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Buch, Julia, and Jakob Trenk. "Furniture rental – the new way to consume furniture? : Attitudes and intentions to choose furniture rental as an alternative consumption model." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52680.
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Background: Fast furniture is a growing trend similar to fast fashion and fast food, implying that manufacturers produce large quantities of inexpensive furniture. At the same time, consumers use the furniture shorter and replace it more frequently. Fast furniture relies on high resource consumption, outsourced production, and furniture design that makes it necessary to replace it more often. This causes a decrease in quality and an increase in produced quantities. Most of the furniture worldwide is landfilled as it is not recyclable due to low-quality materials. One potential solution is implementing Circular Economic practices, including furniture rental as an alternative way of consumption. Consumer acceptance of this model is scarcely researched, but the formation of consumers' attitudes and intentions has been the subject of publications in other consumption contexts. The recent literature is reviewed, and a research framework was built based on the Theory of Reasoned Action and additional intrapersonal barriers and drivers. Purpose: This research aimed to explain the relationship between intrapersonal barriers and drivers with attitude and behavioral intention towards furniture rental. Further, it was aimed to show which furniture categories are most likely to be rented. Method: A quantitative approach deploying a self-administered online survey was chosen. 235 usable responses were gathered, which were analyzed using PLS-SEM to assess the hypothesized relationships. Conclusion: The findings show that the overall attitude towards furniture rental is positive. Trend orientation and perceived risk are the most influential antecedents of attitude and behavioral intention. Supporting the Theory of Reasoned Action, attitude is the strongest predictor of behavioral intention. Perceived sustainability value, perceived economic value, and materialism also significantly influence the intention to rent furniture. Familiarity with the Sharing Economy shows no significant influence. The study contributes to the existing literature on consumer intentions to use alternative consumption. A new research model was developed based on existing theory and literature. Managers can use the findings to alter, adapt, and build their furniture rental service offerings.
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Jacques, Denise. "Decent Furniture for Decent People: The Production and Consumption of Jacques & Hay Furniture in Nineteenth-Century Canada." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19736.
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The Canadian firm of Jacques & Hay was in business for fifty years, during
which the company, if The Globe (Toronto) is to be believed, furnished the Province
of Canada. This was a stunning and largely undocumented success. Jacques & Hay
was one of the largest employers in the province and dominated the cabinet-making
trade from 1835 to 1885. In 1871, Jacques & Hay employed 430 men and 50 women
in a vertically-integrated operation that included a sawmill, two factories and a
showroom. Jacques & Hay produced abundant furniture at reasonable prices. The
availability of such household furnishings greatly enhanced domestic life in
nineteenth-century Canada, providing scope for a more elaborate social life and
allowing more people to achieve a greater sense of comfort and decency in their living
arrangements.
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shenoy, naina. "Culture of Care : Fostering Circularity of Furniture." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-87112.
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The rate at which the human race is exhausting the planet’s resources, a transition from a linear economy to a circular economy has become necessary. More importantly the success of circular economy is dependent on the consumer’s everyday actions and practices. This project looks to contribute to that smooth transition at a consumer behavior level of furniture consumption through market actions. It specifically focuses on the sustainable consumption of the sofas to be able to collect data and actionable insights so that it can serve as an example that can be applied to all types of furniture. The project created a framework from literature review on consumer behavior of furniture, sustainability and circular economy. Furthermore, it used several design methods to collect and analyze the data, before arriving at the final design project. The resulting project is called the ‘culture of care’. Based on the collected actionable insights throughout the project, the culture of care project proposes several circular based market actions in the form of service design, product design and product-service design to maintain and repair sofas in the hands of the consumers.
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Holm, Julia, Lovisa Klang, and Mimmi Nordquist. "The future green home : A qualitative study of sustainable development in the furniture industry; Generation Ys’ needs and wants for greener furniture." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96030.
