The center has 8 full-time staff and 48 part-time staff. Among them, there are 30 senior professional titles, and famous designers and experts at home and abroad are hired 10. Established an expert Committee with famous experts and designers at home and abroad as the main body.
An experimental design site with a building area of 1500M2; ; The construction area of the pilot plant is 3000 M2. It has six laboratories of design, model making, ergonomics, structure and materials, and large-scale high-end research and experimental equipment such as 3D scanning, rapid prototyping, laser engraving, large-scale graphics workstation, ergonomics and perceptual engineering, CNC and FESTO woodworking tool system.
With Hunan Kaifu Furniture Company, Hunan Rongxing Furniture Company, Dexin Cabinet and Hunan Bo Shi Furniture * * *, we will build Industry-University-Research Practice Base, Guangzhou Fiona Fang Company * * * to build "Information Design and Manufacturing" laboratory, and Shenzhen Changjiang Furniture Co., Ltd. * * * to build "Central South Forest-Yangtze River" new product research and development department.
The center is based on the furniture industry in Hunan Province, focusing on the Pearl River Delta region and covering the whole country. Joined Industry-University-Research Alliance of Guangdong Furniture Industry and became the main technical support unit. Elected as vice president unit of Hunan Industrial Design Association, director unit of furniture and home decoration design professional committee, vice president unit of Hunan Furniture Association, executive director unit of China Furniture Association, deputy director unit of design working committee of China Furniture Association, deputy director unit of science and technology committee, and deputy director unit of furniture and interior decoration research institute of China Forestry Society.
In the past five years, he has undertaken more than one national scientific research project 10, and two provincial key scientific research projects 12, such as National Natural Science Foundation Project, National Social Science Art Fund Project, National Industry Public Welfare Project and National 948 Project. Undertake 23 horizontal scientific research projects of departments, industries and enterprises. Won the first prize 1 and the third prize 1. Completed the acceptance of two projects of the National Art Foundation. Apply for invention patent 13. More than 50 utility model and design patents. Published 8 monographs. Published 135 research papers.
We have established close cooperative relations with China Furniture Association, Furniture Decoration Chamber of China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Hong Kong Furniture Association, Guangdong Furniture Association, Shenzhen Furniture Association and more than 50 well-known domestic furniture enterprises.
Developed six product series for local enterprises in Hunan, such as Dexin Cabinet Company, Hunan Kaifu Furniture Company, Lin Zhong Furniture Company, Changde Rongxing Furniture Company and Hunan Bo Shi Furniture Company, and created an output value of 340 million yuan.
In cooperation with the School of Furniture and Art Design of Central South University of Forestry and Technology, nearly 40 graduate students and 4 doctoral students have been trained.
The overall goal of the center construction: an innovative service platform integrating research, design, development, achievement transfer, technical consultation, information dissemination, education and training in the field of furniture and home improvement, which is first-class in China, in line with international advanced technology and fully open to the society.
The development idea of the center: market-oriented, project-based, taking the road of combining Industry-University-Research to realize the sustainable construction and development of the center. Continuously improve the capital construction of the center through technical services and achievements transformation.
Center function orientation: According to the reality of China furniture decoration industry, grasp the international and domestic frontier trends, and develop innovative products with characteristics and market competitiveness. Focus on the achievement transformation of furniture and home decoration industry in China, and provide product design and related production technology transfer and consulting services. To provide talents and technical support for the sustainable development of furniture decoration industry in China. Introduce China's furniture industry and products to the world.