Furniture
Furniture can take many shapes or forms. For most people design is as important as sturdiness. A sofa or a chair should not just be comfortable, it also should look good.
Standards for furniture are voluntary with the exception of fire. This means that every manufactured product has to undergo tests for ignitability.
Other Standards for furniture include fading or dry cleaning of coverings or proper care labelling.
The resources below can be used for Manufacture and Design and Technology for GCSE and A Level.
Find out more about…
- Standards for furnishings
- Product development for soft furnishings
- Product development for garden furniture
Tests
- Finishes
(File type: Adobe Acrobat document, File size: 32KB) - Joining
(File type: Adobe Acrobat document, File size: 100.66kb) - Product tests
- Product testing record sheets
Information leaflets
- Design
furnishings
(File type: Adobe Acrobat document, File size: 509KB) - Standards
for lamps
(File type: Adobe Acrobat document, File size: 32KB)