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The purpose of this study is to provide a deeper understanding to business managers, of how the Swedish Generation Y consume furniture and if there is a want of consuming more green furniture. The thesis identifies previous research of sustainability development within furnishing and the phenomenon of attitude-behavior gap among consumers. Hence, the purpose of investigating consumer’s behavior and attitudes, the qualitative method has been used to understand the processes and influence factors of the contextualized setting. Further, this study follows a deductive approach because of the unexplored research area and due to the importance of studying sustainability within furnishing from a new point of view. Continuously, the literature review of this thesis includes previous established scientific research and theories concerning; green practices within the furniture industry; the characteristics of Generation Y; and the phenomenon of attitude-behavior gap. From the literature review a conceptual framework has been conducted to illustrate the main concepts and their relation, which are examined in this study. These concepts have been used to analyze the empirical data originating from interviews of 37 consumers within Generation Y in Sweden. From the purpose of this thesis the research resulted in two clear research questions that were defined as; (1) How does the behavior and consumption pattern of Gen Y occur when consuming furniture?; and (2) Which are the needs and wants of Gen Y in Sweden, when it comes to sustainable furniture? In the conclusion chapter, the answer of these research questions is completed together with the theoretical and practical implications. The main theoretical implication from this research is the finding that an attitude-behavior gap exists within Generation Y when consuming furniture. This gap is present due to barriers and influencing factors which are; (1) consumers lack of knowledge; (2) the limited supply and information from companies; (3) the unclear or lack of green furniture marketing; and (4) companies not being transparent in their actions. Finally, the practical implications of this study presents suggestions for furniture companies and how they can increase their green operations to meet the request of Generation Y. Companies should focus on marketing sustainable furniture to a larger extent in order to raise the awareness of Generation Y and to be more transparent in the supply chain and business operations, so the consumers can have a greater insight in the process. By implementing these recommendations, companies will improve Generation Y's purchasing of sustainable furniture as well as increase their awareness regarding green furniture consumption.
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Liao, Yin. "Designing an efficient Collection process for Discarded furniture." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-66828.
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The furniture industry is a thriving industry in the past decades all over the world. The increase in production and sales of furniture products means that more raw materials are needed and more furniture waste is produced at the same time. Taking into account the unsolved environmental issues, it is necessary to make innovation changes to reduce the waste and overcome the continuously increasing resource consumption. Circular economy draws a wide attention under this situation. As an alternative to replace the traditional linear consumption model, it balances the economic development and environmental concern. Turning waste into a new resource is a profitable opportunity for the furniture industry. However, product recovery in this industry meets obstacles due to the character of the furniture.This study considers discarded bulky furniture products. It focuses on the first step of furniture waste recovery: the collection process. The aim of this research is improving the efficiency of a “many to one” collection process in a reverse logistics system and increasing the recovery level within the hierarchy of options for discarded furniture. By using the soft system methodology, this study explores the current discarded furniture collection situation within Europe and then analyzes each essential element of this collection system. After that, combining with the relevant circular economy theory and information gathered from a case furniture company, we design a new conceptual business process model for discarded furniture collection.In the newly designed model, the collection process is carried out by the individual transport option with sufficient capacity from customer’s home to the furniture store. The new model is based on a collaborative lifestyle information platform. By managing the real-time information, the platform aligns individuals’ transport resources with discarded furniture demand to reduce the transport cost of the collection process. This model aims for optimal use of the available individual resources to complement the transport process. Moreover, this information platform helps to collect information in the early stage to reduce the uncertainty of reverse logistics.
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Boonsener, Prach, and Thazali Siti Nur Shahizah Mohd. "Furniture Consumption in Thailand : A Kano model study of IKEA with implications for the strategy making process." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-7727.
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This thesis is a study of Thai consumer behavior that affects the purchasing and servicing in the furniture retail industry. A market survey was conducted in Thailand to support this study. The target group of this study is people residing in Bangkok aged 25 year old and above. In order to find a suitable strategy for the new IKEA in Thailand, the data gathered was analyzed and discussed by applying the type of Kano’s model with IKEA’s strategies. It was also analyzed in terms of conceptual level between Kano’s model and research strategy. The study reveals that consumer behavior and characteristics of consumer requirements in Thailand are different from others counties. IKEA has to adapt suitable strategies that are consistent with Thai consumer behavior to achieve consumer satisfaction. This thesis also discussed that Kano model can inform strategy making process in term of quality and customer satisfaction as the results from Kano model quantitative analysis provide understanding of customer requirements and their attributes.
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Ponsonby, Margaret. "Consumption of furniture and furnishings for the home in the West Midlands using local suppliers 1760-1860." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/97373.
