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The craving for comfort is a common thing for a modern person. We like to surround ourselves with beautiful and comfortable things. Furniture is an important part of everyday comfort, but we rarely think about how long the most ordinary table goes before being in our house. A large team of specialists works on each item – from designers to assemblers. And in order to celebrate the importance of their work in the country’s economy and the lives of ordinary people, a professional holiday was established – Furniture Maker’s Day.
When is the Day of Furniture Maker in Our Country
Every year Furniture Maker Day in Our Country is celebrated in second Saturday in June – in 2023, the date falls on 10th number. It is celebrated by furniture industry workers, but has no official status.
history of the holiday
The history of furniture begins in the deep past. The palm in the field of furniture creation is with the Egyptians, who were the first to start making low chairs and benches in the usual sense for us. These were mostly hard pieces of furniture, but the pharaoh had soft chairs.
They loved to decorate furniture with carvings, gold, and ivory decor. It was made of wood, bronze, colored marble. In the east, furniture was woven from strips of leather, ropes, and reeds.
In Our Country, furniture makers were called artisans. They created universal household items – multifunctional and durable. There was not a single random thing in the huts, everything was used for a specific purpose and had several options for use.
In modern conditions, the profession of a furniture maker is in demand and highly paid. The furniture production market is developing rapidly and will never lose its popularity.
In 1997, furniture makers created the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Industries, a voluntary non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of professionals in this industry. After all, the profession of a furniture maker is associated with many risks, including causing possible harm to health.
Thanks to the active position of the Association and representatives of the professional environment, a holiday arose that made it possible to draw attention to the importance of this profession not only for Our Country, but for the whole world.
Every year, honoring the work of furniture manufacturers unites an increasing number of workers across the country. This holiday is considered their professional day not only by carpenters, assemblers, designers, but also by people of related professions related to the industry – designers, engineers, installers, seamstresses, artists.
Holiday traditions
Furniture Maker’s Day in 2023 will not be complete without exhibitions and competitions, where every worker in this industry can show their skills and compete for the title of the best in the profession.
The exhibitions exhibit items of different styles and methods of manufacture. Experts exchange experience and knowledge of trends, share ideas of new production methods.
At large enterprises, distinguished employees are awarded prizes, diplomas and certificates.
Profession furniture maker
The responsibilities of specialists include the development, manufacture of components, assembly. They determine the type of material, its quantity and quality. Calculation of strength, compliance with the requirements of state standards is also the responsibility of the furniture maker.
To start working in this profession, you need to graduate from a specialized higher educational institution.
The work is associated with high responsibility, since the slightest mistake can lead not only to losses for the company, but also to unpleasant consequences for the future buyer.
Some materials contain harmful substances, so the profession is associated with harm to health.
The furniture maker must have such qualities as scrupulousness, patience, endurance, physical strength, attentiveness, and a technical mindset. Fantasy and imagination are also important for the realization of design ideas. A good specialist cannot do without knowledge related to wood processing. After all, without the ability to plan, grind, sew individual elements of the product, make various decorative elements, it will be difficult for a specialist to succeed in this industry.