Applied Research On Inlaid Technique Of Lacquer Art In Modern Furniture Design

China is the hometown of lacquer.Lacquer art is the classic traditional Chinese crafts and the bright pearl of the historical and cultural heritage.Accompanied by the development of lacquer-ware manufacture,lacquer art furniture is also constantly evolving.Lacquer art furniture is traditional Chinese furniture with combination of practicality and artistry.As an important branch of lacquer art furniture,lacquer art inlaid furniture has its own artistic characteristics,which fully demonstrate the texture beauty of all kinds of inlaid materials but also showcase the practicality and ornamental value of lacquer art furniture,thus playing a positive role in promoting the traditional Chinese lacquer art culture.Having witnessed a time-honored and splendid history,traditional Chinese inlaid furniture can be described as exquisite crafts and wonderful workmanship excelling nature.Modern lacquer art furniture has gradually withdrawn from historical stage and the varieties of inlaid furniture are also less and less.With the development of the times and the revival of traditional culture,people’s pursuit of lacquer art furniture is not just to meet the practical demand but to the spiritual demand.Influenced by the internationalism design style,people are more inclined to accept minimalist design style whether it is flat design or home improvement,or industrial design.Furniture often with the most direct-viewing texture and color produced in bulk with large machine in modern industry replaces the complex production process.The traditional lacquer art furniture craftsmanship gradually declined.Driven by profits,there is no national color of the furniture at all in terms of blindly imitating foreign furniture style.Due to the internationalization,it is particularly important to carry forward the national cultural connotation and to maintain the Chinese style.Lacquer art inlaid furniture boasts its own unique advantages with the inclusive choice of materials,the natural beauty of the materials,color beauty of the decorative patterns,rich texture effect and of meeting the aesthetic needs of modern people.While meeting the practical functions,furniture of modern form tends to decorate its surface.The diversification of inlaid materials and the comprehensive application of inlaid techniques,the integration of traditional patterns with modern design,traditional inlaid techniques and the development of modern science and technology offer favorable conditions for the application of inlaid techniques in modern furniture.This paper explores the origin of inlay from the history of lacquer art inlay,thus showing the development process of inlay.The second chapter introduces the reflections on the lacquer art inlaid furniture through the overview of techniques and materials used in the lacquer art inlay.The third chapter gives a brief overview of the history of lacquer art inlaid furniture,focusing on the inlaid variety of lacquer art inlaid furniture during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The fourth chapter introduces the materials,patterns and craftsmanship of lacquer art inlaid furniture.The fifth chapter focuses on the advantages of lacquer art inlaid furniture,the production process,the inlaid materials in the furniture,which provides the production basis for the application of the inlaid technique.This chapter studies the feasibility of the application of lacquer inlaid technique in modern furniture:how to choose the appropriate materials in the flat design of modern furniture,the appropriate location to decorate the specific pattern,use the modern pattern design method,find the modern beauty of inlaid patterns,learn from the traditional craftsmanship,process and renovate furniture with modern design concept to create a new style of unique inlaid furniture.This paper is well-grounded as a detailed demonstration was made through the actual case.The sixth chapter introduces how to find the artistic beauty of lacquer art inlaid furniture whose aesthetic value,from lacquer itself to the color and texture of materials,is permeated with artistic atmosphere and deeply loved by the people.