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CASTRO, GABRIELA VARANDA DE. "INTERIOR DESIGN AND CONSUMPTION: THE PERCEPTION OF THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2008. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=13338@1.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOTodo projeto de design que promete mudanças deve, afinal, comunicar-se de uma maneira eficiente com seu público. E todo projeto sustentável deve tornar clara a sua sugestão de transformação da sociedade. Mais que modelar formas e funções, designers criam idéias e propostas, que seus consumidores ou usuários finais percebem ou não. Portanto, esse novo valor simbólico conferido pelo design, aqui neste trabalho chamado de valor sustentável, deve ser visto como uma oportunidade para comunicar uma idéia, uma proposta de mudança social e cultural, que precisa ser percebida, do ponto de vista do consumo. Para verificar como produtos de design sustentável se comunicam com seu público, esta dissertação apresenta uma pesquisa bibliográfica e um trabalho de campo realizado junto a um grupo de trinta consumidores de móveis e objetos decorativos, de três lojas de decoração da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Uma pesquisa qualitativa, composta de uma entrevista em profundidade, e uma pesquisa quantitativa, utilizando a técnica da análise conjunta, foram aplicadas junto aos consumidores, para avaliar a percepção do valor sustentável em peças decorativas e verificar sua eficiência como agente transformador e facilitador de mudanças.
Every design project that promises changes must, after all, establish an efficient communication with their public. And all sustainable projects should make clear their suggestion of transformation of the society. More than modeling forms and functions, designers create ideas and proposals, which their customers or end users perceive or not. Therefore, this new symbolic value given by design, here in this paper called sustainable value, should be seen as an opportunity to communicate an idea, a proposal of cultural and social change, which needs to be perceived, in terms of consumption. To verify how products of sustainable design communicate with their public, this dissertation presents a bibliographical research and a field research carried out among a group of thirty consumers of furniture and decorative objects, from three decoration stores of the city of Rio de Janeiro. A qualitative research, consisting of an in-depth interview, and a quantitative research, using the conjoint analysis technique, were applied to consumers, to assess the perception of the sustainable value in decorative pieces and verify its effectiveness as a transforming agent and changes facilitator.
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Geiger, Ohlin Erika. "UNCANNY TRACES : Furniture and objects made of what used to be someone’s skin." Thesis, Konstfack, Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6944.
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Through non-human animals, humans have come to understand ways of living in this world and simultaneously animals have provided the resources for humans to claim this living. But through this progression and time humans have become detached from the origin of the resources. By this separation it becomes possible for humans to turn a blind eye to cruelty and the environmental impact that the claim to non-human animals convey. With the aim is to evoke reflection on the human ruling of the non-human animals, this project aims to design objects and furniture that are uncanny, familiar and ordinary but at the same time off-putting and maybe strange. By examining phycology and consumer culture theory, seek to find habits in the Swedish everyday life which are intimate and recognizable such as fredagsmys, a placeholder for consumption and hierarchies. Then through the analyse of critical animal studies, design objects and furniture that challenge these habits and positions of consumption and hierarchy.
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Marques, Déborah Caramel. "Mobiliário doméstico e as apropriações do moderno: a divulgação dos interiores residenciais nos periódicos especializados e ilustrados (1930-1955)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-08022019-114233/.
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Esta pesquisa trata das discussões em torno da apropriação do mobiliário dito moderno, no período de 1930 a 1955, a partir de matérias e anúncios publicitários publicados nas revistas ilustradas A Cigarra e O Cruzeiro, e nas revistas de arquitetura Acrópole e A Casa. A partir de textos e imagens divulgados por esses periódicos, com a finalidade de apresentar questionamentos estéticos e funcionais relativos ao uso de móveis domésticos, incluindo o seu arranjo no espaço da casa, analisamos o fenômeno social de difusão dos móveis modernos, trazendo à tona a diversidade de apropriações dos preceitos modernistas e à constituição de noções correlatas, como conforto, domesticidade e bom gosto decorativo.This research deals with the discussions about the appropriation of the furniture called modern, from 1930 to 1955, from articles and advertising published in the illustrated magazines A Cigarra and O Cruzeiro, and in the architecture magazines Acrópole and A Casa. Using texts and images published by these journals, we have the purpose of presenting aesthetic and functional questions regarding the use of domestic furniture, including their arrangement in the home space. We analyze the social phenomenon of diffusion of modern furniture, bringing up the diversity of appropriations of modernist precepts and the constitution of related notions such as comfort, domesticity and decorative taste.
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Tollin, Rebecka. "Gör det långsamt- för miljöns skull." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21765.
