Research Guides: Design and Designers Research Guide: Furniture Design

Furniture Design Journals

Here is a list of journals on furniture design that can get you started in researching topics in that field.

Designers Today
This is an interior design journal that focuses on designers, trends, ideas, new products, and industry news.
Furniture History
This journal has information on the history of furniture from all around the world.
Journal of Interior Design
This journal focuses on interior design, and so it should have content on furniture and design.

Furniture Design Articles

Here is a list of articles on furniture design that can get you started in researching topics in that field.

Cinar, H. (2005, November). Eco-design and furniture: environmental impacts of wood-based panels, surface and edge finishes. Forest Products Journal, 55(11), 27+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A139435501/AONE?u=tel_a_columbia&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=d64396fd

This paper talks about the environmental impact of furniture design and analyses the impact of several types of wood-based furniture.

Muscu, I., & Cionca, M. C. (2011). An expressive-functional analysis of the relation between color and general form applied in storage furniture design. Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings, 1527+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A349223177/AONE?u=tel_a_columbia&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=74191019

This paper discusses a theoretical method for color composition in furniture design.

Szökeová, S., Fictum, L., Simek, M., Sobotkova, A., Hrabec, M., & Domljan, D. (2021). First and Second Phase of Human Centered Design Method in Design of Exterior Seating Furniture /Prve dvije faze dizajniranja vanjskog namjestaja primjenom metode dizajna usmjerene prema korisniku. Drvna Industrija, 72(3), 291+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A674989349/AONE?u=tel_a_columbia&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=7f9cd348

This article discusses human-centered furniture design and outdoor furniture.