Attention: cabinets brand compete for the "old economy" of the last virgin land

With the advent of the aging population, cabinets brand "aging industry" on the horizon. Population ageing, with globalization, urbanization and climate change, is treated as a 21st century four challenges facing humanity. According to the United Nations related materials, currently there are 6 million older people in the world, 50 years ago by 3 times, by 2050, older persons will be more than 20 million. In some developed countries, 50 years old man has more than 1/3, to 2035 will reach 1/2. Austria of 830 million inhabitants, over 60 years of nearly 2 million; Germany 8100 million population, 60 years of more than 20 million.

An interesting phenomenon is that the purchasing power of the strongest groups previously seemed long been Cabinet Enterprise ignored. People habitually will consumer object locking in 20-year-old to 49 of this "Golden consumer layer", it is difficult to see the "aging industry." With the development of economic recession, businesses are becoming aware of 50 or 60 years of group purchasing power is also very powerful, and now this part of the pockets of consumers is becoming parties to the coveted fat. "50 +" and "60 +" of various products is also quietly unveiled.

Old open shape to the kitchen. Cabinet design, you should be aware of the console's continuity, using U-shaped and L-shaped Cabinet, Cabinet height should consider older people standing, table height usually 75-80 cm. To consider the use of a wheelchair should not be higher than the table, the 75 cm in the middle of the Cabinet and countertop height of the upper and lower range in 1.2 m and 1.4 m. Closet storage space it is best not located at the top of the Cabinet upper level or the back of the Cabinet, this is not convenient to pick up the goods in the elderly. The Cabinet surface should be spacious, convenient for the elderly will frequently used items are placed in a conspicuous place. Cabinet operations stage, and there should be at least 90 cm wide space for older people to walk or squat extracts. In choosing cabinets for the elderly, to try to avoid choosing lift, reduce tiptoed feet extracts. At the same time, due to the physical characteristics of older, less use of embedded lots of complex equipment of multi-purpose cabinets.

The elderly but ability much inconvenience some edged furniture as much as possible not to touch the wound of the elderly. Elderly not climb or bow, so those high back of top Cabinet or with less than the knees of drawer furniture it is best not to buy.

Protect your parents choose the furniture in the "Mellow". From material, wood, bamboo, rattan, natural latex and synthetic materials than the more environmentally friendly, is the preferred furniture material in the elderly.