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I studien undersöks det hur teorier från slow food och slow fashion genom olika designprocesser kan överföras till nya produktkategorier, i detta fall har möbler valts ut som kategori. Syftet med denna studie har varit skapa medvetenhet och synliggöra möjligheter för produktdesigners att arbeta med slow principer i kombination med kritisk design på nya produktkategorier. Detta för att främja hållbar utveckling och vår miljö. Det teoretiska ramverket ligger som grund för studien och innefattar slow fashion, Slow food, kritisk design och slow design. Som metoder har det bland annat samlats in information genom funktionsanalys, fokusgrupper och intervjuer.Resultatet blev en hylla vars hyllplan monteras på i takt med att dess ramar i form av träd växer. Detta ska skapa ett kritiskt tänkande hos betraktaren angående snabb produktion och miljön.The study examines how theories of slow food and slow fashion can be transferred to new product categories through different design processes. In this case furniture has been selected as a category. The purpose of this study is to create awareness and make opportunities visible for product designers to work with slow principles in combination with critical design on new product categories. This is to encourage sustainable development and benefit our environment. The theoretical framework forms the basis of the study and includes slow fashion, slow food, critical design and slow design. As methods, among other things, information has been collected through function analysis, focus groups and interviews.The result is a shelf whose shelves are mounted on progressively as its frame in the form of trees grows. This should create a critical thinking on the part of the viewer regarding fast production and the environment.
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Barcelos, Maria Claudia Vidal. "Regimes de sentidos em espaços temáticos paulistanos: consumo de móveis e objetos de decoração." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2014. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/4660.
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Previous issue date: 2014-12-10The present study regards São Paulo s city commerce of furniture and decoration objects. We aim to understand and systematize sense production on the context of this segment s consumption from the way intersubjective relations are settled between subjects and thematic spaces. In that way we question how do subjects allow themselves to be seen by the occupation of these thematic spaces and give meaning to sense for Paulistano s decoration commerce? As corpora were taken two thematic streets of the city, RuaTeodoro Sampaio and Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, on specific sites where concentration of decoration segment stores is bigger. As hypothesis we assume that stores organize themselves in a strategic way, according to the values practiced on the spaces where these stores are placed. These streets are presumed as strong Addressers that will interfere on subjects presence way. As a complement to our investigation we analyze Dunélli House Company, that makes itself seen by three stores on the selected sites. On these thematic spaces occur different sociability ways presentified in their enunciates that make the consumption sense to be, promoting identities and social interaction regimes. The theoretical and referential basis adopted is Discursive Semiotics, from A. J. Greimas legacy, with his proposition concerning sense generative path and narrative grammar. The development of this theory on E. Landowski s Sociossemiotics founds visibility regimes and sense regimes analysis from the kinds of interaction that happen on these spaces, as well as J.M. Floch and A. C. de Oliveira s approach on Plastic Semiotics. The conclusion points that these thematic routes are strong Addressers, able to delineate the kinds of subjects that come to be seen on selected sites and give meaning to sense regarding Paulistano s decoration commerce
A presente pesquisa estuda o comércio de móveis e objetos de decoração da cidade de São Paulo. Objetivamos compreender e sistematizar a produção de sentido no contexto do consumo desse segmento a partir de como são estabelecidas as relações intersubjetivas entre sujeitos e espaços temáticos. Indagamos assim, como os sujeitos se dão a ver pela ocupação desses espaços temáticos e fazem ser o sentido para o comércio de decoração paulistano? Como corpus foram tomadas duas ruas temáticas da cidade, a Rua Teodoro Sampaio e Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, em trechos específicos, nos quais a concentração de lojas do segmento de decoração é maior. Nossa hipótese é que as lojas organizam-se de modo estratégico em consonância aos valores praticados nas ruas que estão alocadas. Essas vias são tomadas como destinadores fortes que vão intervir nos modos de presença dos sujeitos. Para complementar nossa investigação analisamos a empresa Dunélli House que se faz vista por três lojas nesses trechos selecionados. Nesses espaços temáticos ocorrem diferentes modos de sociabilidade presentificados em seus enunciados que fazem ser o sentido do consumo, promovendo identidades e regimes de interação social. O referencial teórico e metodológico adotado é a semiótica discursiva a partir do legado de A.J. Greimas, com sua proposição do percurso gerativo de sentido e da gramática narrativa. O desdobramento dessa teoria na sociossemiótica de E. Landowski embasa a análise dos regimes de visibilidade e regimes de sentido a partir dos tipos de interação que ocorrem nesses espaços, bem como a abordagem da semiótica plástica realizada por J.M. Floch e A. C. de Oliveira. A conclusão é que essas vias temáticas são destinadores fortes capazes de delinear os tipos de sujeitos que se dão a ver nos trechos selecionados e fazem ser o sentido para o comércio de decoração paulistano
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"Furniture Longevity: How Mass-Produced Heirloom Furniture Supports Sustainable Consumption." Master's thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9022.
