In the literal sense, furniture is a household appliance; in some places, it is called furniture, that is, household debris.
To be precise, home has a broad sense and a narrow sense.
Furniture in a broad sense refers to a kind of utensils essential for human to maintain normal life, engage in production practices and carry out social activities.
The narrow sense of furniture refers to appliances and equipment for people to sit, lie or support and store items in the life, work or social practice.
Furniture is not only a simple functional material product, but also a widely popular mass art, it must satisfy some specific uses, but also for people to watch, so that people in the process of contact and use Aesthetic pleasure and spiritual needs that arouse rich associations. Therefore, furniture is both a material product and an artistic creation, which is what people often say about the dual characteristics of furniture.
The type, quantity, function, form, style and production level of furniture, as well as the occupation status at that time, also reflect the social lifestyle of a country and region in a certain historical period, the level of social material civilization and historical and cultural characteristics.
Furniture is a symbol of the development level of social productivity in a certain country or region in a certain historical period, a microcosm of a certain lifestyle, and a manifestation of a certain cultural form. Therefore, furniture condenses a rich and profound sociality.
