ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSUMER PROPERTIES OF CHILDREN'S FURNITURE
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Purpose. The purpose of this article is to analyze the main consumer properties of children's furniture and develop a scoring scale for their evaluation.
Methodology. Analytical and statistical data processing methods were used during the research.
Results. During the research the consumer properties of children's furniture were examined in detail, quality and safety indicators were determined. Considerable attention is paid to consideration of ergonomic properties of furniture and their safety. It was determined that the main indicators for children's furniture are size, shape, possibility of transformation, type of material, type of coating, construction (presence of sharp edges and corners), weight, stability on the surface and strength of the structure, appearance (color, style solution). Functional requirements for children's furniture include, first of all, compliance of the dimensions with the ergonomic needs of the child and an optimal combination of dimensional characteristics of the furniture component parts. Psychological requirements for children's furniture depend on the child's perception of color, the tone of the facing coating, and the product shape. Hygienic requirements for children's furniture should take into account the compliance of the furniture with the indicators of the environment in which the child is, in particular, take into account improved lighting, microclimate of the children's room, noise level, etc. The aesthetic properties of children's furniture are determined by the following indicators: the presence of stable signs of form, characterizing the commonality of means and techniques of artistic expressiveness, characteristic of a certain style in the design of furniture; subordination of pictorial and graphic elements to the overall compositional solution; compliance of the form and appearance of furniture products with modern requirements; the quality of the compositional solution, the harmony of proportions; the degree of use of materials decorative properties to create a full-fledged artistic image. Children's furniture should support the fundamental concept of child-friendly design: the interior space, the shape and size of the furniture should be designed according to the special needs of children, ensuring physical and mental well- being. Children's furniture in the process of operation should provide not only the immediate functional needs of the child (possibility of sitting, resting, working, storing things), but also contribute to the formation of independence and organization skills, develop the child's creative potential. A comprehensive assessment of the quality of children's furniture should be carried out in several stages. The research procedure includes the development of a hierarchical structure of indicators of children's furniture, which are necessary for a reliable assessment of their quality; selection of basic values of indicators; determination of estimates of quality indicators; determination of indicators weighting factors; analysis of the calculated assessment and decision- making about the quality level of children's furniture.
Practical significance. The developed rating scale can be used by manufacturers in the development and design of new types of children's furniture.
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