▁development ▁process , ▁where ▁dimensions , ▁human ▁factors , ▁overall ▁impression , ▁and ▁commercial ▁art ▁are ▁tested ▁in ▁market ing ▁research . ▁ ▁F urn iture ▁and ▁cabinet ry ▁ ▁Mock ups ▁are ▁commonly ▁required ▁by ▁design ers , ▁architect s , ▁and ▁end ▁users ▁for ▁custom ▁furn iture ▁and ▁cabinet ry . ▁The ▁intention ▁is ▁often ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁full - s ized ▁rep lica , ▁using ▁in exp ensive ▁materials ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁verify ▁a ▁design . ▁Mock ups ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁proport ions ▁of ▁the ▁piece , ▁rel ating ▁to ▁various ▁dimensions ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁itself , ▁or ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁piece ▁into ▁a ▁specific ▁space ▁or ▁room . ▁The ▁ability ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁space ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁determ ining ▁size ▁and ▁design . ▁ ▁When ▁design ing ▁a ▁functional ▁piece ▁of ▁furn iture , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁des k ▁or ▁table , ▁mock ups ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁test ▁whether ▁they ▁suit ▁typical ▁human ▁shapes ▁and ▁sizes . ▁Design s ▁that ▁fail ▁to ▁consider ▁these ▁issues ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁practical ▁to ▁use . ▁Mock ups ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁test ▁color , ▁finish , ▁and ▁design ▁details ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁visual ized ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁draw ings ▁and ▁sketch es . ▁Mock ups ▁used ▁for ▁this ▁purpose ▁can ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁reduced ▁scale . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁making ▁mock ups ▁is ▁often ▁more ▁than ▁rep a id ▁by ▁the