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From Home Furnishing Business
May 20,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
RH announced today the appointment of Lisa Chi as President, Co-Chief Merchandising & Creative Officer reporting to RH Chairman & CEO Gary Friedman. Lisa will co-lead Product Development, Merchandising, Inventory Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Marketing, across the Company’s Physical, Print, and Digital Platforms with Eri Chaya, RH President, Co-Chief Merchandising & Creative Officer and member of the RH Board of Directors.
May 20,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) acknowledges that biophilic design is a developing movement in the furniture industry. To support this trend, ISFD is partnering with Real American Hardwood (RAH) to introduce the Biophilic Design in Wood category award to the 2025 Pinnacle Awards. This new award invites professional designers to showcase their work, highlighting how they use wood to bring the beauty of nature into interior spaces.
May 19,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
As part of its celebration of Better Sleep Month, Saatva, the Smarter Luxury Sleep Company, announces that it has been named the Official Mattress and Restorative Sleep Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA.
May 19,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
”Denver Mattress is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Topeka, Kansas. Situated at 1530 SW Wanamaker Rd Ste A, this state-of-the-art store will offer the community a wide range of high-quality, factory-direct mattresses designed to enhance sleep quality and comfort.
May 19,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Pottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced that the brand will launch in the United Kingdom during the Autumn of 2025. Pottery Barn’s UK website will offer customers a curated selection of furniture, bedding, lighting and decorative accessories from Pottery Barn’s signature offerings of home furnishings and décor. Pottery Barn's expansion to the UK marks an exciting new chapter for the home furnishings retailer, bringing its distinctive blend of craftsmanship, quality, timeless design and approachable luxury to the UK market.
May 19,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
A new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, reveals a rising preference for invisible transactions: 64% of respondents embrace biometric authentication like Face ID or fingerprints, and 59% say the best transactions are the ones that feel like they never happened.
May 19,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Brizo is proud to formally introduce the Frank Lloyd Wright® Kitchen Collection, the latest evolution in its ongoing partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The collection introduces a bold new interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright's design principles, offering a distinct evolution from the Frank Lloyd Wright® Bath Collection by Brizo. Originally debuted earlier this year at KBIS, the kitchen collection is a continuation of the visionary's legacy—infusing his forward-thinking design into the heart of the modern kitchen.