Title: Identify types of furniture.
Course: Interior Design I (19263-I) > Section: Understanding Furniture and Cabinetry Design

Identification should include the nomenclature used for, and the shapes and other characteristics of, common types of furniture (e.g., sofa, divan, couch, settee, hutch, armoire, wing chair, club chair, slipper chair, fauteuil, chaise, sideboard, commode).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What aesthetic role does each type of furniture play in an interior design plan?
- What are the uses of the common types of furniture? How does each type serve its use?

Communication

- What are the shapes of common types of furniture?
- What questions should be asked to clarify understanding of the shapes?
- How does communication contribute to an understanding of the types of furniture?

Leadership

- Why might a professional designer use different types of furniture in an interior design plan?
- How does a designer ensure that the necessary functions of furniture in a design are fulfilled by each piece of furniture selected?

Management

- How can furniture choices be guided by an understanding of various types of furniture?
- What consequences may result from not understanding the types of furniture when making furniture design choices?