Design Adaptation of Wooden Furniture through Sustainability Design Strategy (Case Studies: Five Furniture Industries in Central Java, Indonesia)

Abstract

There is a wide diversity of wood types with high quality in Indonesia. The change in the economic condition until the 21^st century has increased the demand of furniture both domestically and internationally. Indirectly, the high demand of furniture has affected the availability of wood. In addition to producing designs that are accepted in the market, the industry and the designers must also consider the environmental aspects. The scarcityof materials has led to various strategies in using wood with the goals to sustain the materials and to use them efficiently. This study will present the models of design strategies used by five wooden furniture industries in maintaining the sustainability of design and the industry itself. Samples of cases were taken from the Central Java region as the center of the wood furniture industry in Indonesia. The result of this study will show the excellence in the sustainability values on Indonesian wooden furniture products, the products which are formed through the advantages of natural resources, the creativity in processing wood and the aesthetic aspects in it.

Keywords: wooden furniture, ecology, strategy, model