An Authoritative Industry Platform: CIID’s Professional Value and Regional Influence

Founded in 1989, CIID (China Institute of Interior Design) is a national academic organization directly under the guidance of the Architectural Society of China (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development) and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Recognized by international interior design organizations, it stands as an authoritative institution in China's interior design field, representing the highest academic standards and industry voice nationwide.

Dedicated to advancing interior design theory and practice across China, CIID hosts core brand events each year, including national academic conferences, design award selections, and industry summits. It serves as a vital industry hub connecting top designers, design agencies, building material and home furnishing enterprises, and real estate projects, earning a reputation as the "trend indicator" of China's interior design industry. As a key regional design organization in Southwest China, the CIID Sichuan Chapter unites hundreds of top interior designers, leading design firms, and quality industry partners from the Sichuan-Chongqing region. Its annual gala is one of the largest and most influential industry gatherings in Southwest China, serving as a core platform for releasing design trends, matching resources, and co-building an industry ecosystem.

A Benchmark in Design Education: Taoli Academy and Sister Tao’s Industry Legacy

Sister Tao (legal name Li Hong, Qiang name Erma Qisang Taozi), who participated in this meeting, is the founder of Taoli Young Designer Growth Academy and a senior pioneer of full-service design in Chengdu. With nearly 30 years of deep involvement in interior design, she was among the earliest designers in Chengdu to promote the full-service design model, bringing together both front-line project execution experience and educational vision.

The Taoli Young Designer Growth Academy, founded by Sister Tao around the core philosophy of "growth," is dedicated to providing young designers with structured professional development paths. Through public welfare classes, practical project experiences, and industry networking, the academy addresses key industry pain points for young designers, such as "understanding design but not execution, or understanding aesthetics but not craftsmanship." To date, it has cultivated hundreds of young designers active in the Southwest design market, earning recognition as the "cradle of growth for Southwest designers." Additionally, Sister Tao has long advocated for "design-driven industry upgrading," striving to promote deep integration between designers and home manufacturing. By ensuring design value is brought to life through quality manufacturing, she commands widespread influence and resource integration capabilities in Southwest design circles.

In-Depth Dialogue: Professional Exploration Across Four Core Dimensions

Combining its manufacturing advantages as a custom home OEM factory with its service experience in the Southwest market, the Anbangni team engaged in a comprehensive dialogue with Sister Tao spanning design education, project execution, and industry ecosystems:

1. Empowering Young Designer Growth from the Manufacturing Side Focusing on Taoli Academy’s core goal of "designer growth," both sides explored how manufacturing can empower young designers in real-world practice. Sister Tao noted that young designers generally lack front-line understanding of production techniques, execution costs, and installation delivery, leading to significant gaps between design concepts and final results. The Anbangni team shared its complete manufacturing technical framework and full-process project execution workflows. The two sides reached a preliminary consensus: Anbangni can serve as a "Custom Craftsmanship Study Base" for Taoli Academy, periodically opening its production workshops, conducting practical technique training, and providing project execution guidance to help young designers grasp the execution logic of custom woodwork right on the factory floor, thereby enhancing project feasibility from the source.

2. Execution Standards for Local High-End Custom Design Addressing pain points in executing high-end private residences and commercial spaces in Southwest China, both parties thoroughly examined delivery standards and service frameworks for whole-house customization. Drawing on her years of full-service design experience, Sister Tao broke down the custom home preferences of high-net-worth clients in the Sichuan-Chongqing region—who value overall spatial aesthetics and stylistic unity alongside practical storage, detailed quality, and long-term durability. The Anbangni team presented the factory's flexible manufacturing mechanisms, complex/bespoke shaping capabilities, and full-process quality control systems for high-end projects. The two sides conducted detailed technical exchanges to align design-side requirements with manufacturing capabilities.

3. Dedicated OEM Partnership Models for Design Projects Both parties focused on deep collaboration models for design projects, clarifying the primary direction for Anbangni to provide dedicated OEM services to Taoli Academy and its partner designers. For designers' high-end custom projects, Anbangni will deliver full-chain OEM services—spanning shop drawing deepening, craft analysis, cost estimation, custom production, and on-site installation. Through mechanisms such as dedicated one-on-one project teams, pre-production craft reviews, and visualized progress tracking, Anbangni aims to achieve 1:1 fidelity to the aesthetic details and functional requirements of design plans, solving designers' core challenges in finding reliable factories, executing designs, and controlling quality.

4. Co-Building the Southwest Design Industry Ecosystem The two sides also exchanged views on co-building an industry ecosystem under the CIID platform. They explored how to leverage CIID Sichuan’s industry resources to connect the complete chain of "designers–custom factories–material vendors," driving the Southwest interior design industry from "isolated collaborations" toward "ecosystem synergy," ultimately elevating overall delivery standards and industry reputation for high-end custom homes across the region.

Strategic Value: Core Advantages of This Engagement for Anbangni

Attending the CIID annual gala and holding in-depth discussions with Sister Tao represents a strategic layout for Anbangni to deepen its presence in Southwest design channels and upgrade its industry partnership models, bringing four core advantages to the brand's future growth:

• Authoritative platform endorsement to deepen regional market presence: Relying on CIID's national authoritative platform, Anbangni further solidifies its professional recognition in the Southwest design industry and deeply integrates into the regional design ecosystem, building a high-quality channel foundation for expanding custom OEM services across high-end residences and commercial spaces in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.

• Direct engagement with front-line design demands: Through deep connection with Taoli Academy, Anbangni directly reaches front-line designers and young creative talents, accurately capturing product demands and craft pain points from the design end. This reverse-drives factory product optimization and craft upgrades, keeping product development closely aligned with market frontiers and continuously enhancing brand adaptability.

• Empowerment through school-enterprise collaboration to secure long-term resources: The intended study base partnership with Taoli Academy will help Anbangni build early brand recognition among young designers and reserve future design channel resources. Meanwhile, ongoing feedback from designers will allow continuous iteration of products and services, fostering long-term, sustainable industry competitiveness.

• Pragmatic partnership models to generate business growth: The dedicated OEM model agreed upon by both parties will directly bring a steady stream of design-led projects to Anbangni. Creating benchmark "Design + Manufacturing" sample cases will further radiate influence to additional design firms and high-end clients, delivering dual value in business growth and brand elevation.

Participating in the CIID Sichuan Annual Gala and holding in-depth exchanges with Sister Tao from Taoli Academy opens a new chapter for Anbangni's regional expansion and design channel development. Moving forward, Anbangni will continue to connect deeply with authoritative industry platforms and design resources—empowering design value through manufacturing capabilities while iterating its manufacturing systems based on design needs—striving to become the most professionally competitive high-end whole-house custom OEM service provider in Southwest China.