主催: Japanese Society for the Science of Design
In the second half of the 17th century, the London chair industry saw a surge in demand for medium-to-low cost furniture, in part as a result of the great fire of London of 1666 that destroyed many buildings and possessions contained within. Beech and walnut chairs with woven seats and back sections, employing rattan imported from south-east Asia, became very popular from this time in England and other European countries, notably France and the Netherlands. This study addresses the initial introduction and development of the chair splat in English furniture in the second half of the 17th century. The study found that woven rattan splats coincide with the introduction of rattan into English chair seat construction. One possible source of inspiration for this adoption was Chinese woven splats of an earlier period.
