Role of Design in the Furiture Industry -- AKTRIN, furniture industry market research

THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

Order #: F138_1995AP; US$ 785.00
Published by AKTRIN, Sept. 1995; 77 Pages; 2 Exhibits

This first-of-its-kind report takes a thorough view at all business aspects of designing in reference to the furniture industry. Starting with the Design Process and Design Management, the study continues with a description of different Contractual Arrangements Between Designers and Clients, as well as Design Fees. A full chapter has been dedicated to the Legal Protection of Designs , including Patents, Copyright and Trademarks. The report also contains lists of Design Schools, Design Associations, Design Shows, Design Competitions, and Design Magazines, both for the United States and Canada. The report is fully indexed for easy referencing.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DESIGN AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURING
- What Business Considers to Be Industrial Design's Role
- Design Considerations
- Stages At Which Design Influences Buyers
THE DESIGN PROCESS & DESIGN MANAGEMENT
- The Design Process
- The Chronology of a Furniture Design
- Product Development in Residential Furniture Design
- The Design Brief
- Design Management
- Interrelationship Between Design and Marketing
THE DESIGN PROFESSION
- How many Furniture Designers are there and what do they do?
EMPLOYING A DESIGNER AND ITS COSTS
- Design Consultants and In-House Designers
- Salaries for In-House Designers
- Fees for Design Consultants
- How to Hire a Furniture Designer
DESIGN PROTECTION
- Protection of Inventions
- Protection of Designs
- Copyright and Trademarks
- International Protection
- Cost Comparison of Various Forms of Protection
- Licenses and Assignments
- Plagiarism and Ethical Considerations
DESIGN SCHOOLS
DESIGN ASSOCIATIONS
- U.S.A., Canada
- International
DESIGN SHOWS
- U.S.A., Canada
DESIGN COMPETITIONS
- U.S.A., Canada
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

How Design Affects Customers' Views of a Product at Different Stages of Purchase and Use.
Sources of Design by Sector in the Canadian Furniture Industry

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