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From Home Furnishing Business
December 16,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, announce the guest presenters for the 36th annual ARTS Awards taking place on Jan 9, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Held during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, the ARTS Awards recognize leaders and top manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives who drive innovation and shape the future of home décor and furnishings, with internationally recognized tastemakers Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia serving as co-hosts for the evening.
December 16,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Streamline Art will exhibit at the Atlanta, Toronto and Las Vegas Markets respectively in January 2026. As their 40th Anniversary year continues, they will start the new year strong with new or expanded showrooms in all three markets as well as innovative and exciting new product introductions.
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.