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Received: 11 April 2018

Accepted: 19 July 2018

First Online: 19 September 2018

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: Chengmin Zhou received a BE degree in Industrial Design from Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China, in 2000; an MA degree in Art and Design from Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China, in 2003; and has been a Ph.D. candidate in furniture design and engineering at Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China, from 2016. In 2003, she joined Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. From 2003 to 2011, she was a lecturer in the College of Furniture and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University. From 2012 to the present, she has been an associate professor of the College of Furnishing and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University. From 2014 to 2015, she joined the Research Center for Furniture, Buckinghamshire New University, London, UK, as a visiting scholar. Her current research interests include furniture design of cultural heritage, informatization and datalization of furniture design, furniture design industrialization and engineering, design technology, and future innovation design trends. She also is an MA instructor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of <i>Furniture</i> magazine, Design Director of Classical Furniture and Mahogany Craft Institute, a member of the Asian Design Culture Society, and a member of the Jiangsu Industrial Design Association. She has published 40 journal articles, authorized 40 patents, obtained 18 teaching awards, carried out about 30 research projects, and designed hundreds of furniture products.Contact: zhugeruiqi@163.comMengnan Yu is currently studying for her master’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering at Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. Her research interests focus on digital image and computer vision, product design, and graphic design.Contact:ymnchn@foxmail.comTao Zhou is currently studying for his master’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering at Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China, His research interests focus on furniture design and engineering.Contact:919490390@qq.com

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