From the conceptual definition, upholstered furniture refers to furniture made of wood or metal as a frame, elastic and soft materials as an important material, stretched materials as a load-bearing part, and textiles or leather as a finish.
In the market, bed products, sofa products and leisure fabric products are the main categories of upholstered furniture. From the perspective of development trend, the rise and popularity of upholstered furniture also represents the trend direction of household consumption demand.
As an important branch of the furniture industry, developed countries in Europe and the United States have a long history in the research and development and production of upholstered furniture, and the industrial foundation is solid.
Relatively speaking, China’s modern upholstered furniture industry officially started in the early 1980s. In the early stage of development, local enterprises generally introduced international advanced production equipment and manufacturing technology.
Through the process from introduction to imitation, and then to independent innovation, as local enterprises continue to absorb and learn from Western advanced technology, their own R & D innovation strength and product quality continue to strengthen.
With the continuous updating of production technology and the increasing variety, the specialized production capacity of the local industry and the level of modern enterprise management continue to improve, and the scale of the industry continues to expand.
Especially since entering the 21st century, affected by the sustained and stable growth of the national economy and the continuous improvement of residents’ disposable income, more and more consumers are pursuing quality of life, and upholstered furniture has gradually become a new hot spot in the furniture consumer market with its advantages of comfortable design, diverse styles and rich colors.
Driven by policies and markets, the development of China’s upholstered furniture industry continues to accelerate, becoming the world’s largest producer and consumer of upholstered furniture. Among them, in 2007, the output value of China’s upholstered furniture industry officially passed the 100 billion yuan mark, and the proportion of upholstered furniture in the entire furniture industry is as high as 30%.
In recent years, despite the impact of the epidemic, the scale of the upholstered furniture industry is still stable and improving. According to the data, from 2020 to 2022, the cumulative production of upholstered furniture in China will be 68,396,000 pieces, 85,664,400 pieces and 96,372,500 pieces, respectively.
At the same time, the upholstered furniture industry chain has been very mature, upstream raw material suppliers, midstream upholstered furniture brands and downstream sales, service side is closely integrated, the industry as a whole thriving.
(Note: The source of the picture and article is excerpted from the furniture industry WeChat official account.)
Post time: Jul-27-2023
