December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Artistic Tile and Alison Rose collaborate for the fifth design together, Artifact. The design is another successful continuation of the existing partnership.
December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Joybird, a subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Incorporated and manufacturer of customizable, modern upholstered furniture, unveiled its exclusive Pantone Color of the Year 2026 furniture collection in collaboration with Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community. The Joybird x Pantone collection features Pantone Color of the Year 2026 PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer – a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity – and PANTONE 14-4510 Aquatic – a complementary soft blue green that evokes the tranquility of water and sky – in new, luxuriously tactile fabrics across 300+ modern silhouettes. Responding to a culture of overstimulation and relentless urgency, this collection answers the desire for contentment and harmony, fostering calm and relaxation through design and intention. The Joybird x Pantone Color of the Year 2026 collection launches today at www.joybird.com/collaborations/pantone.
December 9,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The Contemporary Design Group (CDG) has announced the winner of the 2025 Edward Haimsohn Design Award during its Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. This year’s top honor was awarded to the Luma Office Collection from BDI, designed by Matthew Weatherly. Bill Becker accepted the award on behalf of BDI.
December 8,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Nominations for the Class of 2026 for induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, the industry’s most prestigious award, are now open. All members of the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation are eligible to nominate and to second a nomination.
December 3,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Caroline Hipple, CEO of HB2 Resources, was elected Chair of the American Home Furnishings Alliance Board of Directors during the organization’s Annual Meeting & CEO Conference in Savannah, Georgia, November 14. She is the first woman to serve as board chair in the association’s 120-year history.
December 3,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
RH announced the opening of RH Detroit, The Gallery in Birmingham, an immersive retail experience spanning four levels and 60,000 square feet, blurring the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality.
December 2,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Artistic Tile’s 2026 Luxury Surface Report is a compiled report of data from almost 40 interior designers across the country with their insights on the current landscape and future directions of the natural stone slab and tile industry.