PARFAIT's story begins in 1940 in Taiwan, where his grandfather jiang Jinjia, a carpenter, and his three sons (Chao Kun, Chao Jia, and Chao Zong) worked in a furniture factory for a long time. After more than ten years of technical research, The Chiang and his son have unconsciously become furniture experts. Such years of accumulation, PARFAIT is the most original and the most essence of the brand connotation of "perseverance craftsman spirit".
Influenced by family culture, Mr. Jiang Wenhong, the founder of PARFAIT, believes that to do only one thing in one's life, and to do it to perfection, is advanced.
In 1983, Mr. Jiang Wenhong returned from Studying abroad in Japan, where he learned more advanced theories and techniques and put them into practice. He has been doing stealth research for 10 years.
In 1993, Mr. Jiang wenhong set out from Shaoguan, Guangdong province, and established qumu furniture factory, which operates from raw materials to finished products. Since then, we have been innovating and developing all the way. From Guangdong, to Shanghai, and then to Kunshan, our business territory has been constantly expanding. We insist on researching and developing furniture products of various materials, and complete diversified furniture production of stainless steel, marble, leather, glass and so on.
In 2002, Mr. Jiang Wenhong again with his keen sense of market, decided to enter the commercial space furniture market, the development of large-scale chain catering and star hotel furniture series.
80 years, the ingenuity of inheritance. The company's brand influence continues to expand, well-known in the furniture industry, many top luxury level hotel furniture orders are pouring in, become one of the many top furniture manufacturers.
PARFAIT, through half a century of persistence, with the continuous pursuit of technology and design, accumulated steadily. As the founder of decades of constant perseverance, PARFAIT from the beginning of its establishment, will show a distinct brand attitude - persistence. Perseverance, heart perception, will have temperature design into the furniture, to create a more in line with the modern city home life style.
D.B. has spearheaded high profile projects of all budget ranges, influenced hospitality and product design, developed global hospitality brands that intersect with a variety of sectors from restaurant and wellness to residential and workplace designs.
D.B. shapes and refreshes brands by balancing creativity with strategic management and collaboration. His success is based on his diverse, up-to-date knowledge of the contemporary international design market.
His leadership style and design direction crosses language barriers and cultural diaspora. As an avid international explorer, he applies a humanistic approach to designing for the traveler, the corporate citizen, the homeowner, the consumer, emphasizing luxury and sophistication while balancing comfort and function.
Currently, D.B. Kim is a design director at the Gensler Shanghai, hospitality practice design leader.
D.B. Kim was born in South Korea. His convictions, humor, and intellect drive a strategic imprint on the business of design and creativity.
He was educated from SCI-Arc/ Southern California Institute of Architecture and MCAD/ Minneapolis College of Art and Design, earning a master degree in architecture and bachelor degree in design.
A career hospitality designer, D.B. Kim is a frequent flier both by profession and by nature. And his immersive approach to travel has served him well when designing luxury properties.
Kim’s sophisticated, risk-taking designs make lasting first impressions.
Designing in-house for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide or in collaboration with Gensler Shanghai, Daroff Design + DDI Architects, and Pierre-Yves Rochon Paris, Kim has spent over two decades updating the look and feel of life outside the home.