This season’s theme is “Christmas in New York,” a celebration inspired by the opening earlier in 2025 of Printemps’s first U.S. store (in Manhattan, at One Wall Street). The windows and festive decorations envision a “transatlantic journey between Paris and New York” — blending Parisian department-store charm with the energy and iconography of NYC.
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As wood finish trends shift from white oak to warmer variations, another treatment has popped up on our radar. Lately we’ve been seeing fresh examples of tinted wood stains that bring a dose of color along with comforting grains.
Here are a few examples crossing our desks lately:
CB2 – Decorative Lamp FinishClaves Architecture – Partial Wall TreatmentAnd And And Studio – Full Room Application
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By Emily Siwek, Trend Futurist & Director of Architectural Design
When looking at trends in interior home, we generally see two types of products – either ‘hard goods’ which are more durable, functional pieces including furniture and fixtures, and ‘soft goods’ which are generally fabric based and include pillows, bedding, drapery, etc. Lately however, we have noticed that the lines between hard and soft goods are blurring.
Specifically, softer fabric and upholstered elements are being incorporated into hard goods to create a new softer blend. The latest introduction by Apple, the iPhone Pocket, perfectly encapsulates this new merging of hard and soft, especially for tech. Here is a round up of our latest finds representing these ‘new soft goods’:
The Apple iPhone Pocket by Issey MiyakeHollis Morris Fabric Light x By BorreAn Upholstered Bar seen at Eicholtz at High Point Market
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After returning from High Point Market this month, there was one particular new pattern direction that stood out for it’s decidedly old-world inspiration – decorative tapestries.
On upholstery, walls, as accent pieces and art pieces, moody tapestries were the new floral and landscape all in one. They signified a larger shift towards classic design, tradition and heritage that we see evolving in the home interiors landscape. Here is our tapestry round up from High Point:
A Wall Tapestry at Alfredo ParadesUpholstered Cushions at LoloiAccent Ottomans at Rowe
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Tracking trends in commercial markets including hospitality, multi-family, office, education and healthcare, gives us the opportunity to look outside of the home and identify both the uniqueness and crossover that drives these ever changing environments.
Our annual commercial macro and design reporting has uncovered many leading trends, here are three we’re currently watching:
1.New Segments
Susan Yashinsky, Sphere Trending Vice President of Innovation notes that various segments of commercial continue to be reinvented for a “new era of productivity that reflects the distinctive needs of five adult generations and their shifting expectations.”
An example is the rise of ‘Zen Dens’ coming in to commercial segements. For today’s sensory deprived society, ‘sensory enabled architecture’ focuses on environments that can help reduce and manage stress.
A Zen Den at Montclair University
We see significant shifts as commercial moves beyond function to include community and creativity.”
As identified by Mandi Mankvitz, President at Sphere Trending, “commercial spaces embrace more humancentric attitudes.” An example of this can be seen in a return to classic hospitality in the travel segment. Mankvitz notes that “Curious young travelers are rebelling against modern low-contact accommodations and moving toward genuine, conversation-driven hospitality.”
Take The Henson for example, a 16-room inn located near the Catskills where they “want to see people reading by the fireplace or grabbing a drink to stargaze by the fire pit, guests arriving as strangers and leaving as best friends.”
3. The Organic Office
Lastly, office design is shifting from rectilinear work environments composed of cubes and private offices, to a more amorphous organic landscape that embraces curves, softness, and areas for respite.
A great example is the new Jean Novel seating collection for Coalesse that is “inspired by elemental forms reminiscent of pebbles that combine seamlessly into organic forms — office lounge seating that flows naturally.”
Jean Novel seating collection for Coalesse
Niwa Office by Sight
These are just a few of the insights in our 200+ pages of commercial reporting available now in our 2027 Commercial Macro and Design Forecasts.
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