KAJIAN DESAIN DINING SET MID CENTURY DENGAN SISTEM KNOCK-DOWN STUDI KASUS NEW ELEGANT, LTD.

Abstract

Mid  century  is  one  of  furniture  style  which  is  quite  difficult  to  be  made  knock-down  for  its  slim structure.  With  market  high  demand  of  this  particular  style,  furniture  company  needs  to  always  release  new designs  with  added  value.  One  of  added  values  is  knock-down  system.  Knock-down  is  generally  applied  in furniture  for  space  saving.  A  Case  study  is  taken  at  New  Elegant,  Ltd.,  Vietnam,  a  furniture  company  focuses more  on  dining  sets.  Mid  century  dining  chair  design  which  can  be  produced  at  this  company  should  have  3 basic  constructions  similar  to  factory  standards  (seat  frame,  front  legs,  chair  back).  While  dining  table  design should  have  table  top  and  table  legs  assembled  with  hardware  (with  or  without  apron).  Forms  of  design  is relative, adjusting to mid century  design characteristics, rounded and slim.  Quotation price  should be  in retail price rangeof USD90-99 per piece, and according to cost estimation, designs proposed are within this range.In terms of loadibility, knock-down designs in this research are 48% more efficient in space compared to those with non  knock-down  structure.Thus,  this  design  model  could  be  a  reference  on  how  to  modify  knock-down  mid century designs