A Study On The Hunan Folk Furniture

Nowadays, with the pushing of the cultural globalization and the changes and developments of the regional cultural, the common character of the culture between different countries is increasing. Therefore, The call for uncovering the cultural essence and traditional arts has been intensified. The Chinese furniture is developing into disparate field, and a group of so called "national and emotional" furniture with exclusive features is available in the market. To find the material from the folk is the only way for the indigenous development of the Chinese modern furniture.The Huxiang culture affect the conformation representing,decorative technique,used color,material etc. of Hunan folk furniture. So the Hunan folk furniture became the emphasis of the Chinese furniture.By analyzing the relation between the tradition and folk,the article annotate the Hunan folk furniture .Commenced in the history and culture ,the author expatiate the origin of the existing and development of Hunan folk furniture.As the categories of the furniture is various,and considering the sorting method of the traditional furniture, we generally sort the Hunan folk furniture into: lying furniture, chair furniture,putting furniture,container furniture, indoor and decorative furniture,then we discuss the character of the decorating,including painting,carve,studdeding.Based on the above theory and discussion and collecting of the investigation, the author make a profundity analysis for the change of the arhat bed,the absent of the chair circle and the popular of chair backrest in course of the development of the furniture.The Hunan folk furniture reflect the popular taste and interesting and the character of era by its special material and decorating technique,and the unadorned appearance throw off the strong flavor of the life.How to use the refined design element of the furniture for the modern design is the question which is worthy of pondering for the modern furniture stylist,and also,is the realistic significance for the research of Hunan folk furniture.The brief introduction of the folk furniture preserved costful material for further research,showed the style of the Huxiang culture,and brought interest to the collection fans,and also,provided plentiful material to the design.The research not only gave the way for further development of the folk furniture,but also provided reference for the indigenous design of modern furniture.