Make originality count: Learn why communicating expertise, backing up specifications, and cultivating the right professional community can help clients recognize the lasting value of your work.

Test the assumptions: Empire & Co.’s Hayley Pernsteiner explains where furniture standards fall short, why procurement should enter the process earlier, and what specifiers should consider for long-term performance.

A destination-driven experience: Discover how NANO’s renovation draws on the Mississippi River, New Orleans architecture, and cultural traditions to create a more cohesive, memorable visitor environment.

Consider the human response: Explore how biophilic elements, thoughtful security measures, and community input can foster trust, comfort, and emotional well-being in the built environment.

Discover how hospitality-inspired design brings greater comfort, connection, and choice to healthcare, multifamily, and workplace environments.

• The Monde: Hospitality Meets Multifamily Living

• Tia Brings a Personal Touch to Women’s Healthcare

• The MART Welcomes a More Social Workplace

Renewable material innovation: Handwoven EcoCycle Fiber made from 90% renewable, sugarcane-derived resources offers a material alternative for outdoor seating.

A playful material narrative: Illustrated animals and botanical motifs come to life through chain and straight-stitch embroidery, offering designers an expressive textile for character-rich interiors.

Comfort with flexibility: Six fan speeds, seasonal modes, and tunable LED illumination give specifiers multiple environmental controls in one fixture, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications.

More material options: Woodgrain laminates and super-matte PET finishes expand cabinet design options, with recycled content in the PET top layer for material-conscious specifications.