Thèse (M.A.) -- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2005. / Bibliogr.: f. 54. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (MDes) - National School of Design, Swinburne University of Technology, 2008. / [Thesis submitted for degree of] Master of Design, to the [Faculty of Design], Swinburne University of Technology, 2008. Typescript. Bibliography: p. 159-165.

Thesis (M.S.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Directed by Thomas Lambeth; submitted to the Dept. of Interior Architecture. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jun. 7, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).

Waste management has been considered as a significant challenge for sustainable development. From EPA report, furniture is the number one least-recycled item in a household. In current markets, much of furniture is made of composite material, which isn’t feasible to separate. This design project is based on the trend of sustainable furniture as well as the rapid expansion of recycling culture. It contains both tangible furniture design and intangible metadesign thinking. Here it comes with thesis statement: In order to raise public awareness of sustainability, how to design a furniture product with metadesign thinking? The content of the project is a modular table design that combines both recycle material and mass-producible ready-to-assemble furniture (RTA). This table design is including freehand sketches, hand-made models, Rhinoceros 3D modeling and short instruction movie.

O setor de produção de móveis residenciais em madeira e derivados remodelou-se ao longo das duas últimas décadas, na década de 90 através da ampliação do comércio mundial de móveis e componentes, e a partir de 2000 pela ampliação do mercado interno. O presente trabalho pretendeu traçar um panorama atual desta produção no Brasil, voltada ao mercado interno, identificando sua base produtiva, fornecimento de insumos, produção e comercialização. Buscou-se reconhecer a dinâmica setorial e localizar no processo produtivo o desenvolvimento e apropriação de inovações. As investigações identificaram o paradigma produtivo atual (que tem como base o uso de painéis de madeira reconstituída, principalmente MDF e MDP), os critérios de diferenciação de produtos (por estratos sociais) e a interação entre os agentes. Procurou-se relacionar estas características à formação histórica do setor. / The branch of industry for the production of residential furniture made out of wood and derivatives was restructured on the last two decades, in the 90\'s through the widening of international trade, and from 2000 on, through the growth of the internal market. The purpose of this work is to present an overview of this production in Brazil, nowadays targeted to the internal market, and identify its productive basis, the supply of inputs and raw materials, production itself and sale. An attempt was made to follow the branch\'s dynamics, and to seek and localize the development and appropriation of innovative practices along the whole process. The investigations revealed: the current productive paradigm based on the generalized use of reconstituted wood (mainly medium density fiberboard - MDF, and medium density particleboard - MDP); the criteria for product differentiation according to social strata and the interaction between the agents involved in the productive process. There was also a concern in locating historically these recent changes undergone in the branch.

The plan of national urbanization of the beginning of century XX, segregated diverse segments of society, culminating with the formation process of the belt peripheries without infrastructure. A century later, we are witnesses of the evolution of urban and social exclusion process. Today only proletarian politics of habitation aren t enough, but life human beings urge action in the direction to try to revert conditions sub. Exactly knowing that any initiatives that come to contribute for the habitational deficit reduction are comings well, this work still searchs for the improvement of the conditions of functionality and comfort in the interior of the popular habitations from the study of the furniture alternative that composes them. / O plano de urbanização nacional do início do século XX acabou por segregar os diversos segmentos da sociedade, culminando com o processo de formação das grandes periferias sem infra-estrutura. Um século mais tarde, somos testemunhas da evolução desse processo de exclusão urbana e social. Hoje não só são necessárias políticas de habitação proletárias, como urgem ações no sentido de tentar reverter condições subumanas de vida. Mesmo sabendo que quaisquer iniciativas que venham a contribuir para a diminuição do déficit habitacional sejam bem vindas, esse trabalho busca ainda alternativas para a melhoria das condições de funcionalidade e conforto no interior das habitações populares a partir do estudo do mobiliário que as compõe.

El presente proyecto se realizó con el fin de determinar la factibilidad de la instalación de una planta de muebles RTA (Ready To Assemble). Para empezar, se realizaron justificaciones técnicas, económicas y sociales, que dieron como resultado el crecimiento económico del Perú, la gran cantidad de mano de obra y la oportunidad para apoyar al crecimiento social de la zona. / This project was carried out in order to determine the feasibility of installing a RTA (Ready to Assemble) furniture plant. In the beginning of it, technical, economic and social justifications were made, which showed evidence of the economic growth of Peru, the large amount of ready workforce and the opportunity to support the social growth of the area. / Trabajo de investigación

I have an interest in creating furniture with a mechanism that makes the furniture move functionally. Therefore, this paper explains the process and outcomes of designing a chair and a set of furniture with a coatrack, an accent table, and a stackable stool. All the furniture packs flat for storage and shipping purpose with a folding mechanism. The folds happen with fabric hinges that have been experimented with different materials, machinery, and fundamentals.

abstract: This research aims to investigate the social environment in a brand-new type of café, pet café, and to maximum the benefit of this type of cafe. While pet cafés, especially cat cafés, are becoming increasingly common in the United States (U.S.), Asian countries have been in this kind of business since 1998. The most common and popular is the cat café. Even though the owners of cat cafés in the U.S. have learned and imitated the cat café in Asia, the cultural differences and the restrictions resulted in differences in format and design. Interior and furniture design was investigated to afford motivation to people who are pet lovers and can be potential customers. Most of the research about pets illustrates a positive influence on psychological health and social support. On the other hand, a café with pets can be attractive and interactive more than a general café, to offer a recreational activity and a comfortable social environment and therapy from pets. Juxtaposing the cat café in the U.S. against the pet café in China, is explored to investigate the difference between these countries and how they can learn from each other and make improvements to design. Research on what is the difference between the cat café in the U.S. and China are reflected on two parts of outcomes—design and business. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Design 2019

The chair is designed for people who need their own peaceful space to hide and relax. The chair is put together with pentagonal shapes which ergonomically houses the human body. The geometrical structure allows the user to feel protected and cosy, almost immune to the outside world. The chair is made of oak wood and it fits for busy hotels, airports, offices and libraries.