Author(s)

Qiuhong Du, Runsheng Zhou, Lan Zhang, Jifei Hu, Jingyi Chen and Zhigang Hong

Corresponding Author

Zhigang Hong

ABSTRACT

China's population is aging, and there is less research on suitable furniture. This paper analyzes the definition and connotation of product service system(PSS), constructs the concept of suitable old product based on PSS, and applies it to the research of furniture design strategy.The study used the methods of interviews and questionnaires to carry out the design front-end analysis of the overall product system of the old furniture, and obtained the effective elements of the old furniture design, and constructed the decision model of the old furniture design strategy. Through the empirical discussion of design, the paper verifies that the design elements are reliable and the strategy model is effective.

KEYWORDS

Product service system; furniture for the elderly; design strategy