Computer-aided methods for furniture decoration with traditional motifs of textile heritage

Abstract

The present paper introduces computer-aided methods for the transposition of ornaments inspired from the textile heritage into the surface furniture decoration. Using digital technology, the furniture industry may bring into modern life the traditional motifs, contributing thus to the preservation of the cultural heritage from the region Ţara Bârsei, located in Transylvania. Two motifs inspired by the traditional costumes from South-Eastern Transylvania were digitized using CorelDraw software. They were imported in AutoCAD and the information was transferred both to CNC router and laser equipment. The CNC routing of ornaments was simulated with two types of tools and two processing methods (engraving and carving) using CAD-CAM-CAE software and the models were afterward processed on wood panels by CNC router and laser equipment and then visually analysed, concluding which method and tool is suitable for each type of ornament, so to transpose better the original motif on furniture wood surface.