The Role of Contemporary Innovations on Flexible Residential Furniture with Smart and Green Materials

Sustainability, being comfortable, having innovative technologies in terms of furniture, especially in residential spaces, are important factors in interior architecture, for better future life and lifecycle. Togetherness of these factors is complicated, in order to achieve all mentioned features within a furniture design, however, some companies attempt to create innovative furniture having all desired features together. It seems that there are a number of problems, such as high cost or lack of knowledge on smart and green materials etc. This study tries to explore these problems to enlighten new solutions and recommends positive points for various kinds of creative residential furniture. Through this way, contemporary innovations in residential furniture have diverse aspects such as flexibility besides using smart and Green Materials. The aim of this research is to investigate the role of contemporary innovations on flexibility of residential furniture and innovative materials such as smart and green materials and to make suggestion on togetherness and combination of these features. Chapter One makes an introduction about subject’s background and defines research problems. In Chapter Two, flexibility and its positive influence on residential furniture are examined. Recent developments on innovative materials and their effects on residential furniture are concerned in Chapter Three. Chapter Four of this research compares fifteen selected companies among a hundred residential furniture companies in terms of innovative furniture, who attended in ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in 2014, which are using flexible design and smart or green materials. Finally in Chapter Five, recommendations are proposed for future researchers and production of residential furniture. Keywords: Flexible Furniture, Contemporary Innovations, Residential Furniture, Smart Materials, Green Materials