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Based on the data collection of CMF (color, material and surface treatment) and the combing of key enterprises and trends, we take the key activities, information and exhibitors of the China National Expo (Guangzhou) as the observation object, present and interpret outstanding enterprises, summarize the results, take the pulse of the trend, dig out the highlights, summarize the trends, and witness the research and application of CMF.
The impact of CMF design on the furniture industry is showing its power.
In recent years, many companies have introduced CMF design thinking in the research and development of furniture products, that is, the integration of color, material and finishing, and built a CMF integrated R&D system.
At the same time, the number of institutions and designers focusing on CMF design is gradually increasing, providing more competitive solutions for product development in the new environment.
A representative event is that the China National Expo (Guangzhou) has been launched for several consecutive yearsCMF Trend Lab Special ExhibitionFocusing on color, materials and surface treatment, we will carry out in-depth research on future trends, and then push CMF design to the foreground and become the highlight of the entire furniture industry.
Some time ago, the CMF Trend Lab 2024 special exhibition was held, which spoiled a series of new measures during the 53rd China National Expo (Guangzhou), from which it can be seen that the future trends in process technology, cultural aesthetics, lifestyle, user behavior and other aspects will be presented at the exhibition site in March.
Specifically,What impact CMF design has had on the furniture industryWhat kind of product breakthroughs have been promoted? What are the new performances in 2024?？These issues are attracting the attention of all parties.
Behind the widespread application of CMF design in the furniture industry, there are several driving forces worth mentioning:
One isIncrease in professional CMF design agencies, and frequently released results, which led to the formation of trends. The CMF Trend Lab Special Exhibition of the China National Expo (Guangzhou) alone can attract dozens of companies to participate, and the prosperity of CMF is presented with hundreds of works, which shows the enthusiasm of the momentum.
Again,Furniture brands have awakened to CMF design and continue to introduce CMF design system, and then with professional institutions, designers have formed a two-way pattern, and successfully contributed to more and more CMF product achievements into the market.
Among them,Boosted by third-party platforms such as China National Expo (Guangzhou)., naturally, it is indispensable.
Dazai Research noticed that for the CMF Trend Lab special exhibition, the organizer introduced a professional organization to ensure the success of the event to a certain extent.
Taking 2024 as an example, Yang Mingjie, founder of Yang Design and Sheep House, will be the curator, and there will be a number of co-curators, including Xu Gang, founder of the Museum of Local Creation and Sustainable Design (Materials), Zheng Zheng, founder of Lipin Design, Monika Haag, an international color trend expert, and Huang Xiaojing, strategy director of Yang Design.
*: China National Expo (Guangzhou).
The gathering of professional forces from all walks of life in the industrial chain has accelerated the recognition and application of CMF design.
More importantly,CMF design provides a wealth of ideas for the innovation and iteration of furniture productsIt helps enterprises to jump out of the limitations of homogeneous competition and deliver more beautiful product answers to the market.
Tracing back to the source, CMF design is not a new event, this system originated from *** and then entered the field of electronic equipment, and then affected the furniture industry.
On the basis of product modeling, it enhances the visual uniqueness of the product appearance by improving the surface color, material, process and pattern, and then impresses customers. On the surface, it solves the problem of what kind of material, what kind of leather fabric, what kind of color, etc.
In essence,CMF is even more valuable through better design solutions, with the help of the interplay of colours, materials and surface treatmentsto enhance the visual effect, grade and quality of the product.
In this process, designers need to consider the fit between the product and the space, so that consumers can get a better user experience and be able to obtain emotional value.
This design idea is undoubtedly helpful to enhance the competitiveness of products. Therefore, some qualified furniture companies are vigorously promoting the application of CMF design in product development.
In 2023, the list of international CMF design awards will be announced, and a number of furniture products will appear.
For example, Sunon's Antina series of office spaces are based on leather, wood and metal to create a smart and luxurious office experience.
Piano's Jana collection customizes eco-friendly home spaces through eco-friendly PET materials and elegant décor designs.
The aromatic cowhide of Gujia Home Furnishing applies plant flavor microcapsules to the leather.
The Monte calfskin of Tianyuan Huibang New Materials Co., Ltd. is integrated with printing and embossing, so that the decorative panel has a leather visual effect and a comfortable touch.
In the past two years, the CMF Trend Lab special exhibition site of the China National Expo (Guangzhou) has concentrated cutting-edge materials and products, such as pure titanium cold drink cups, tree bark, electroplated metal tiles, foam ceramics, air fiber sofas, pulp bluegrass dyed lamps, metal laminates, etc.
As well as pouring filament resin + 3D printing, 3M soft decorative decorative materials, jade + optical color-changing plastics, recycled materials, coagulation, plastic permeable bricks, sound-absorbing wall tiles (mycelium), tea slag series products, coral stone, plexiglass and other new materials.
To make a judgment on the CMF trend of the furniture industry, it is necessary to look back at the situation in 2022 and 2023.
CMF Trend Lab 2022The organizers released four major CMF trend themes, including digital post-human, our race orientation, imbalance, and Yan's power.
In that year's home furnishing CMF design trend report, the researchers gave trend judgments such as yearning for transparency and interaction, making friends with the earth, being willing to accept cultural premiums, and refreshing the "she power" of wild consumption, and provided color suggestions such as pure rice, anthracite, Dibife green, turmeric yellow, Williams pear yellow, pepper white, citrus orange, and tulle violet.
