- The Asian traditions affected furniture design, interior design and every branch of the decorative arts throughout the world; Japan, China and Korea have distinctive historical developments.In your opinion, what is the most important furniture type, decorative object or design element from each country? What type of item best represents each culture? Upload/embed jpegs of your selections and provide a three-paragraph minimum analysis of the stylistic and cultural elements and your argument as to why your chosen examples best represents each country.