Research On The Innovative Design Of Future Kitchen For Expectation Of Generation Z

Today,with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology,our lives are undergoing an intelligent revolution,and future trends are inevitable.In this era,the kitchen is an indispensable part of our lives.Although the current research on the kitchen,the products and solutions proposed around the kitchen are diverse.But design solutions that can really provide us with a healthy lifestyle or give users a better experience are scarce.There are still problems to be solved,whether in the"software" link,such as design concepts and manufacturing concepts,or in the"hardware" fields such as products and space technology.Therefore,the design of the future kitchen must be based on a better user experience.Generation Z lived in the era of "Internet plus.Such an era background created their advanced thinking ability and imagination.However,user research on generation Z is currently lacking.This research starts from the perspective of exploring the development direction of future design innovation,explores the expectations of generation Z user groups for future kitchen innovative design,and then transforms user expectations into design principles to give a future kitchen concept design plan for generation Z.Firstly,this paper summarizes the research background of the subject,proposes the research purpose and significance,innovation points and research methods,and constructs the research content and framework.Next,the relevant theories involved in the research were discussed,and the literature review was conducted on the research of generation Z,the kitchen innovation design research and future design development trends.The basic theoretical thinking of this research topic is clarified.Based on the theoretical research framework,this paper makes a research on the expectation of future kitchen users.In the early stage of the research,pre-research methods were combined with user behavior observation and analysis to simply understand the needs of target users.Next,in-depth interviews were conducted with the target users,combined with generative technology-mapping method to assist users in-depth interviews,and guided users to show their inner thoughts more intuitively;afterwards,we will sort out the user's ideas and expectations and translate into specific user needs.According to the user's 17 specific needs for the future kitchen,an inductive summary and qualitative analysis are carried out,and the four dimensions of generation Z's expectations for future kitchen are derived:expansibility,sustainability,smart technology and interactivity,and emotional connection.Subsequently,through the analysis and transformation of the user expectation dimensions,the four design principles of the future kitchen were constructed:innovative expansibility design principles,environmentally sustainable design principles,smart functional design principles and emotional design principles.Finally,the future kitchen design principles are combined to further explore the future kitchen concept design for the generation Z.The concept design strategy of the future kitchen is presented and then the concept design scheme of the future kitchen is designed based on AR experience technology.These conceptual design schemes are of great significance to the future kitchen design.At the same time,it also proves the practical,strategic and practical value of the four dimensions and design principles of the future kitchen that we have explored for the expectations of the generation Z.This has laid a foundation for the future design methodology and theoretical research.