Among the materials displayed on site, environmental protection materials and aesthetic materials such as cocoa and bio-based are the mainstay, covering metal, plastic, ceramic, glass, leather, fabric, cotton, wood, paper, foam, shell, concrete, etc.
A year later,CMF Trend Lab 2023 Special ExhibitionMore than 500 innovative works from more than 50 brands and designers were exhibited, the connection point between people and technology, people and environment, people and space, and people and pets.
Yang Design released the "2023-2024 China Home Furnishing CMF Design Trend Report", revealing four major trends, including digital existentialism, poetry and proximity, emotional performance, and its companionship, and giving new answers to home furnishing products and scene design.
This time, the CMF design trend is highlightedDemand changes, ** effect, emotional value, pet economy in the digital ageand other keywords, the recommended colors involve antique green, banana green, light violet, full pink, light green, dim blue, mineral red, opal violet, etc.
CMF Trend Lab 2024The special exhibition is expected to be held soon, and it is expected that 300 innovative exhibits in the field of CMF design from around the world will be unveiled.
As mentioned in previous public information, there will be four major curatorial units this year, including AI in Thinking, Necessity, Travel Prescription, Entering the Pit, etc., and will release the "2024-2025 China Home Furnishing CMF Design Trend Report" and "2024 CMF Trend Lab Exhibition Yearbook".
*: China National Expo (Guangzhou).
Focusing on the release of trends, the 2024 CMF Design New Product First Altar, the 2024 CMF Trend Lab Report Keynote Speech, the 2024 Color Trend Forum, the 2024 Home and Interior Design Trend Forum, the 2024 Material Design Pioneer Forum, the 2024 Sustainable Lifestyle Trend Forum, the 2024 International Design CMF Prospect Forum, and the 2024 Home CMF Practical Application Forum will be held on the spot, so as to present the changes and achievements of CMF design in an all-round way.
It is worth noting that during the China National Expo (Guangzhou) Office Commercial and Equipment Ingredients Exhibition, it will also be landedCMF Trend International Material CorridorThe CMF mood board is used to convey the trend, introduce the power of new international brands, and set up a large area of façade material display to form a CMF trend material punch-in device, which will stimulate the theme interaction and cooperation between material suppliers and designers, and strive to create an international positioning of a professional material corridor.
Another action closely related to CMF is created in the equipment ingredient exhibition areaDesign "Source" Creation Hall 20, excavate the inspiration of home aesthetics from the production source, bring together the original brand camp in the decorative panel ** chain, and create a new design highland.
Undoubtedly, this will be a highly anticipated exploration.
The equipment ingredients exhibition itself concentrates on all categories of furniture materials such as hardware, decorative base paper, decorative paper, fireproof board, board, veneer, edge banding, chemical industry, etc., which is integrated into CMF design and integrates the world's cutting-edge materials and processesIt has the potential to bring more possibilities to the furniture industry
The actions of a number of well-known companies also show the direction of CMF. Since 2023,Among the new products launched by more and more home furnishing brands, "warm and comfortable", "natural", "optimistic", "oriental elements" and "environmental protection" are generally highlightedand other keywords.
The author believes that in the trend release of the head home furnishing enterprises, the hue is mostly concentrated in the warm color area, and there are more red orange, yellow orange, yellow green and related grayscale colors; Red tends to be orange, green tends to yellow and gray, and blue tends to dark and gray. The brightness of the color presents the separation of light and dark, and the bright color is more than the dark color; The color tones are concentrated in the soft area, followed by bright colors, dark and cloudy colors, and light gray colors account for a large proportion.
The article argues that the emergence of new color trends is a manifestation of the warmth, comfort, tolerance and root cultural needs of the group in the post-epidemic era, and is also the spiritual materialization of consumers' transformation from quality to taste.
In addition, popular in 2023Dopamine colorIt is also expected to have a profound impact on furniture design in 2024. It's hard to predict what other phenomenal color designs will emerge, but one thing is for sureColors that can provide the best experience in terms of anti-stress are still hot spots
The large-scale application of digital intelligence technology and the churning of the wave of artificial intelligence are affecting the direction of CMF.
In this regard, CMF Trend Lab has continuously exhibited works related to digital and AI since 2022. Furniture companies are also starting from the dimension of science and technology, exploring the future of color and materials, surface treatment technology, rich in science and technology of black and metal texture, has the potential to gain a broad field.
*: China National Expo (Guangzhou).
JustMaterials:In terms of material design that allows people to get emotional relief and decompression in the process of visual perception through materials with delicate touches and rich textures, such material designs will continue to be popular.
In addition, solid waste recycling, plastic material recycling, biological collaborative regeneration and other designs will continue to be the mainstream of exploration.
Lying flat, confused, national pride, pet sharing, decompression and other needsHow to provide better solutions with the help of CMF design is expected to be the focus of R&D.
Another professional opinion believes that CMF design is not only reflected in color (C), material (M), process (F), pattern (P), etc., but also includes sensory (S) and emotion (E), that isCMFPSE model
With the support of this model, CMF Design will create more explosive products, which give products more new experiences, connect user emotions with visual appearance, bring users spiritual satisfaction, and at the same time inspire human resonance and ignite appreciation, which in turn promotes the popularity and success of products.
There are many indications that CMF design has the potential to create more room for the furniture industry.
What's next? It's worth the wait. A clearer answer, perhaps, isMarch 18-21, 28-31 China National Expo (Guangzhou).New solutions can be found.