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abstract: In recent years, the length of time people use and keep belongings has decreased. With the acceptance of short-lived furniture and inexpensive replacements, the American mentality has shifted to thinking that discarding furniture is normal, often in the guise of recycling. Americans are addicted to landfills. The high cost of landfill real estate and other considerable ecological impacts created by the manufacturing of furniture should persuade people to give their belongings a longer life, but in reality, furniture is often prematurely discarded. This grounded theory study takes a multi-method approach to analyze why some types of furniture are kept longer and to theorize about new ways to design and sell furniture that lasts well past its warranty. Case studies bring new insight into designer intention, manufacturer intent, the world of auction-worthy collectables and heirlooms, why there is a booming second-hand furniture market and the growing importance of informed interior designers and architects who specify or help clients choose interior furnishings. An environmental life cycle assessment compares how the length of furniture life affects environmental impacts. A product's life could continue for generations if properly maintained. Designers and manufacturers hoping to promote longevity can apply the conclusions of this report in bringing new pieces to the market that have a much longer life span. This study finds areas of opportunity that promote user attachment, anticipate future repurposing, and provide services. This thinking envisions a paradigm for furniture that can re-invent itself over multiple generations of users, and ultimately lead to a new wave of desirable heirloom furniture.Dissertation/Thesis
M.S.D. Design 2011
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Lin, Yi-Chun, and 林怡均. "The Symbolic Consumption of Furniture Print Advertisements in Taiwan." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24997927337830910532.
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碩士國立政治大學
廣告研究所
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Modern society operates behind a shroud of symbolic consumption. Home furniture consumption, as an example, has been altered from purely functional to highly symbolic. Based on Roland Barthes’ pictorial semiotic theory, this paper attempts to analyze the print advertisements of furniture in Taiwan in order to clarify the signifying process of these furniture print ads and the socio-cultural values embedded in the Taiwan’s furniture consumption. Twenty-three print ads selected from popular design magazines, Arch and interior, are categorized into five groups according to their thematic and textual characteristics. The research finds that the iconic messages of these print ads are mostly in the pattern of “refrain” and “binary-opposition” utilizing “naturalization of objects” to construct symbolic meanings. Furthermore, the meaning of iconic message is frequently restrained by the linguistic message in terms of “anchorage,” although both “anchorage” and “relay” may both function in the print ad simultaneously. Most of the furniture advertisements didn’t construct a “home” atmosphere, but only a space to display furniture products and build rich referential meaning. The superiority of western culture is strongly emphasized; westernized ambience signifies the high-class life style. Finally, the research results indicate that in the case of furniture purchase, consumer behavior involves social class, taste, and cultural capital, which confirm Baudrillard’s and Bourdieu’s theories of symbolic consumption.
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Yeh, HSIN-CHANG, and 葉信昌. "The Multiple Interpretation about Image of Consumption Space—An Example of Furniture Store's Consumption Situation." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3w3dx4.
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碩士輔仁大學
社會學系碩士班
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This study is based on researching “consumption” in the present society, and then choosing “furniture consumption” as a field research. Focusing on furniture stores' consumption situations are filled with images in “IKEA” and “HOLA”, how the consumers interpret the images of consumption space in “IKEA” and “HOLA”. By researching this research problem to clarify the relationship between producers and consumers in the fields of furniture consumption like “IKEA” and “HOLA”. So that we can understand “furniture consumption” further in the present society, then hoping to gain some valuable messages to understand “consumption” in the present society and having a way with interpreting the present society. The research result showing no matter the multiple interpretations about images of consumption space in “IKEA” and “HOLA” or the consumers reject the production systems by perceiving the commodities in “IKEA” and “HOLA”. It shows the relationship between producers and consumers in the fields of furniture consumption has been in the state of complex interaction in the present society, and it also shows that “furniture consumption” in the present society is multiple than before. The complex interaction is also appearance in other fields of consumption in the present society, it shows that “consumption” in the present society is multiple than before too. By this study we can know that the present society is full of many changes and then becoming a diverse society, and the diverse society is truly influencing our practice in daily life.
