사무환경의 변화에 따른 가구디자인 개발에 관한 연구 - 감성적 회의용 테이블디자인 제안 -

Along with speedy advancement of high-tech industry, today's society is rapidly turning into the one of high-tech information, and aggressive introduction of ICT to business operations is changing form of business system from the vertical order into a horizontal network system with such characteristics as flexibility, integration, diminution, and information share. Group or team work system is stressed in business, and communication in office is diverted to be open and speedy. Accordingly, group or team members may be under more stress, and that stress at work is liable so far as to be linked to industrial disasters in fact. With such social problems appeared, the theme of human sensitivity has developed to be a public issue, and discussions have been made on this theme in various fields. In this study, the author theoretically examined the changing office environment, and came to understand the necessity of considering human sensitivity. To approach sensitively to the design of meeting table, concept of sensitivity, its relation to design, and method of sensitive approach in design were searched for. Further, a survey was made to analyze consumer emotions, and design process was set in upon the result of this survey. This study is aimed to suggest the design of office furniture to satisfy the emotional needs of users, and to promote work efficiency, and finally to stimulate interest and enjoyment functioning as an objet in work space. The author hopes results of this study make a good model of various studies in design afterwards to discuss on betterment of quality in human living.