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Business of Furniture - November 22, 2025
- ASK STEPHEN - "You Need to Sell the Best Salespeople!" - Stephen Viscusi - My advice is be more realistic about how hiring works. Great products need great salespeople, and assuming you have a great product, you need to sell that person on your brand, your culture, and the future they can have with your company.
- WestEdge Design Fair 10th Edition Brings in 2,600 Design Enthusiasts for Opening Night - WestEdge Design Fair returned to Santa Monica's Barker Hangar for its Opening Night Party.
- PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: emuamericas Introduces Alisea by Alessandro Stabile: A Study in Movement and Balance - Embodying Stabile's refined sense of proportion and visual rhythm, Alisea explores the interplay of movement, balance, and transparency through an airy metal structure.
- Tangram Expands Digital Construction Footprint with Launch of Falkbuilt DFW - "Falkbuilt has redefined what's possible inside the boundaries of current design methodology."
- BDNY Delivers a Defining Moment for Boutique Hospitality Design - Immersive spaces, curated networking, and a dynamic exhibitor lineup anchor a standout year for the boutique and lifestyle hospitality community.
- AROUND THE INDUSTRY - The Mitchell Group Adds New Fashion-Forward Options to The Mitchell Collection / Meet Silva: KFI Studio's New Wood Collection Shaping 2026 Design Trends / Configura Launches Aline: A Web-Based Proposal Tool for Easier Specifying, Collaboration, and Proposals / Luum Textiles Launches Spatial Element, an Upholstery Inspired by Early Industrial Punchcards / KI Announces Winners of Fourth Annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway / CIFF Guangzhou 2026 / A New Wave of Color and Bold Mission for Iconic, Ocean-Waste Recycled Polyester
- Hightower Expands Nest Collection with Nest Club Chair - New design enhances line that has long redefined how comfort and productivity coexist in shared spaces.
- Allseating Unveils Olive, a Versatile Task Chair With a Bold Personality - Olive Introduces Expressive Hues and Thoughtful Features for Inclusive Workplaces
- UPFRONT: HON Named ISG Members' Choice Best Supplier for 2025 - This accolade underscores the value of the great products and go-to-market tools we deliver, which make a positive difference for ISG members as they engage with customers.
- KI Introduces Passel Desking Collection - A unified, light‑in‑scale workspace solution for better connection, focus, and flow.
- MYMI Is a Fresh New Way to Go Al Fresco - Eight years ago, DEDON introduced the AIIR chair — a light and transparent design that marked both its first collection of injectionmolded seating and its first collaboration with GamFratesi.
- Adorn & Flutter Are Performance Luxury at Its Best - Designtex has released Adorn and Flutter, two performance luxury textiles that bridge industry and craft.
- PLACES - Iron Mountain Offices – Sao Paulo | With a modern and colorful ambiance, the spaces are all designed for good acoustic performance in a layout that takes advantage of the panoramic views of the surrounding area.
- INDUSTRY PULSE & FIRST LOOKS - Integra Seating's Odyssey Collection Wins Gold in 2025 Nightingale Awards / Ankrom Moisan Promotes Brad Bane to Affordable Housing Studio Leader / Path21 Joins National Architecture Firm Hord Coplan Macht / Chris Eberling Named Vice President of FMG Albuquerque / Ekoa Launches ColorBurst, a 40-tone Expansion for Sustainable Wall Covering / Important Announcement From Nora Fenlon / Maria Porro: "Not exporting Milan, but building with Riyadh"
- New In Classifieds - Regional Sales Manager in Miami Beach | The Viscusi Group is recruiting for a Regional Sales manager in the Miami market. The territory covers the southeast Florida market for a manufacturer that makes contract, ancillary and healthcare furniture, distributed and sold exclusively through dealers. Read more on page 87.
- So Much More Every Week - Industry Moments, Industry Portfolio, Industry Events, Industry Classifieds & Careers
Business of Furniture - November 15, 2025
- ASK STEPHEN - "Don't Wear THIS to Your Job Interview" - Stephen Viscusi - Since there is no set dress code anymore, getting dressed for an interview is now more of a challenge than you would expect.
