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Did the internet kill the furniture showroom?

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. 

Modernism Week to hold online auction December 6 – 14, 2025

Modernism Week announced that it will again offer an exciting online auction of unique and compelling experiences and intriguing and distinctive items just in time for the holiday season. The online bidding event, called the ‘Best of Modernism – Holiday Edition” Auction, will run 8 days from December 6-14, 2025, and will feature more than 100 unique architectural experiences, exclusive VIP Modernism Week event tickets and experiences packages, and uncommon items not typically available to the public.

Dialogues on the Knoll: Art, architecture and design converge in West Hollywood

Perched on a serene West Hollywood knoll, surrounded by the city’s vibrant energy, four newly completed luxury townhouses listed exclusively with The Agency are hosting “Dialogues on the Knoll,” a cross-residential art exhibition, featuring 19 contemporary artists, curated by Kipton Cronkite with salon partner Todd Williamson.

Stark acquires Fort Street Studio

This strategic acquisition reinforces STARK’s commitment to supporting boutique brands defined by artistic integrity and custom craftsmanship. Fort Street Studio will continue to operate as a distinct brand within the STARK portfolio, maintaining its creative independence, bespoke production, and deeply personal approach to design.

Frieze Los Angeles 2026 returns to Santa Monica

Frieze today announced the first details of Frieze Los Angeles 2026, the fair’s seventh edition, set to return to the Santa Monica Airport from February 26 to March 1, 2026. Now in its fourth year at the site, the fair will once again be staged within a custom-designed structure providing an immersive, indoor-outdoor setting that mirrors the city’s open character and invites exploration.

Dallas Market Center announces new Design Resources for January 2026

Dallas Market Center has announced newly opened showrooms, brand additions, and temporary exhibitions and design resources debuting for the January Total Home & Gift Market, taking place January 7–13, 2026.

Calvin Ma is the 2025 recipient of the ISFD Tom Conley Student Scholarship 

Ma, currently a graduate student at California Polytechnic State University in Pomona, CA, is also the recent winner of the ISFD John Conrad Student Pinnacle Awards for his modernly designed Elaine Chair.

DWR’s new modernist landscape hotel in Catskill ​

A collaboration that Explores the Relationship Between Design, Craft and Nature

GROHE SPA x Buster+Punch unveiled at WAF Miami

Union of two design leaders makes it effortless for architects and designers to create cohesive bathroom spaces

Fully integrated bathroom concept where fixtures, hardware and lighting align in finish, detailing and design aesthetic 

Seamless bathroom concept was unveiled at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Miami

NKBA | KBIS release 2026 bath trends report

Comprised of data generated from a survey completed by nearly 700 industry experts, including designers, manufacturers, remodelers, architects, and more, the report provides a comprehensive look into current and upcoming trends in residential baths that will have the biggest impact in 2026 and beyond.