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Study on the Development of Domestic Sofa Designs

The living room is a common space in a family’s house and nowadays, the time spent using this space has increased. Thus, there is a growing demand for elaborate living room furniture with diverse design, particularly sofas. In this study, domestic and foreign status of de-mand for household sofa was analyzed. Then, various sofa designs with practical functions were presented through 3D rendering. Furthermore, a proposal was made on functional sofa de-sign that is customized for maximum comfort and user’s physical shape based on ergonomics. It is hoped that the proposals in this study will serve as a guide for systematic development of the sofa industry in Korea, particularly in the conduct of Research and Development (R&D) en-deavors in designing a sofa, a critical element of living room furniture.