mbiente 2026 reveals five defining trends shaping the future of home and product design, from portable warmth and universal kitchen tools to playful forms and woven craft traditions. The fair frames design as a form of care, responding to climate pressure, shifting domestic habits and the growing demand for objects that support everyday well-being.
Artificial intelligence is moving from a marketing add-on to core infrastructure for brick-and-mortar retailers. In this interview with AiPRL Assist founder JD Camden, DNN explores how unified data, omnichannel memory and real-time customer intelligence can help local and regional retailers compete with national chains while strengthening the showroom experience.
AAHA Studio takes residential- and hospitality-level design thinking into uncharted territory, converting a former police gymnasium into a wedding venue that balances preservation, flow, and spectacle. The project marks the start of a series exploring how designers bring luxury sensibilities to unconventional spaces.
Each month, DNN Editor in Chief Courtney Porter curates five developments shaping the design industry, from international fairs and technology launches to regional shifts and standout interiors. The January 2026 edition spans Paris Design Week’s most compelling products, CES’s evolving relationship between technology and the home, and a sober assessment of California’s wildfire rebuild one year later, reframed through global philosophies of resilience and impermanence.
This month’s briefing also considers Dallas’ potential rise as a year-round design destination and closes with a close reading of Sheldon Harte’s refined desert interiors, which signal an evolution of Palm Springs style without erasing its past. Together, these selections map a creative landscape defined by nostalgia, adaptation and the search for durable cultural meaning in a period of ecological and economic pressure.
How great of an impact will the ozempic-boom have on kitchen design? And are designers and manufactures working in the space already seeing it’s effects? | The Ozempic Kitchen explains how GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are reshaping kitchen design, from micro-prep zones to refrigeration and health-focused appliances.
Winter 2026 design markets reveal a clear shift toward wellness-driven materials, tactile surfaces and modern heritage design. Drawing insights from designers, makers and leading vendors across Vegas, Atlanta, KBIS and ICFF, this article explores the key trends shaping interiors in the year ahead.
Design Network News Editor in Chief Courtney Porter steps back from the month-to-month churn to identify the five themes that defined the design conversation in late 2025 — and will shape how interiors, furnishings and materials evolve in 2026. From indoor-outdoor performance luxury and contemporary chintz to nervous-system-driven spaces, collectible design as cultural R&D and the industry’s most credible experiments with AI, this quarterly briefing captures where taste, technology and client expectations are heading next.
How does a fast-growing furniture brand scale without losing its design integrity? In conversation with DNN, Adam Dunn, SVP of Design at Four Hands, shares how the brand balances creativity, functionality, and market demand—from 500-plus–piece product launches and hospitality expansion to customization, artist collaborations, and its enduring partnership with Amber Lewis.
The internet overrides Pantone’s 2026 color of the year and paint companies name their picks instead
The internet had a field day with this year’s selection: Criticisms range from calling the COTY pick boring to tone deaf. One viral meme renamed the shade “landlord” white, and Threads users banded together to override the decision entirely.
Now in its 21st year, Design.Miami presents an expertly curated visual feast of collectible design galleries, taking the functional pieces we rely on every day — furnishings — and elevating them to the level of art, infusing them with a deeper emotional resonance.