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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.
Getting a furniture or décor design from imagination to the wholesale floor is a complex, hands-on journey. Product designer Austin James unpacks the realities of designing for retail success—from concept and prototyping to freight, factories, warehouses, and showroom floors—revealing why some designs thrive, some fail, and why not every beautiful idea is meant for mass production.
Among this year’s major highlights, the special project by MOOOI which will present a large immersive installation by Marcel Wanders, in collaboration with Superstudio at its historic location in the Tortona Design District. In parallel, at Superstudio Maxi, Giulio Cappellini signs a new visionary installation that broadens the perspective on the cities of the future.
Marianne Tiegen Interiors has reimagined Château La Banquière, an 18th-century estate set amid vineyards and centuries-old oaks near Montpellier, France, into a hospitality destination where architecture, landscape, and textiles come together in a quiet, contemporary expression of sustainable luxury.
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.
The 171 high-rise homes will be offered fully furnished with refined package options, providing an unmatched lock-and-leave lifestyle in Henderson’s premier residential enclave.
An inside look at one of New York’s most exclusive design experiences, where sculptural, statement-making furniture takes center stage. This article spotlights standout pieces from Basic.Space’s invitation-only showcase and offers practical guidance on specifying livable art that elevates luxury interiors.
With ‘among-all’, Patricia Urquiola presents a new design installation in Hall 3.0 at Heimtextil 2026. Visitors actively shape the space. Their movements become part of the installation through AI. Patricia Urquiola demonstrates how textiles function as transformative and intelligent materials. They combine craftsmanship, technology, texture and structure. Textiles thus form the interface between people, materials and machinery.
A 2025 Survey of Nearly 800 Design Professionals Underscores a Digital-First Buying Reality, Confirms SEO as the Primary Discovery Channel, and Highlights the Need for Transparent Pricing and Accessible Specifications in the Architecture and Design Industry.