Design concept of Chinese classical furniture

China traditional furniture has a long history and reached its peak in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the ancient society with strict hierarchy and clear distinction between superior and inferior, people's daily life, customs and culture are deeply branded with traces of feudal hierarchy. Painting, pottery, poetry and furniture are all deeply influenced by feudal culture. As a tool in daily life, furniture reflects the lifestyle and culture of people in every era.

The design concept of traditional mahogany furniture in China is based on "dignity"

China is a country that pays great attention to dignity, especially in ancient times. In the design of furniture, people's dignity is usually displayed rather than people-oriented, which can be seen from the furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as the imperial throne in the Qing Dynasty, whose chair surface is spacious, similar to a crib. The backrest and armrest of the throne are perpendicular to the chair surface respectively, and the carvings on them are complex and exquisite, which is inseparable from the pursuit of luxury in the Qing Dynasty. I like to show the imperial spirit of the royal family by means of inlaying, painting and hollowing out. The emperor sat on it to deter the ruling and opposition, and all the officials bowed down, showing that the emperor ruled the country and had supreme authority. However, imagine that the emperor sitting on such a wide throne is equivalent to having nothing to rely on. The backrest at the back and the armrests on both sides are useless. In ancient times, the emperor had to sit on it with dignity. In fact, in ancient times, furniture was first and foremost the representative of identity, dignity and power.

The Influence of China Ancient Aesthetic Level on Furniture Design

China's ancient aesthetic concept influenced the design of furniture. In the feudal hierarchical society for thousands of years, the aesthetic level is divided into gaudy, subtle, melodramatic and morbid. Among them, gaudy is the lowest level and morbid is the highest aesthetic realm. China people are a relatively delicate people. They like to beat around the bush when they talk or do things, and they don't like to be straightforward. The same is true of furniture design. For example, the Facebook-like texture formed in the scar of Huang Huali wood was called "cute face" by the literati at that time, and this kind of wood with face is superior. In the manufacturing process of furniture, traditional furniture in China tries to keep the true color of wood, which is generally tenon-mortise structure without a nail. The furniture made in this way is natural in wood, fresh and beautiful, exquisite in structure and not deformed for a hundred years.

New design concept

On the basis of retaining China's excellent traditional production technology, it is ingeniously integrated with modern fashion elements, so that it can meet modern people's life and aesthetic needs while retaining its classical charm.

High-grade and excellent new Chinese mahogany furniture retains the traditional tenon-mortise structure, waxing, raw lacquer and carving techniques in the production process, and tries to maintain the original flavor. But on this basis, the improvement and innovation of the style, shape, color and function of classical mahogany furniture is more in line with the requirements of ergonomics and life needs. From the traditional dignity-oriented to people-oriented, more emphasis is placed on comfort and beauty.

It mainly includes increasing the size of traditional furniture. For example, the modern mahogany sofa is improved from the ancient chairs. The traditional chair can only seat one person, which is relatively high. After lengthening and lowering, it becomes a modern two-person three-person sofa style. There is also a mahogany coffee table that came down from ancient tables and is more suitable for modern people's daily life.

The function of traditional furniture is quite different from the needs of modern people, such as cabinets. In ancient times, cabinets were mostly used to store things, but the classification of modern cabinets is more clear and detailed, including bookcases, wine cabinets, bar counters, shoe cabinets and so on. , such as mahogany shoe cabinets. There was no special shoe cabinet in ancient times, but it was specially designed according to the needs of modern people. So is the bar.

Many styles in traditional furniture are complicated in carving and structure, while modern people pursue simplicity and fashion. Therefore, the design of new Chinese mahogany furniture removes the complex parts of ancient mahogany furniture, making it more concise in structure, such as bed series, ancient shelf beds, stepping beds and other complex furniture, while the modern new Chinese mahogany bed is relatively simple and can be up and down on three sides, excluding the ancient design concept that men are superior to women.

In addition, there are other ways, such as upside down, replacement and transformation, to improve traditional mahogany furniture in various ways to make it more in line with the requirements of modern people's lives.