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June 23,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
CIRCLE Design Studio is advancing its international growth strategy through a highly competitive trade development initiative administered by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). The program is designed to support Virginia companies with global market expansion. CIRCLE is the first architecture and interior design firm from Southwest Virginia to be selected for the initiative, reflecting the strength of its practice and its readiness to operate at a global level.
June 23,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Visual Comfort & Co. announces a new design partnership with Richard June, the Portland-based furniture and lighting designer known for his refined, material-forward approach to design. June's debut lighting line includes 35 new designs spanning ceiling, wall, table, and outdoor lighting and will be on display and available for pre-order at Dallas Market, June 23–27.
June 23,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
SKS, the award-winning luxury built-in appliance brand advancing Technicurean Living, has joined forces with New England's leading high-end appliance retailer, Yale Appliance, to open the first "SKS Technicurean Center." Unlike a traditional retail product display, it is an immersive experience hub that brings SKS's Technicurean Living philosophy to life through education, live demonstrations and engagement with homeowners and design professionals.
June 23,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
With the launch of the VARPTROSS series on the 1st of July 2026, IKEA introduces a new family of lighting solutions that reinterprets natural fibers through contemporary shape. Developed in close collaboration between designers, product developers, suppliers and skilled craftspeople in Vietnam, VARPTROSS lamps combine handmade techniques with industrial precision to create warm, glare‑free light and a refined, architectural expression for the home.
June 16,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
To celebrate NeoCon 2026, Artistic Tile unveils new tile and mosaics on display at its Chicago Showroom on the first floor of the historic Merchandise Mart. Debut products include dimensional stone tile, a new collaboration with Ali Budd, and custom mosaics—all celebrating the organic beauty of natural stone.
June 16,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
This June, during 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, Maharam features over fifteen textiles from Knoll Textiles and Maharam on Stick Frame, a modular presentation system by Leon Ransmeier, as well as Edelman leathers upholstered on several bespoke objects by the Paris-based designer Robert Stadler.
June 16,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Henricksen, a leading national contract furniture dealer, announces the opening of its new Milwaukee experience center at 507 S. 2nd Street, Suite 400, in the city’s Walker’s Point Neighborhood. The 14,500-square-foot space occupies the historic Eagleknit building, built in 1928 to house one of Milwaukee’s largest manufacturers of winter hats, transforming a piece of the city's industrial heritage into a human-centered workplace that reflects Henricksen's growing presence in Wisconsin.