Furniture was designed for a specific functional use, and lasted like that for a long
period time, but with a lot of innovations and diversity of configurations and materials,
without any significant change to its basic functions. Later on, with th
e change of
lifestyle, new types of furniture began to appear with multi- functional uses with its
ability to shift from one format to another to produce a new element with new
function..
This phenomenon crystallized clearly at the beginning of the industrial revolution,
but in that time it has provided solutions to the emergent problems; this type of
furniture has lured many people with its quick disappearing and appearing within the
interior space, but it remained at a lasting development it bordered the style format and
use. This raises the question about the purpose of producing these products, which
started to take the form of a type of fantasia and this became more important towards
the function they serve.
Street Furniture plays a significant role in shaping the urban environment to which it belongs by giving it a contemporary line that matches the cultural and social development, wherein the final aim is to serve the users. The overwhelming presence o
f these devices in the streets makes it a target and a goal at the same time. So the harmony and consistency of these elements with the environment and its surroundings is the basis of the acquisition of aesthetic and functional important value.
What we see today in our streets is the growing neglect of this important social space, through the neglect of basic components, and narrowing down its function by transferring it from a meeting place for communication and movement to something to pass by. The most important manifestations of neglect is the way to deal with these items in terms of design, manufacturing and maintenance. It is known that any defect or failure in any of these items means making it out of service, and turning it into an obstacle in the street rather than an element whitch nourishes the place and serves the pedestrians.