- Why BDNY Matters More Than Ever to the Contract Market - As hospitality trends ripple outward, designers across offices, multifamily, and mixed-use environments are embracing a softer, more experience-driven aesthetic.
- PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Rising™ Monitor Arms: Where Comfort and Design Align - Creating a workspace that performs as beautifully as it looks.
- Three H Introduces Harris: A Refined Locker System that Grounds to the Modern Workday - Harris helps turn routine interactions into grounding rituals that contribute to a sense of belonging.
- AROUND THE INDUSTRY - HON Reimagines Chicago Presence with New Fulton Market Space at 320 North Sangamon / Landscape Forms Announces Marjorie K. Simmons as Chairman of the Board / 9to5 Seating Announces On‑Demand Design Services for Koble, the Modular Lounge Built for Work / The Collaborative Network Launches the Marketing Leadership Collaborative to Drive Innovation in Contract Interiors Marketing / Wolf-Gordon Introduces Cardoon, A Striking New Addition to their Curated Collection / Hendrick Frames a New Arrival and New Ways of Working for Atlanta Client / J+J Flooring Expands Its Design Portfolio with Debut of Infusion Rigid Core LVT Collection / Keiji Takeuchi's 'Walking Sticks & Canes' Exhibition Arrives in NYC / KI Announces 12 Finalists in Fourth Annual K-12 Classroom Furniture Giveaway
- Sabin, Quietly Shaping the Future of Acoustic Lighting, Introduces New Products - The company's newest product family, LINEAR, gives designers a modular system to create holistic acoustic lighting solutions.
- Modernist Landscape Hotel Piaule Introduces DWR Partnership - A Collaboration that Explores the Relationship Between Design, Craft and Nature
- UPFRONT: Humanscale and Kvadrat Really Partner to Bring Textile Waste Innovation to the Office - Humanscale continues their ongoing partnership with Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat, to bring Kvadrat Really - a revolutionary line of circular tabletops and other premium-quality engineered materials made from textile waste - to the US market for the first time.
- JSI Introduces Draft — A Family Designed for Makers, Doers, and Thinkers - Draft is a thoughtfully crafted collection that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and the freedom to make.
- HBF & Juniper Presented the Co/Create Lounge Experience and Won Five Awards at BDNY 2025 - Throughout the Co/Create lounge, attendees found touchpoints designed for connection and discovery.
- 2026 Commercial + Hospitality Trends: An Interior Design Forecast by Momentum - The shift is clear: wellness is in, hustle culture is out. With rising anxiety—more than 60% of Americans say they feel stressed about current events and finances—spaces are being reimagined to nurture well-being over busyness.
- PLACES - Stone Offices – Sao Paulo | The building in question, with its lack of right angles, favored a path-like layout, where delimited circulation paths lead through often scenic spaces designed to enchant and promote encounters.
- INDUSTRY PULSE & FIRST LOOKS - BR Design Associates Announces Key Leadership Promotions and New Hire / IIDA NY Presents Fifth Annual Hazel Siegel Scholarship / ISG Opens Durham Office to Strengthen Presence and Drive Growth Across the Triangle / Stacy Elliston Founds HIVE Collaborative, A New Philanthropic Full-Scale Design & Project Management Firm / Tarkett Enhances Service with New Customer Portal App and Expedited Ready-to-Ship Program / World's Tallest Student Residences Tower Over Manhattan, As BDB Transforms Financial District Hotel / Móz Designs Introduces Layers of Nature: A Graphix Collection Inspired by Earth's Rhythms
- New In Classifieds - Regional Sales Manager in Miami Beach | The Viscusi Group is recruiting for a Regional Sales manager in the Miami market. The territory covers the southeast Florida market for a manufacturer that makes contract, ancillary and healthcare furniture, distributed and sold exclusively through dealers. Read more on page 99.
- So Much More Every Week - Industry Moments, Industry Portfolio, Industry Events, Industry Classifieds & Careers
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