Inherit And Transfer Of Dragon Graphic Decoration Of Jinshan Traditional Furniture

Tradition and creation should be the crucial concept of design, art uses main idea andmaterial as object. From convention to the modern times, furniture design involves denseculture and potential of art. It implicates human philosophy and technological creativityduring the long period hard work and creative action. It also reflects transfer of human’s lifestyle and production level.Jinshan traditional furniture is one of Chinese classic furniture culture. It derivesintrinsic manufacture skill from the furniture of Ming dynasty. With region factor, it not onlyimproves practicability, but also introduces totemism into Jinshan furniture culture, the mosttypical one is used dragon graphic as decoration. With elegant style, delicate craftwork andpropitious connotation, the Jinshan furniture is populated, it possesses profound culturalconnotation and essential aesthetic value.A concrete object reflects its expected connotation when it comes to a specialcomponent of the traditional culture. To attain fresh and authenticity information, authorlocally investigates the daily life, living environment and architecture style of people inJinshan two provinces. This paper grasps the formative technology of Chinese traditionalfurniture as fundament, and it begins with culture connotation and semiotics of dragongraphic decoration, and then emerges it into Jinshan traditional culture. Paper summarizesdecoration style of dragon graphic in Jinshan furniture using photography, analyzes patternfeature and civilization meaning of dragon graphic decoration. Paper tracks reformation,reveals the relationship between Jinshan furniture and dragon pattern. Finally, paperdiscusses the transform and application of dragon graphic decoration in modern design,especially on the creation of author’s design. Inherit and transfer, they are not only clue but also methodology. The paper analyzesand summarizes the dragon graphic decoration and Jinshan furniture to acknowledge culturebackground and composition, to inherit convention, to create innovation. Based on thebrilliant legacy, designer should use brand-new insight, idea and craft-technology toinaugurate fabulous art generation.