This study employed Kansei Engineering approach to help the bamboo curtain designers
understand consumer’s feelings and preferences about the product. The goal was to
effectively master and apply all elements to the new designs that conform to the demand of
the target market, and hopefully to revive the bamboo curtain industry that has gradually
declined and yet still has great potential.
In order to meet the customers’ needs and their psychological desire correctly, the
preliminary design of various bamboo curtains were tested by using Kansei Engineering
approach to choose the elements of the traditional bamboo door curtain design. It will thus be
used to redesign a new door curtain with the rearrangement of each element.
In the future, we can systematically categorize these new designs and choose appropriate
samples for surveys and analyses of the impression of the bamboo curtain using the kansei
adjectives, not only to find customers’ needs from the new designs but also to extend the life
of this traditional industry.
