Track: Design and Analysis

Abstract

Increasing in number of population and limited free land for development in Malaysia led to growing of more high-rise and vertical housing. Rapid progress in housing development, life styles and increasing in living cost influence the purchasing of furniture to furnish their living area. This study aims to design and fabricate a contemporary modular study table for small living space in Malaysia. This study started by distributing the questionnaire to respondents in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur and Mutiara Damansara, Selangor. The design of study table is developed accordance to the data obtained through questionnaire. After the questionnaire data obtained and analyzed, the design processes are done started with ideation, design selection, idea development, mock-up and finally prototype fabrication. As responded by the respondents, a study table with contemporary design and modular concept is developed and fabricated to meet the demand of people. The outcome from this study showed that a contemporary modular furniture with study table as the main setting or function and the parts of this study table can be disassemble to form other furniture include a unit of short-legged table, two units of short-legged study table, and a unit of coffee table.