Public seating is a tool for public activities of the crowd. It is the material basis for determining the function of public space and an important factor in expressing the form of public space. In modern society, the design and research of public seats such as airport chairs, auditorium chairs, theater chairs, and desk chairs have attracted more and more attention and attention. In particular, it is increasingly urgent to realize the role and impact of public seats on indoors. Environment and new design concepts for public seating based on holistic environmental systems.

Public seating design has the following characteristics according to different space functions and social activities:

Professionalism: Some specific public spaces require seats, and due to the functional requirements of the specific space, public seats have special requirements for each part of the seat. Furniture designs such as airplanes, cars, and marine vehicles are the most high-tech types of furniture in furniture design. The design of aviation seats has become a multi-disciplinary, complex systems engineering design that needs to meet cost and comfort in multiple ways. The strong professionalism of public seats can be seen in the establishment of strict aviation safety regulations and other special conditions. For example, auditorium chairs, theater chairs, etc. originally only played the most basic function of furniture - a sitting device, but in order to create a better space, color, texture, volume, shape, outline and materials are necessary. The connotation and others directly reflect the image of the space, and together with other elements create the atmosphere of the public space environment.

Privacy and interaction coexist: This is due to the increasing competition in the industry, which requires everyone in the industry to take every challenge seriously. More comfort and luxury means higher profit margins and greater interactivity. Good communication means quality and spiritual enjoyment.

Fewer types: Due to the publicity and communication characteristics of public seating, it must conform to the aesthetics of most people and adapt to more people based on basic functions. Therefore, to some extent, there is a certain degree of fixed pattern constraints on the color, texture and connotation of its function, form and materials.

Large quantity: Because it is furniture suitable for public activities, it inevitably needs to be used by some people, so it is usually not one piece or a group of furniture, but a row or several groups. Due to their numerous occurrences, the participation of public seats makes the space flesh and blood, determines the order of the space, and enriches the connotation of the space.