
The tailored trend program, From Culture to Product: Decoding the Consumer Mindset for the Spring Season, identifies key design shifts that impact the home market and highlights influences in seasonal style. Fashion Snoops will highlight four key trends, each of which reflects a broader shift in consumer preferences toward mindfulness, sustainability and a deeper connection with nature, for SS25.

As families evolve, their needs and preferences shift. Leigh Jendrusina, principal designer of Socal-based firm Salthouse Collective is an expert in designing adaptable family homes with thoughtful space planning, durable materials, and strategic design choices that allow for easy updates and modifications.

We lament our attention issues all the time — how distracted we are, how drained we feel, how hard it is to stay focused or present. And yet, while there’s no shortage of advice on how to improve our sleep hygiene or spending habits or physical fitness, there’s hardly any good information about how to build and replenish our capacity for paying attention.

Universal Furniture has rolled out its agenda for the Learning Center during the upcoming October Furniture Market. These events, scheduled from Friday, October 25, through Monday, October 28, offer various sessions designed to enhance knowledge in sustainability, business management, finance and personal development. Two accredited Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are also among the offerings.