The new age traveller demands a unique experience while deciding to frequent a hotel. Much is discussed regarding guest experience in today’s travel world, which is deeply linked with a hospitality experience as both inspire and feed each other through demand, expectation, and satisfaction.
Hotel industry trends or hospitality trends primarily attribute recurring consumers to inviting interiors, a sense of customisation, and the new business theories based mainly on the former two factors. Interior design and furniture curation play a significant role in elevating the user experience.
Bearing that in mind, bespoke furniture and the degree of possible customization are vital points that influence the tangible and intangible aspects of the hotel experience and how it might be changing.
These few pointers are building blocks to create spaces that are comfortable, cost-effective, and are also considerate of the local climate and topography, credited to appropriate furniture:
Giving Furniture a Home
A primary step to add life to a hotel is adding some colour to the bare floors and walls by laying out beautiful furniture items. The positioning of your furniture determines the flow and movement in that space. Therefore, it is crucial to arrange furniture aesthetically and functionally. Especially in areas like hotel lobbies and foyers that see a floating crowd, it is off-putting to see a crowd, and it creates a feeling of suffocation and anxiety.
On the flip side, pushing beautiful furniture to the periphery of the space will create a massive gap in the middle of no real purpose. In such a case, it is vital to set a focal point to arrange furniture and a hero piece to define the high point of a room.
Moreover, it is essential to arrange the room to make it comfortable to move around and enhance its utility without cluttering the space. Having ample space and creatively placed negative space forms the perfect combination that makes the consumer feel comfortable and not overwhelmed.
Ergonomics
Aesthetic furniture is only appreciated when it is ergonomically viable. For example, any good hotelier would choose a chair that offers excellent lumbar support as furniture in a restaurant or waiting lobby.
The comfort aspect applies to other furniture; reception tables that do not have enough space to store the employee’s belongings may also annoy and hinder work and productivity. Hence, it is essential to focus on comfortable and practical designs for any function.
Utility and Safety in Design
Hotels are spaces that witness heavy footfall from people of all ages. Furniture cannot have sharp edges and dangerous angles for the chance of injuring any guest. The overall safety of a hotel’s guests is a massive factor in influencing their mood and, therefore, impacts the hotel’s reviews.
Form to Match the Interiors
The overall visual of hotel interiors must be cohesive and calming. Symmetry and shapes can also affect the overall vibe. To make a space feel welcoming and warm, steer clear of sharp angles and protruding shapes and opt for softer and rounder forms instead.
Curves and rounded shapes denote harmony and softness. Such forms are also easier to maintain and pose less risk of accidentally hurting someone. Angular shapes can be implemented if finished with rounded edges and safe corners.
The act of decorating soothingly and peacefully is not just a matter of luxury anymore but is required to transform guest rooms, restaurants, and lobbies into multisensory oases of wellness. Here is how furniture is versatile yet has its therapeutic purpose:
Focal Point
Tables and chairs make for essential pieces of furniture. For example, a coffee table is treated as an anchor around which hoteliers arrange seating or magazine stands. This focal point acts as the room’s heart, and all the furniture in the particular room is directed towards it. The idea is to build a narrative around a single piece of furniture that defines the ambience.
Colour Contrast
Choosing a set of tables and chairs in the colour shades that compliment each other is another important step towards creating a soothing effect. The tables are mostly either wooden in colour or are painted in soft and light tones such as white, sky blue, etc.
Anything too flashy or bright will stress the eyes and lead to a disturbing effect. Chairs follow a similar rule; pick them in a colour that matches the corresponding table or provides a contrasting effect- for example, a set of black and white or any other combination.
Interior furniture designers set out with a vision and a specific aesthetic to optimize guests’ wellbeing. The intent is definitive, and the visual is set to be beautiful and pleasing to the eye. These attributes are backed up by utility and comfort when seen from a holistic view. In addition, there is a psychological aspect to furniture selection that connects consumers to the style and decor, eventually affecting their minds enabling them to form opinions of trust.
