Research on Furniture for the Elderly Design Based on Kansei Engineering

To explore the application of elderly-friendly furniture design through Kansei engineering theory to improve the quality of life of the elderly in China and to provide ideas and references for advancing the progress of elderly-related industries. Firstly, from the perspective of furniture design framework, the study discussed how to integrate the abstract concept of “perceptivity” into the design process of elderly-friendly furniture by combining the theory of kansei engineering, and formed an analytical framework containing research steps and logical relationships. After that, a number of selected samples were scored according to the perceptual vocabulary by the semantic differential method, and the mean values were imported into SPSS software to analyze and summarize the main vocabulary influencing elderly-friendly furniture. Finally, the concept of “perceptivity” was visualized and expressed in the design of elderly-friendly furniture under the guidance of perceptual vocabulary and its corresponding data analysis values. Based on the results of Kansei engineering theory, good feedback has been received on the design expressions that incorporate the shortcomings of furniture for the elderly design in the market. It has been proven to be feasible for elderly-friendly furniture and provides a new design idea for future related furniture design. Improve the humanization and acceptability of furniture, and promote the development and innovation of the furniture industry.