The furniture industry is currently undergoing a revolution, the furniture Production Process also. Furniture products that used to be used only to fill an empty room are now a major consideration in designing or building a room or a building. In a cafe or restaurant, for example, furniture is now the main consideration for the owner to determine what the concept or design of the building will look like. In the industry itself, the buyer experience has also changed. We used to see, hold and feel the furniture we were going to buy. from the model, the material, the stitching, the dimensions, or even the color.
However, nowadays there are many marketplaces or online shops that have started selling the furniture products only armed with photos and videos of their products, of course, the quality and authenticity of the photos and videos greatly affects the trust and confidence of buyers in experiencing this new experience. Just stay at home and browse through their cellphones or personal devices, buyers can already have the goods they want.
In the industry itself, although it experienced a significant decline due to the impact of the Covid-19 storm, the trend of buying furniture is still exciting. It is proofed by the growing development of digital platforms that specialize in selling furniture or household goods in Indonesia, for example Dekoruma, Fabelio, IKEA, and many more. Quality remains a priority for the perpetrators or furniture manufacturers. Furniture products in Indonesia are still the primadonna for furniture lovers in the world, especially for wood materials. With a very detailed and through production process, making producers in Indonesia superior to furniture manufacturers from other countries from Southeast Asia in particular.
Every phase of the process has been optimized and streamlined: digitization, connectivity and virtualization in design, prototyping and costing, and automated industrialization (cut and disassembly) define a new generation of manufacturing. The following is the process of making furniture products :
1. Research and Design Concept
The first real step in the process is the idea or concept; this is the starting point from which everything else grows. How you come up with the idea may be through an organised brainstorming session between you and client, However the idea comes to you it is important to document your idea by writing it down, sketching the general design form and perhaps the joinery methods too.
2. Materials
Among the many considerations in choosing or buying furniture, furniture material is one of them. Although sometimes it looks trivial, the material will greatly affect the comfort and aesthetics of a room. You can find out more details about the types of furniture materials here.
3. Construction & Assembly
The ease of assembling or installing is currently a major consideration in buying furniture products. The large number of furniture options that offer self-assembly makes buyers choose furniture products that are the easiest to assemble.
4. Finishing
Once the prototype is built, it needs to be tested. Starting from the strength to the quality of the paint. If there is a chair, there must be someone sitting on it, if it is a shelf, there must be someone placed on it, it’s simple. For mass production purposes, furniture has to be stress tested and sometimes several prototypes made so that some can be broken down to know the limits of the furniture.
5. Delivery
After all the processes, another important factor is the delivery of the product from the factory or shop to the customer. Starting from packaging, lifting, delivering, and even dropping furniture at the customer’s location is something that should not be underestimated for manufacturers or sellers of furniture products.
