Form Implementation of Seating Behaviour based on Kuda Kepang Cultural Dance Movements

Abstract

: To understand the place of seating in modern societies, it is useful to understand how it derives its concepts from relevant elements. Therefore, this research will look into Kuda Kepang dance movements and notations; how they can be developed and used in creating new seating design and seating posture. The research therefore aims to provide a study on how to use its movements in developing seating designs. Semiotics is used in this study as semiotics describe a triangular relationship between “sign”, ”object” and “interpretant”. The sign is the actual thing being viewed. The object is the article referred to by the sign and the interpretant is the viewer’s individual concept of the sign. To understand the sign, a review of the related literature and research of other researcher regarding seating was made. To study the object, several seating prototypes are made, developed and tested using real materials.