Analysis And Redesign Of Lantern Legs In Shanghai Style Furniture

Shanghai style furniture is an important transition form from traditional Chinese style furniture to modern style,and it is a powerful proof of the strong and inclusive Chinese culture.Lantern legs are a typical leg shape of Shanghai style furniture.Different from traditional Chinese style legs,lantern legs incorporate Chinese folk culture and aesthetic concepts on the basis of traditional French furniture.It is also a typical example of Shanghai art styles incorporating Western wood spinning techniques.This text selects the lanterns in Shanghai style furniture legs as the specific research object,first the concept of the lantern legs shape characteristics,material,craft technique,culture connotation and so on has carried on the thorough research and analysis,to explore the western furniture "melon" modelling and car spin,hige coating process,as well as the connotation of Chinese traditional culture in the lantern and carving process influence on lantern modelling of the leg.Through the form of network questionnaire to understand the current consumers on the lantern leg and the view of the furniture leg,and from the perspective of the shape of the lantern leg redesign research and practice and then through the analysis of the target market,according to the lantern leg redesign results of furniture design practice.