Western Culture And Wuyue Charm In Shanghai Style Furniture

The object of study is Haipai Furniture in the Republican period.The research contents are the influence of western furniture design on Haipai Furniture,of Wu Yue traditional furniture on Haipai Furniture and the local development of Haipai Furniture.Because of the prosperous development of Chinese ancient furniture in our furniture history,Haipai Furniture in the Republican period is the last climax.Research on Haipai Furniture is the one on furniture design of its own category,providing reference for the development of the contemporary furniture design.The thematic study data of the paper is not as much as that of the common furniture.The research methods of the paper are the document research,field visit,comparative study and summary.On this basis,the author researched the formation of Haipai Furniture from the influence of western fomiture design on Haipai Furniture,of Wu Yue furniture on Haipai Furniture and local development of Haipai Furniture.The conclusions drawn are as below——The periods with the greatest effects on Haipai Furniture for western furniture design in different periods are:Baroque and Rococo period,neoclassicism period,industrial art period and art nouveau period and decoration movement period-The influence of Wu Yue furniture on Haipai Furniture mainly reflected in material application and decoration technique application."Same sex attraction" method is used in the integration of Haipai Furniture with western culture.In other words,the similar factors similar in two furniture is blended together to create a new one with uniform style and natural decoration.The author acquired the specific embodiment of its combination of Chinese and Western elements through research on Haipai Furniture,and found the reasons for it to naturally integrate two cultures.The paper presents the conclusion that Haipai Furniture has significance to Chinese furniture history,having great reference value to the development of contemporary furniture design.So the research on Haipai Furniture not only has academic significance,but also provides the innovative and enlightening thinking to the current furniture development.