This article,together with The Modern in Furniture Design and The Modernization of Furniture Design,forms a series that aims to cultivate a new understanding of modern furniture design from the perspectives of modernity,modernization,and the modern era.The modernization of furniture design refers to the methodologies of contemporary furniture design,including the construction of its industrial chains,and the tools and methods employed.It involves various aspects of industrial economics and the integration of information and computer technologies,but more importantly,it anticipates practical achievements and innovations by entrepreneurs and technologists.Beyond the technical content,what is now more pressing in the modernization of domestic furniture design is the modernization of concepts.This includes viewing the combination and development of economic and technological elements of design as a system that follows the development of society,markets,technology,and culture.For instance,some companies even require design firms to have global operational capabilities,especially the ability to design products for global sales.Furthermore,in today's international trade of furniture,furniture has become"a conveyance of culture,"thereby necessitating that furniture design must embody modern cultural characteristics with global relevance.
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