Design Factors of Household Appliances Based on Biophilic Theory

SHEN Zihan; WANG Zheng; DENG Rong

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.22.018

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (22) : 186-193. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.22.018

Industrial Design

Design Factors of Household Appliances Based on Biophilic Theory

SHEN Zihan, WANG Zheng, DENG Rong^*

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Accompanied by the waves of industrialization and urbanization, the relationship between humans and nature has grown increasingly distant. The work aims to enhance the human living environment and promote the intrinsic connection between humans and nature by introducing biophilic design into the field of household appliance design. Firstly, based on a comprehensive review of the literature, biophilic design principles were translated into the domain of household appliance design. The biophilic design of household appliances was explored and defined. Subsequently, the relationships between various biophilic design factors were investigated through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The SEM results indicated that sensory connection with nature positively influenced both reflective connection with nature and experiential connection with nature. Reflective connection with nature positively influenced connection to natural forms. Connection to natural forms negatively influenced experiential connection with nature. Sensory connection with nature represented the most fundamental aspect of biophilia. Experiential connection with nature constituted the ultimate goal of biophilia. Analyzing the biophilic design factors of household appliances based on the SEM enables the systematic organization of relationships between abstract design factors, facilitates the rapid identification of users' genuine preferences, and provides directional guidance and data support for subsequent biophilic design.

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biophilia / household appliance design / product design / biophilic design / structural equation modeling

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SHEN Zihan, WANG Zheng, DENG Rong. Design Factors of Household Appliances Based on Biophilic Theory[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(22): 186-193 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.22.018

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