Industrial design in Moldova: problems and solutions through the lens of Scandinavian excellences

Abstract

With a recent increasing interest in a harmonic and mindful lifestyle from the youth of Moldova, it has become obvious that our local design industry lacks balance regarding originality,

authenticity, quality, and color. This article aims to pinpoint mostly on the faults of the living space design that are met in a standard house/apartment in Chișinău, due to an extremely limited range

of choices, in furniture and ornamental objects. For the space that reflects directly on people, is the one they spend most time in, catering to an either stimulating and flourishing lifestyle or not. In light of this matter, the local industrial design potential will be addressed in analogy, with one of the most successful furniture retailers in Europe, IKEA. It is imperative to acknowledge the well-crafted input that this company has made worldwide by adapting the traditional Scandinavian culture in an innovative approach to design, making it accessible to everyone's preferences. Overall, this comparison is supposed to grant new perspectives into the Moldovan design practices, plus to highlight the subjectively favorable elements, that are worth developing and preserving.