Changes of materials and concepts used in modern furniture design are closely related to ancient Chinese furniture design. This book expounds the content that has to do with "Chinoiserie" in the history of furniture. "Chinoiserie" here refers to the form, function and design principle of traditional Chinese furniture. By sorting out the part of modern furniture design related to Chinoiserie, it is concluded that the Chinese furniture system is one of the two major systems in the development of the global furniture system, and the emergence and maturity of the Chinese furniture system was almost independent, and completely dominated by social functionalism.
This book systematically discusses the decorative feature, beauty in form and development of traditional Chinese furniture, and elaborates on the modern design theory contained in traditional Chinese furniture, its influence on Western design and the development of furniture in the world.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Mulgrave, Victoria
Australien
Illustrationen
100 Illustrations, black and white; 500 Illustrations, color
Maße
Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 185 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-7640754-0-4 (9781764075404)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Fang Hai, Ph.D. in Design from Aalto University (formerly the University of Art and Design Helsinki) in Finland. He is an expert scholar spanning the fields of architecture and design. He has been honoured with Finland's "Cultural Achievement Award" and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Aalto University. He has worked in the studio of Finland's most prominent contemporary design master, Kukkapuro. With over 30 years of experience in comparative research on Chinese and Western design, he has published more than 20 academic monographs.
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part One:
AN INTRODUCTION
1. Chinoiserie and Chinesism
2. Some Points of Chinese Furniture System
3. Dawn: Thomas Chippendale and his Chinese Chair
Part Two:
CHINESE CHAIR AND CHINESISM IN MODERN CHAIR DESIGN
1. Background Study I: Chinese Lacquer Furniture and Its Arrival in the West
2. Background Study II: Chinese Hardwood Furniture and Its Arrival in the West
3. Chinese Frame Chair and Its Modernism
4. Chinese Round Chair and Its Modernism
5. Chinese Folding Chair and Its Modernism
6. About Chinese Stool
7. Background Study III: Chinese Bamboo Furniture and Its Arrival in the West
8. Background Study IV: Chinese Cane Furniture and Its Arrival in the West
9. Chinese Bamboo-Cane Chair and Its Modernism
10. Background Study V: Chinese Rustic Furniture and Its Inspiration in the West
11. Chinese Rustic Chair and Its Modernism
12. Background Study VI: Chinese Furniture and Erotic Art
13. Chinese Chaise Longue and Its Modernism
Part Three:
CONCLUSION --- WHAT CHAIRS MEAN?
1. Chinese Culture: Other Part of Human Knowledge
2. Chinese Chair and Modern Chair: Some Rethinkings
3. Conclusions for this Research
Appendix: New Chinese Chair: East-West Collection
Notes
Bibliography
