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Future of Design: Step into the Dream World of Sur/Reality at Maison&Objet 2025

In January 2025, Maison&Objet, in collaboration with Peclers Paris, will showcase Sur/Reality, a theme that reimagines surrealism for the contemporary world. Drawing inspiration from the fantastical, the absurd, and the playful, Sur/Reality invites visitors to explore new creative landscapes where fantasy and technology collide. This immersive experience will highlight the surprising, unexpected, and joyous objects that challenge our perception of reality, offering a refreshing escape from the ordinary.

Pennsylvania interior designers pass historic legislation

By codifying this legislation, Pennsylvania acknowledges the critical role interior designers have in helping protect occupant health, safety, and well-being, confirming the key role interior design plays in the built environment.

Oppenheim Architecture expands with new European interiors practice

With a focus on creating spaces that embody the “Spirit of Place,” the firm is integrating interior design more deeply with its architectural philosophy. This expansion is led by two key appointments: Mariana Charters as Interior Design Lead and Francisca Soares de Moura as Hospitality Design Lead.

Bradley Odom’s masterful mix of raw and refined

Bradley Odom is a design maverick whose creative vision transforms spaces across the United States…

Gearing up to invest in AI

If adopting new AI tools is in your plans for your design firm in 2025, there are things you can start doing now to prepare yourself and your team, even before you start using a particular application.

Champions of Design Entrepreneurship: John McClain

Featuring first-person accounts from renowned designers, architects, artisans, and industry veterans, each story is a reflection of how they interpret what it means to be both a ‘champion’ and an ‘entrepreneur’ in our field. This fifth installation features interior designer and business coach John McClain

Ngala Trading debuts new collection of furniture, décor and lighting with designer NeKeia McSwain

Proudly hand-crafted in South Africa, the second NeKeia Collection adds a modern flair marked by…

TLEE Spas + Wellness Forecasts the Future of Wellness for 2025

These trends highlight three main focuses: the shift from treatment rooms to communal spaces; the rise of high-tech, customizable modalities; and the growing emphasis on holistic and immersive healing journeys.

Champions of Design Entrepreneurship: Kligerman Architecture

Margie Lavender, partner at Kligerman Architecture & Design, has a passion for buildings but also for gardening. Her approach to gardening has evolved as she came to understand its role in a major ecological conservation movement, a Garden Revolution, that asks us to look at the nature around us in urban and suburban areas through a new lens, as a viable part of an ecosystem.

1stDibs Reveals 2025 design trends from annual designer survey

The survey highlights upcoming color, furniture and design style trends: Chocolate brown ends green hues’ reign as top color, and Murano-glass lighting makes a big comeback