Abstract
Through discussion on the disposal of crop stalks in rural China, where stalks are usually burned in the open air, resulting in the production of a large amount of smoke and air pollution, this study has been conducted to discuss the reasonable and effective use of waste stalks, and to explain the excellent characteristics of stalks from the perspective of green, ecological sustainable design and user perceptual needs, as well as the application of stalks in furniture design. In view of the accuracy of stalks in the design of furniture products, the paper has adopted the evaluation grid method in Miryoku engineering to guide the design practice. In the research process, interviews were first conducted on the basis of sample selection, then based on the expert opinion survey method, eight testers were selected for in-depth interviews. Key words of charm factors were extracted from 190 picture samples, and then a personal evaluation structure map and statistical data were built to construct an overall evaluation structure of the rural style stalk furniture. Next, the score value of the charm factor of stalk furniture was analyzed through the Likert scale questionnaire, the charm factor and specific performance characteristics of the rural style were sorted, followed by a proposed design method. Finally, the effectiveness of the design strategy was verified with the design of stalk furniture in rural style. The study emerged with the feasibility of the design of furniture products made of stalks. The results of the study have shown the correlation between the elements of furniture products and the perceptual image of users. Furthermore, the results have demonstrated the reuse value of waste stalks and improved the innovative design of stalks in the home furnishing field, which conveys the concept of sustainable development.
Highlights
Stalk is the stem left after mature threshing of crops, known as crop fiber
Research on design mainly focused on the use of stalks in the field of construction, or the design of stalk furniture products, while the mental imagery brought by the furniture styles were less discussed, and the emotional needs of users could not be effectively discovered, leading to limitations on design practice
With the establishment of the corresponding relationship between the users’ perceptual image of the product and stalk furniture, the waste stalks can be effectively reused as a design element, reducing the air pollution caused by burning stalks, and breaking a path of ecological regeneration for discarded stalks
Summary
Stalk is the stem left after mature threshing of crops, known as crop fiber. There are two types of stalks: food crop stalks (wheat stalk, rice stalk, corn stalk, sorghum stalk, etc.) and cash crop stalks (cotton stalk, sugar cane stalk, hemp stalk, reed stalk, bean stalk, etc.) [1]. Being a kind of green natural material, direct burning of stalks will produce nitrogen oxides that pollute the air. Research on design mainly focused on the use of stalks in the field of construction, or the design of stalk furniture products, while the mental imagery brought by the furniture styles were less discussed, and the emotional needs of users could not be effectively discovered, leading to limitations on design practice. From the perspective of protecting the ecological environment, this study has adopted Miryoku engineering theory as guidance on stalk material design practice [2]. With the establishment of the corresponding relationship between the users’ perceptual image of the product and stalk furniture, the waste stalks can be effectively reused as a design element, reducing the air pollution caused by burning stalks, and breaking a path of ecological regeneration for discarded stalks
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