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Oriental Lifestyle Construction and Furniture Design Based on a Means-End Theory

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Means-end theory indicates the method of personal value affecting individual behavior. It is a research method derived from consumers’ cognitive structure. After years of development. This theory has been widely used in the field of marketing. In the model of the means-end theory, it has three levels. The top one is personal value. Different kinds of interests located on a moderate level. The bottom is the attribute of the product. It shows that there is an indirect and deep connection between personal value and product attributes. This study explores the relationship between personal lifestyles and product attributes. Especially how the theory applies to furniture design and development field. Based on this theory, designers designed new furniture collections. Those products have been produced and shown on an international fair.

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We thank the supported by Shanghai Summit Discipline in Design – 现代城市生活形态与智能设备设计研究 - DA18304.

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  1. East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China

    Zhang Zhang, Jianxin Cheng, Tengye Li & Qianqian Wu

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  1. Department of Production, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

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Zhang, Z., Cheng, J., Li, T., Wu, Q. (2020). Oriental Lifestyle Construction and Furniture Design Based on a Means-End Theory. In: Kantola, J., Nazir, S. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 961. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20154-8_55

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