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Lin, Mei-chuan, and 林美娟. "The research on Taiwanese families’ furniture consumption schema for living room." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03132564652097953732.
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碩士國立中山大學
企業管理學系研究所
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Abstract: This thesis studied the ideas and situations of living room decorations of Taiwanese families and their choices of the furniture for them. Specicially, the present study analyzed in detail Taiwanese families’ aesthetic prefereence of color and material for their furniture combination for living room decorations, based on the theroy of consumption schema. The valid sample included 333 Taiwaness families from three metropolitant cities of the island. The data were examined thoroughly by statistical methods such as Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, ANOVA and Cross-Table Analysis. The main findings are summarized in the following: 1. Eight systems of decorating living room are identified and depicted, namely – separation, space, light, furniture, decoration, electric appliances, entertainment and education, and religion and feng-shui systems. 2. The three top preference of color for living furniture for Taiwanese families are wood, brown, and black, whereas leather sofas are most popular. Materials for the end-tables, bookcases and cabinets best liken are wood. 3. Four factors has been recoginzied in the lifestyle of Taiwanese families: social status, social relation, leisure time, and indivisual taste of living. Based on theses factors, three types of family lifestyle of Taiwanese were found, namely: Happy Nests, Status-Caring, and Gentry. 4. Regarding the consumption schema hypothesis testing, some the color harmony interrelationship between furniture items are supported. However, for dthe material aspect, no harmonious interrelationship between the items, excpet for one for the group of Gentry.
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Chao-lung, Cheng, and 鄭兆龍. "A Study of Consumption Value and Style Preference-Furniture as an Example." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50887042802077273056.
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碩士大葉大學
工業設計研究所
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The study explores consumptive value and style preference of furniture from the points of product marketing and design planing. In the recent years, due to the information changed quickly and the phenomenon of globalization, occurred the consciousness and value concept of consumer change more sharp. Therefor, it is more important to understand the variety of consumption marketing. Furthermore, the purpose of the study is to search the attitudes of consumption value and style preference when consumer purchasing furniture. In design methodology, from the furniture manufactory type standpoint, the study measures the attitude and importance of consumption values by the variables of population statistics and the groups of furniture style preference. As a result of statistical analysis, the study finds that the attitudes of consumption value are difference between different background and style preference on consumers. The characteristics of group backgrounds in different style preference effects the attitude of consumption value indirectly. As a result of the study, the designers can understand the character of population statistics and attitude of consumption value for style preference of groups. Finally, the direction of furniture productions can be established.
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Chen, Wei-En, and 陳緯恩. "A study of the Purchase Intention on Corrugated Furniture of Consumer in Kaohsiung Area Based on the LOHAS and Green Consumption Concepts." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18419238018379094708.
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碩士東方設計學院
文化創意設計研究所
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The newest lifestyle LOHAS is a phenomenon caused by mass production and mass consumption of humans during the 20th century. In the 1980s, in US, Europe and Japan, LOHAS has been a focus and a big discussion topic, which started this new fashion lifestyle.In recent years eco-friendly is the new trend for many products and habits of consumption, it follows the principle of the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and 3E (Economic, Ecological, Equitable) reducing high pollution products. The new trend of using corrugated furniture, using which to reduce deforestation, emphasizing the importance of recyclable, eco-friendly, burnable, light but able to hold heavy weights. Corrugated furniture could be mass developed in the future. In this study, collected and analysis 300 questionnaires from the consumers of IKEA, HOLA and B&Q in Kaohsiung area, on the issues of the definition of LOHAS, the cognition of green consumption and the consumer purchase intention of corrugated furniture.The survey found that LOHAS concepts and cognition among consumers in the Kaohsiung area need to be promoted, but in life Kaohsiung area consumers to virtually practice LOHAS spirit. Kaohsiung area consumers on the concept of green consumption have a high degree of awareness, are willing to promote the concept of green consumption, and together create a better living environment. Kaohsiung area consumers purchase intention analysis of corrugated furniture products, found that consumers attach importance to the durability of the corrugated furniture products, followed by safe, non-toxic, lightweight and easy to move, design customized, reasonable price.