What is the history of FF&E and FF&E Development in China
Where did FF&E come from?
Because FF&E is a major developed from the field of hotel design, there are no professional courses set up by colleges and universities at present, and it is difficult to find relevant books, so it is difficult to find out its exact starting time and founder, so we can only look for clues from the earliest hotel design companies.
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates was the first hotel interior design firm established in the United States in 1965 and the first foreign design firm to enter the Chinese market. In 1978, HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates was invited by Fok Ying Tung to design the White Swan Hotel (Guangzhou), the first five-star hotel in China. It set up a branch in Hong Kong, China, and then developed into an international hotel design empire in London, England.It has developed 21 offices around the world, and is still one of the authorities in the hotel design industry.
Gensler, the second internationally renowned firm, was also founded in the United States in 1965, and Wilson Associates was founded in 1975. Although there is no way to prove that FF&E came from HBA, as the authority of hotel design, HBA has adopted FF&E design system for at least more than 30 years.It has been proved to be a mature, professional and efficient design system and a mode of division of labor and cooperation in the practice of many internationally renowned firms for many years. There are certain professional requirements for the ability of designers and design teams.
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates was the first hotel interior design firm established in the United States in 1965 and the first foreign design firm to enter the Chinese market. In 1978, HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates was invited by Fok Ying Tung to design the White Swan Hotel (Guangzhou), the first five-star hotel in China. It set up a branch in Hong Kong, China, and then developed into an international hotel design empire in London, England.It has developed 21 offices around the world, and is still one of the authorities in the hotel design industry.
Gensler, the second internationally renowned firm, was also founded in the United States in 1965, and Wilson Associates was founded in 1975. Although there is no way to prove that FF&E came from HBA, as the authority of hotel design, HBA has adopted FF&E design system for at least more than 30 years.It has been proved to be a mature, professional and efficient design system and a mode of division of labor and cooperation in the practice of many internationally renowned firms for many years. There are certain professional requirements for the ability of designers and design teams.
Due to the lack of professional training, FF&E designers generally learn and grow in practice within the company, and the comprehensive ability requirements of FF&E designers are no less than those of ordinary interior designers or even more professional. Basically, we should understand materials, design furniture, carpet patterns, understand space, and be good at grasping the soul of design.It also requires strong logic and careful thinking. A mature FF&E designer should have at least three to five years of experience. This is a very scarce talent in the field of hotel design.
Why?
Why is it subdivided from the field of luxury hotel design? Why is this segmentation and collaboration? This goes back to the background of the times.
In the mid and late 19th century, as the wealth of the middle class in industrial countries grew and they wanted to show their wealth and status through the decoration of their private homes, some large furniture manufacturers began to intervene in interior decoration and management, providing home decoration services, which was particularly prosperous from the mid-19th century until 1914. (The interior design profession was impacted after its emergence.)
In the 1950s and 1960s, furniture manufacturers began to promote their soft clothes to the public in order to expand their business and upgrade themselves to the category of art. In order to be able to sign an increasing number of large-scale projects, such as office buildings, hotels and public buildings, the business of furniture dealers has become more and more complex and large.Began to gather construction teams, craftsmen, fabric designers, artists, furniture designers, engineers and so on to join this huge business model.
Design empires such as HBA and Gensler have emerged in the context of the commercial boom that has led to the expansion of the hotel industry.
At the beginning of the 20th century, many publications began to criticize the monopoly of large retail companies on interior design by amateur consultants. Marry Haweis has written a number of articles ridiculing the idea that the aspirational middle class should let retailers dictate the layout and taste of their homes. She advocates that individuals should have a specific style.Customize the interior decoration according to the customer's personal needs and taste preferences.
At this time, customized design has been put forward. As a high-level reception space, all the design of luxury hotels needs to be considered and customized as a whole.
The movement of Decoration as an independent art industry independent of manufacturers and retailers led to the establishment of the British Decoration Association in 1899.
The Decoration of the House was an influential book on the emerging field of interior decoration, published in 1897 by Edith Wharton, a decorative designer at the time, and Ogden Codman, an architect. They criticized the fussy decoration of Victorian style at that time, heavy curtains, over-carved furniture, over-decoration but lost the function of space and rational use.
