![]() This contributed to the development of light and mobile furniture. The furniture must also be transportable from one place to another as people now wish to use it in different settings. ![]() Fixed furniture has been widely popular up to now, but people now need to use one furniture for multiple needs as recent furniture is narrow and limited. While furniture went on its development and transformation simultaneously with other fields, it has entered a particular problem/design process due to changing spatial needs of human. Development of furniture was undoubtedly influenced by the big transformation brought by these breaking points. There was a boom in every field particularly after breaking points of history such as agricultural and industrial revolutions. Furniture kept developing throughout history as places where they were used kept developing. Furniture was made of stone, wood and metals in ancient times to meet human beings' basic needs including sitting, sleeping and eating. Since human beings set foot on the earth, the motivation to avoid exte 1 rnal conditions such as weather, sun, water and wild animals has driven them to create a place. The outcome from this study showed that a contemporary modular furniture with study table as the main setting or function and the parts of this study table can be disassemble to form other furniture include a unit of short-legged table, two units of short-legged study table, and a unit of coffee table. As responded by the respondents, a study table with contemporary design and modular concept is developed and fabricated to meet the demand of people. After the questionnaire data obtained and analyzed, the design processes are done started with ideation, design selection, idea development, mock-up and finally prototype fabrication. The design of study table is developed accordance to the data obtained through questionnaire. This study started by distributing the questionnaire to respondents in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur and Mutiara Damansara, Selangor. This study aims to design and fabricate a contemporary modular study table for small living space in Malaysia. Rapid progress in housing development, life styles and increasing in living cost influence the purchasing of furniture to furnish their living area. Increasing in number of population and limited free land for development in Malaysia led to growing of more high-rise and vertical housing. This will bring added value and potential commercial value for commercialization. The attractive modern extendable dining table inspired by the air hockey table fabricated in this study meets the consumers' requirements based on the input gained from the questionnaire. Design criteria in designing an extendable dining table include a modern concept that suitable to accommodate 4 seats (normal setting) to 8 seats (extended), using wood as a material with a butterfly leaf extendable concept of the top table. The design and manufacturing process is influenced by the data obtained from the questionnaire. In this study, the questionnaire was distributed online via Google Form. ![]() Therefore, this study aims to design an extendable dining table with a capacity range from 4 to 8 persons inspired by the air hockey table. This situation makes the house owner awkward as they need to serve their guests as best as possible. People need to wait for their turn to enjoy their food or use furniture such as a foldable table or sit on the floor. A fixed number of seats will cause difficulty to provide seating for all at once. An issue arises when more people visit or come for a special occasion such as a birthday party, gatherings, dinner party, and many more. A standard or traditional dining table has a fixed number of users, which might be sufficient to accommodate all family members staying together in one house. A dining table is a central element for houses where house members or family gather, especially for meals.
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