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After a decade of tech-dominated aesthetics in design, Austin James makes the compelling case for moving beyond minimalism and embracing heirlooms, color and personal history.
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.
The Living by Design Virtual Showhouse returns in Spring 2026, uniting 11 nationally recognized designers and leading luxury brands in a boundary-free digital showcase produced by Embello, with LUXE Interiors + Design as national media partner. Set in a virtual Dallas home, the experience invites visitors to explore, shop, and be inspired by fully realized spaces while entering for a chance to win a $5,000 home upgrade.
The 135-plus-year-old heritage brand expands its physical footprint to provide designers and design enthusiasts with a new source for constant discovery
As digital platforms and AI tools reshape how products are discovered, visibility in the design industry is no longer defined by showrooms or editorial placement alone. This article examines how manufacturers and retailers can adapt by prioritizing clarity, structured data, and robust digital documentation — not to satisfy algorithms, but to ensure their products are accurately found, understood, and specified in an increasingly automated discovery landscape.
MarketTime, a leading B2B commerce platform for the gift, home and apparel industries, today announced the acquisition of Aleran Software’s RepDesk and VendorDesk platforms, further strengthening its position as the most comprehensive solution for sales agencies, vendors, and retailers across the wholesale ecosystem.
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.