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A Study on Bed with Canopy

This article explores a canopied bed coming from the tradition known as the Medieval origin in the history of furniture that has been developed and popularized until now. The canopy that protects the private life, keeps from bug or mosquito, and keeps the warmth is defined as both the roof and curtain on the bed. Today’s canopy bed, the word, we use and call means a bed with canopy in the 15th century. At that time, the great canopied bed built with elaborated wood carving and inlay symbolized the rank so that the high class exclusively was able to use the huge bed with canopy. Today there are various canopied beds including the luxurious and big bed with canopy in a huge room with a swimming pool. Hence, the symbol of the high class in the Medieval period that used the bed is similar to the symbol of the rich that today is able to afford it. The contemporary canopied bed shows various shapes such as pendent style, stand style, wall-hanging style, and mixed style, using various materials such as fabric, wood, steel, and plastic, satisfying adult and children not only indoor but also outdoor. Therefore, with the result studied theoretically and practically, the designers related will be able to inspire their own concept with creativity in order to convey and communicate the meaning with the user in creating the canopied bed for a contemporary interior.