| Abstract |
| The purpose of this study is to find out examples of furniture as < Medium of Expression > and draw their characteristics. Graphic designer, Peter Saville has noted that design is becoming < Medium of Expression > from < Medium of Function > in his interview with Korean monthly magazine < Design >, and he pointed out furniture design by Ron Arad and Zaha Hadid as good examples. People living in 21st century choose their furniture as medium of expression to identify their own spaces. The furniture industry has become 2 major streams with mass production and hand crafted studio production. That`s why it is important to study one of the streams to understand and forecast future of furniture design.
As the methodology, this study relatively defines meanings of < Medium of Expression > and < Medium of Function >, and has chosen and analyzed furniture works by Arad and Hadid according to Saville`s remark.
The characteristics of furniture as < Medium of Expression > from furniture works by Arad and Hadid include: 1) Form: they attempt to accidentally effect just like abstract expressionists with extemporaneous and sculptural form. 2) Structure: flexible and indeterminate characteristics by materials and users` participation. 3) Function: furniture not only to sit on, but also as a symbolic element like art to move people`s feelings and emotions. |
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| Key Words |
| 표현의 매개체, 기능의 매개체, 가구디자인, Medium of expression, Medium of function, Furniture Design |
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