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Furniture and Interior Design
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nehadhawan11@gmail.com |
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Home Entertainment Centre
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Guide Anuya Naik |
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Sponsonr Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited
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Home entertainment furniture industry today is the largest growing furniture industry having 20-25% market growth every year. With high definition TVs becoming popular, there is a need for newer furniture compatible with electronic media.
As part of my diploma project, I designed living room storage furniture for home entertainment system for the middle and upper middle class. The task was to design multi-choice arrangement of units in the system according to the needs of the customers and available space. The range was designed mainly for the storage of entertainment media and other household products. My project brief was to design and develop in-house home entertainment system as part of new product introduction for the year 2009-2011.
A questionnaire, accompanied with pictures of various products, was prepared for survey. I visited several homes and interviewed the occupants to understand their perception and liking for home furniture. I also tried to know how their surroundings influence them. It helped me define my design directions. After brainstorming, I took the decision to design modular furniture to cater to customer needs within the available space. I also took care to provide customization to the furniture so that it could fit into different types of home interiors. Various design concepts, each having some unique points were developed and critically evaluated by a design team in terms of functionality, aesthetics and exclusivity. The final stage of the project involved detailing of all modules for finalizing sizes, construction process, joinery and hardware.
The project provided me an opportunity to work with a big industrial organization where one has to follow timeline. It has also helped me realize my strength and weakness before entering into the professional world of design. |
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