Ruijing Cao, Tao Xie, Ying Liu

Tao Xie

26 May 2023

Regional culture, Object prototype, Design prototype, Form translation, Bamboo product design.

Folk bamboo utensils and bamboo making techniques are important components of traditional Chinese handicrafts, and are exemplary handicrafts with national and regional cultural characteristics, whose craftsmanship ideas and design values have enlightening effects on modern design. To address the lack of innovation in the stylized design of modern bamboo products, this article proposes a method and path to integrate prototype theory into the creative design practice of bamboo products. It takes traditional bamboo utensils as a case study for the prototype design and analysis of regional cultural objects, constructs an analytical framework for regional cultural object prototypes, and proposes a design transformation application model for regional cultural object prototypes. Combining the project design practice of bamboo products, the practicality and effectiveness of the analytical theory of object prototype design have been further verified, providing a reference for the modernization transformation and application of traditional processes. Introducing prototype theory into the modern bamboo product design and development system helps to enhance the cultural connotation of the product, form differentiated product style features, expand the shape and functional value of the product structure, meet the emotional and differentiated consumption needs of users, and reshape the contemporary value of traditional bamboo utensils.

© 2023, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC

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