Why is it subdivided from the field of luxury hotel design? Why is this segmentation and collaboration? This goes back to the background of the times.
In the mid and late 19th century, as the wealth of the middle class in industrial countries grew and they wanted to show their wealth and status through the decoration of their private homes, some large furniture manufacturers began to intervene in interior decoration and management, providing home decoration services, which was particularly prosperous from the mid-19th century until 1914. (The interior design profession was impacted after its emergence.)
In the 1950s and 1960s, furniture manufacturers began to promote their soft clothes to the public in order to expand their business and upgrade themselves to the category of art. In order to be able to sign an increasing number of large-scale projects, such as office buildings, hotels and public buildings, the business of furniture dealers has become more and more complex and large.Began to gather construction teams, craftsmen, fabric designers, artists, furniture designers, engineers and so on to join this huge business model.
Design empires such as HBA and Gensler have emerged in the context of the commercial boom that has led to the expansion of the hotel industry.
At the beginning of the 20th century, many publications began to criticize the monopoly of large retail companies on interior design by amateur consultants. Marry Haweis has written a number of articles ridiculing the idea that the aspirational middle class should let retailers dictate the layout and taste of their homes. She advocates that individuals should have a specific style.Customize the interior decoration according to the customer's personal needs and taste preferences.
At this time, customized design has been put forward. As a high-level reception space, all the design of luxury hotels needs to be considered and customized as a whole.
The movement of Decoration as an independent art industry independent of manufacturers and retailers led to the establishment of the British Decoration Association in 1899.
The Decoration of the House was an influential book on the emerging field of interior decoration, published in 1897 by Edith Wharton, a decorative designer at the time, and Ogden Codman, an architect. They criticized the fussy decoration of Victorian style at that time, heavy curtains, over-carved furniture, over-decoration but lost the function of space and rational use.
The recognized first interior designer Elsie De Wolfe
So a group of designers were influenced by the ideas advocated by this book, and the most important of them, Elsie De Wolfe, was regarded as the founder of the interior design profession. Her design went against the Victorian style, using light tones and comfortable furniture, which could be said to be famous overnight. She has compiled her views on interior design into the book "The House in Good Taste".
From the above historical background, we can see that the balance between decoration and function is the foundation of interior design. Luxury hotels, as high-level public places, involve many functions such as living, catering, leisure, business and so on. They are huge and complex, and the experience and feelings of guests are also the basis for the survival of a hotel. The division of labor and refinement of interior design is the guarantee for the smooth completion of the whole huge project.The content of FF&E is just the part that directly affects the guests' sensory experience and cultural perception, so FF&E is very important in hotel interior design, and occupies a pivotal position from the beginning of the design. At the beginning of the conceptual design, FF&E should be taken as the key point to combine with the functional planning of the space.
Make a complete and systematic concept and strategy to guide the soul of the whole project. So that all professional departments can reach an agreement and work together in one direction to complete the landing of a hotel.
This is essentially different from the traditional separation of soft and hard fittings and the lag of soft fittings. Now many first-line design companies will strengthen the coordination of soft and hard decoration, and also realize the importance of soft decoration and design integrity. FF&E, on the other hand, has focused on the "soft" part from the very beginning.
From the above historical background, we can see that the balance between decoration and function is the foundation of interior design. Luxury hotels, as high-level public places, involve many functions such as living, catering, leisure, business and so on. They are huge and complex, and the experience and feelings of guests are also the basis for the survival of a hotel. The division of labor and refinement of interior design is the guarantee for the smooth completion of the whole huge project.The content of FF&E is just the part that directly affects the guests' sensory experience and cultural perception, so FF&E is very important in hotel interior design, and occupies a pivotal position from the beginning of the design. At the beginning of the conceptual design, FF&E should be taken as the key point to combine with the functional planning of the space.
Make a complete and systematic concept and strategy to guide the soul of the whole project. So that all professional departments can reach an agreement and work together in one direction to complete the landing of a hotel.
