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Design concepts of multifunctional furniture for sitting and lying related to the industry

Application of design values and interdisciplinarity in furniture design, oriented to the production and business sector, is one of the method and approach in students’ projects conducted at the Department of Furniture and Wood products Faculty of Forestry in Zagreb, Croatia. The topic of the project was Designing an armchair / bed in hotels’ rooms. The problem was related to the lack of space in the hotels rooms and users’ needs, attitudes and activities, both family and business one. Often there is a need for a bed more. Problem also deales with the comfort, ergonomics, functionality, ecology, health and other designers’ requirements. The aim of the project was to design a multifunctional and comfortable bed/armchair in cooperation with one Croatian company, leader in bed system and mattresses production. The article describes methods, conceptual ideas and the final result of the project and opens some new relations, questions and methods for the future work and investigations in the field of interior design in hotels ; but also in combining design thinking, contemporary designers’ approach, construction skills and upholstery knowledge in the business sector.

design; construction; upholstery; furniture for sitting and lying; interiors; students’ projects

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