The story of convertible Sofa-Bed: reading the social change in Turkey through the design of an industrial product

The story of convertible Sofa-Bed: reading the social change in Turkey through the design of an industrial product

MERZALI CELIKOGLU, Ozge; ER, Alpay

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This paper examines convertible sofa-bed with all its functional, socio-economic and socio-cultural dimensions since it is a signifier of the housing problem originating from the in-migration wave from 1950s to 1980s, and gives reference to traditional habits of sitting and hospitality culture in Turkey. Therefore an analysis on the evolution of convertible sofa-bed provides an insight for the social change in Turkey’s history.

This paper examines convertible sofa-bed with all its functional, socio-economic and socio-cultural dimensions since it is a signifier of the housing problem originating from the in-migration wave from 1950s to 1980s, and gives reference to traditional habits of sitting and hospitality culture in Turkey. Therefore an analysis on the evolution of convertible sofa-bed provides an insight for the social change in Turkey’s history.

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-111

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MERZALI CELIKOGLU, Ozge; ER, Alpay; "The story of convertible Sofa-Bed: reading the social change in Turkey through the design of an industrial product", p-502-506. In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-111