Study on Interior Furniture Design for Modern Chinese Literati under the Perspective of Sino-Western Cultural Integration

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This study investigates how the integration of Chinese and Western cultures influenced the design ofinterior furniture used by modern Chinese literati. Focusing on representative literati residences, itsystematically analyzes transformations in furniture typologies, styles, materials, and spatial layouts duringthe modernization period (1840-1949). Employing interdisciplinary methods-including case analysis andmaterial culture research-the study reveals how literati selectively inherited traditional aesthetics whileembracing Western functionalism. The findings highlight the dual role of cultural heritage and innovation,showing how furniture became a medium for expressing evolving identities and social values. Distinct fromprior research, this study contributes a new analytical framework that emphasizes cultural semantics overformalism and demonstrates the authors' unique contribution in reconstructing a design history shaped bycross-cultural synthesis. The results offer both theoretical insights and practical references for contemporarydesigners navigating between tradition and modernity.

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