Cixi traditional antique furniture is popular in 68 countries

Traditional woodworking, a big world. Yesterday, the reporter learned from Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that the export value of wooden furniture in Cixi reached 40.119 million US dollars last year, and exported to 68 countries including the United States, France, Britain, Australia and Norway. More than 3,000 local carpenters gradually changed from the old recycling and repairing of old furniture to the independent research and development of various antique furniture.

It is not easy to go out of the country for antique furniture. It should fully absorb the creative inspiration of old furniture. Xu Changhuan, head of Cixi Mingqing Furniture Co., Ltd. said that since the European debt crisis in 2008, antique furniture has adjusted the product structure to retain the retro elements to the greatest extent, and adopted the combination of Chinese and Western design styles to transform the design and production of practical furniture. . The antique European-style furniture produced by Ningbo Alte Furniture Co., Ltd. has covered a series of bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, living room furniture, etc. Last year, the export sales of enterprises increased by 20% over the previous year. It is understood that the antique furniture produced by Cixi furniture manufacturing enterprises has accounted for 60% of the total production value of the enterprise.

Traditional woodworking activities, it is difficult to make new designs by tapping and knocking. However, the inspiration of Cixi woodworking designer team is “ancient combination of ancient oceans” and the team introduces “foreign carpenters”. Due to the different styles and sizes of antique furniture favored by consumers in different countries such as the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, Cixi local enterprises have hired hundreds of professional designers from more than 50 countries to form a R&D design team. Antique furniture for different countries is designed by designers in their respective fields.

Moreover, the production tools used by modern carpenters are also "bird guns for guns", introducing equipment such as cutting machines, edge banding machines, slotting machines, punching machines, double-sided planing, and some processes to achieve automated production.