| dc.description.abstract | This master thesis is based around a specific design task: creating furniture for “Nye
Central Hotel” in Notodden. The hotel was originally built in 1909 and will, according to
the plan, soon be reconstructed and re- opened after several years out of business. The
goal for the design task has been to make suggestions for furniture/ interior design
inspired by buildings and other constructions in Rjukan-Notodden world heritage area.
The furniture should show a connection between form, function, and meaning. The
design should also convey a concept for the hotel. The thesis is based on, and takes a
closer look at the different stages in a design process. I present background information
about the industrial history of Rjukan-Notodden, and why the area recently has been
included on the UNESCO’s world heritage list. I have also done field work by analyzing
certain hotel- rooms in Norway, focusing on the practical and aesthetical use of furniture
in connection with the concept of the hotel. The inspiration for my own design is based
on aesthetic and sublime qualities of buildings and other constructions in Rjukan-
Notodden world heritage area. In the practical design work, I have come up with
suggestions for bedroom furniture through sketching, tests in materials and reflection on
my own ideas. The practical outcome is a bed with headboard, two nightstands and a
modular sofa in two parts. The design and practical work is collaboration with my fellow
student Hilde Opedal Nordby, who has made the textiles for the room. | nb_NO |
