a long history, is important component of national culture heritage as well as bright pearl of furniture treasury in the world. Especially, Chinese-style furniture represented by Ming-qing furniture is famous in the world. However, Chinese furniture appeared fault because of a series of cause since Minggou dynasty. With the entrance in WTO of China, the industry of Chinese furniture is confronted with an intense challenge. To occupy more market place in the world furniture market, we should establish our own product style and go our way. At present times, the question for study how to develop modern Chinese-style furniture of nationality and times is of great importance to us. The article talks about the modem Chinese-style furniture in respect of furniture's materiality and ideology and make its define clear. Modern Chinese-style furniture ought to pass double features that of nationality and times. The paper sums up the key elements of Chinese-style furniture design. Developing modern Chinese-style furniture is a systematical project. It needs great effort come from many fields. This article discusses furniture from some aspects, such as how to elevate recognition and convert idea, how to apply hi-tech, how to enhance designers' comprehension about traditional culture, etc. The article also discusses the design principle of modern Chinese-style furniture, in order to realize the theoretical guide for it. In the last part of the article, it inquires the combined methods of modern Chinese-style furniture with tradition through the examples of international famous designer.