Abstract:

Sustainability; the natural resource needs of future generations necessary to reach their natural resources without provide to the living conditions can be defined together with the depletion of natural resources in the form of providing and gaining importance. Sustainable furniture designs are economical, renewable and less harm to nature, ecological materials are used and less energy is supplied with easy recycling. Thus, an effective use of natural resources consumption and waste by the evaluation of the damage to nature can be reduced. With the selection of ecological materials, design, function, aesthetics, ergonomics, as well as design elements can be brought to a different approach. Ecological materials are used in different designs, but in the study made with paper material, the designs are examined. Less damage to the paper nature, renewable material because it is easy and economical recycling belongs to the class of ecological materials and furniture designs from the past to the present are used. Strength paper used in some designs, ergonomics on topics such as nuisance, although over time these will be resolved designs that are aesthetic, ergonomic, functional and affordable has been made. Corrugated cardboard Wiggle side chair Frank Gehry's 1972 “ Easy Edges’ is called in a series of furniture are manufactured. Thanks to the strength of the compression and curved lines of the material has been achieved. Low cost ergonomically designed with an organic-shaped chair, with the example of the period being important in terms of sustainability today, the brand Vitra, the chair is engaged in the production of. The literature survey method is used in the research and the furniture is designed with the importance of sustainable furniture designs and the paper in ecological material class.

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