欧美主要家具生产国的家具工业概况

欧洲是古典家具名家、名作的起源地,又是现代家具工业的摇篮;美洲广采各国之长,应用现代技术开辟了家具工业发展的另一途径。文章简要介绍两洲各主要家具生产国家具风格的特征、主要原材料的构成、工艺技术和生产方式的特点及其演变。叙述家具工业与建筑业的关系,家具企业规模及布局与森林资源分布的关系。还介绍了现代家具技术、造型设计及产品结构和功能等的主要进展,并对发展趋向作了说明。

A General Introduction to the Furniture Industry of the Major Furniture-Making Countries in Europe and USA

Europe is the origin of classic furnitures designed by famous experts and produced by famous manufacturers, It is also a cradle of modern furniture industry. Making use of the advantages of other countries in furniture making, the furniture in USA take an unique way in developing itself with modern technology. The paper briefly describes the stylistic traits of the major furniture -making countries in Europe and USA, the composition of important raw materials and the characteristics and evolution of the technological process and way of production. The paper also describes the relation between furniture industry and architectural industry, and the relation between the distribution of forest resources and the scale and outlay of furniture industries. Examples are given of the chief progresses in modern technology of furniture making, modeling design, product structure and utility. An explanation is also made of the development trends in furniture industry.