An Overview of the Furniture Design Education and the Furniture Industry in Turkey

Abstract

Obviously, the relationship between furniture design education and the furniture industry is very important in terms of improving the industry itself in Turkey. Therefore, the Turkish government has established a number of furniture design departments in vocational - technical high schools and faculties to educate students for (he furniture industry. This paper aims to underline the history of furniture and furniture design education from the very early beginning, its relationship to the furniture industry and to the government’s priorities in Turkey. It is assumed that they may play such an important role as to pioneer the industry and to follow up changing technology and information.