Abstract
This thesis is an exploration of possibilities of the translation of Chinese characters into furniture. It is not just the two dimensional image of the character that I wish to interpret into three dimensions, but I intend that the functions and uses of the furniture are to be the meaning of the word. The final pieces are intended to be recognized as to their meaning by anyone literate in Chinese character forms. Furniture that has both form and meaning will create new possibilities for furniture's role in the environment by having this extra dimension.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Furniture design; Chinese characters
Publication Date
12-1-1998
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
School of Design (CIAS)
Advisor
Tannen, Richard
Advisor/Committee Member
Sigler, Douglas
Advisor/Committee Member
Proctor, Stephen
Recommended Citation
Wee, Han-Lim, "Chinese characters as sources of design of furniture" (1998). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/6318
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: NK2260 .W44 1998