This is essentially different from the traditional separation of soft and hard fittings and the lag of soft fittings. Now many first-line design companies will strengthen the coordination of soft and hard decoration, and also realize the importance of soft decoration and design integrity. FF&E, on the other hand, has focused on the "soft" part from the very beginning.
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FF&E Professional Development
With the business expansion and personnel diffusion of those internationally renowned firms, FF&E specialty is also implemented in the high-end interior design industry, not only serving hotel design, high-end residential, catering, Spa, clubs, boutiques and other spaces, especially those projects involving overall customization have high requirements for FF&E design. Professional FF&E designers will be the guarantee of design quality.Many designers from large companies also use FF&E design system to create their own studios. The professionalism of design is recognized and trusted by the owners, and the business continues to expand. However, when expanding the team, they will also encounter trouble. Because of the scarcity of professionals, the basic people they find have to be trained slowly and grow slowly in trial and error.
In different companies, for different project types and staffing, FF&E is appropriately improved in the implementation, its nature remains unchanged, and the division of labor can be flexibly arranged.
With the business expansion and personnel diffusion of those internationally renowned firms, FF&E specialty is also implemented in the high-end interior design industry, not only serving hotel design, high-end residential, catering, Spa, clubs, boutiques and other spaces, especially those projects involving overall customization have high requirements for FF&E design. Professional FF&E designers will be the guarantee of design quality.Many designers from large companies also use FF&E design system to create their own studios. The professionalism of design is recognized and trusted by the owners, and the business continues to expand. However, when expanding the team, they will also encounter trouble. Because of the scarcity of professionals, the basic people they find have to be trained slowly and grow slowly in trial and error.
In different companies, for different project types and staffing, FF&E is appropriately improved in the implementation, its nature remains unchanged, and the division of labor can be flexibly arranged.
What is the position of FF&E in interior design?
With the increasing demand for the quality of interior design details, the psychological needs of aesthetics, personality, identity and brand culture are becoming more and more important.
With the increasing demand for the quality of interior design details, the psychological needs of aesthetics, personality, identity and brand culture are becoming more and more important.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
FF&E, as a part that directly affects human sensory experience, is becoming more and more important. It should be noted here that the importance of FF&E soft decoration does not mean that it takes much effort to decorate, and the space is full of design traces, but from the overall space atmosphere, the emotional interaction between people and space and space attributes, the design will be moving.
Sum up
FF&E design category itself is a part of interior design, is throughout the design, FF&E professional refinement is the need for the development of interior design, FF&E design method is based on the western design system and design thinking, as for how to divide the work and how to cooperate, it is difficult to have a standard, it can be based on the staffing of the design company.Flexible allocation of various factors such as project type and complexity. However, as a comprehensive interior designer, it needs a certain ability to control the overall effect of the design. FF&E's professional design methods and design expression reflect a certain degree of professionalism, which can help designers communicate effectively with Party a and various departments, so as to promote the smooth development of the project.
With the increasingly fierce competition in the design industry, designers are trying to improve their competitiveness. Most designers are professional players, not geniuses. If you want to have a place in the design industry, you have to work hard, accumulate and grow constantly, and constantly update your knowledge to keep up with the pace of the times. As a profession, if Party a thinks you are very professional,That is the greatest recognition of you.
FF&E design category itself is a part of interior design, is throughout the design, FF&E professional refinement is the need for the development of interior design, FF&E design method is based on the western design system and design thinking, as for how to divide the work and how to cooperate, it is difficult to have a standard, it can be based on the staffing of the design company.Flexible allocation of various factors such as project type and complexity. However, as a comprehensive interior designer, it needs a certain ability to control the overall effect of the design. FF&E's professional design methods and design expression reflect a certain degree of professionalism, which can help designers communicate effectively with Party a and various departments, so as to promote the smooth development of the project.
With the increasingly fierce competition in the design industry, designers are trying to improve their competitiveness. Most designers are professional players, not geniuses. If you want to have a place in the design industry, you have to work hard, accumulate and grow constantly, and constantly update your knowledge to keep up with the pace of the times. As a profession, if Party a thinks you are very professional,That is the greatest recognition of you.
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