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Business of Furniture - June 21, 2026 (NeoCon / FMDD Post-Show Recap Special)
- ASK STEPHEN - "Everyone Came Back from NeoCon Excited. I Came Back Wondering If My Job Still Matters." - Stephen Viscusi - The traditional contract furniture sales job is changing. Anyone who tells you it is not changing either has not been paying attention, has not been to NeoCon/Design Days lately, or is still waiting for the fax machine to come back. The industry is not just chairs, desks, panels, textiles, showrooms, and Lunch & Learns anymore. It is workplace strategy, hospitality, residential influence, social media, private equity, acquisitions, brand storytelling, and whether your company still knows what it is after the latest press release.
- Inside NeoCon's Press Tour - The inaugural program provided a curated snapshot of the innovations and trends shaping commercial interiors. by Stefanie Schwalb
- PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Performance With Feeling: New Upholstery Introductions from Designtex - "This collection brings a softer, more design-forward point of view to performance upholstery." Designtex introduces Awe, Brio, Nestle, Steady + Vim, five performance upholsteries that flex gracefully across healthcare, education, workplace, and public interiors that demand durability with a more human feel.
- NeoCon 2026 Wraps 57th Edition: Expanded Experiences, Connections, and Industry-Wide Momentum - Traffic Increased 9% Over 2025 to 55,000 as the Commercial Design Industry Gathered at The Mart to Discover Products, Exchange Ideas, and Shape What's Next.
- Ultrafabrics Introduces Summit, a New Indoor/Outdoor Upholstery Collection - The New Collection Pairs a Leather-Like Hand with Commercial-Grade Durability for Interior and Exterior Applications
- AROUND THE INDUSTRY - WRK Lab Announces Exclusive Partnership with Allsteel to Expand Workplace Solutions Across South Florida / Henricksen Transforms Historic Eagleknit Building Into Its New Wisconsin Experience Center / Related Ross Names Empire & Co. as Preferred Commercial Furniture Partner / Studio TK Introduces the Ballad Wireframe / Introducing Blu Dot Graded-In: Contract Offering Expands Exponentially with Maharam and Kvadrat Upholstery Options / Artcobell Products Earn Certified Autism Resource™ Designation / ITR Economics Q2 Market Index Report Webinar Open for Registration / Design Exchange Unites Voices from Broadway, the Art World, Publishing, Beauty, and Beyond / Studio TK Introduces Abri
- Momentum Debuts Collection with Architect and Hip Hop by Design™ Founder Michael Ford, FAIA - Michael Ford, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB is an architect, educator, and the founder of BrandNu Design Studio. Michael's practice combines architectural design with cultural research and community engagement, creating spaces that reflect the identities and stories of the people who use them.
- KI Earns Seven Best of NeoCon Awards, Including Best of Competition, for the Kiaura Collection™ Built with Cognetic Technology™ - KI recognized for breakthrough innovation redefining seating performance across task, collaboration, conference, lounge, and integrated technology categories.
- UPFRONT: Studio TK Introduces the Harbour Credenza - Alyssa Coletti's Design for Studio TK Brings Residential Warmth and Refined Craftsmanship to the Modern Workplace
- AIS Reshape™ Earns Best of NeoCon 2026 Business Impact Award Ahead of Fall Launch - AIS announced that Reshape™, its newest ergonomic seating solution, has received a 2026 Best of NeoCon Business Impact Award in the Seating Ergonomic Desk/Task category following its preview at NeoCon 2026.
- DARRAN Wins Neocon's Business Impact Award for the Limousine Collection and Picks Up an Innovation Award for Roam Agility Lounge - The Limousine collection addresses a critical spatial paradox of the modern workplace: the ongoing struggle to balance open, collaborative sightlines with the necessity for deep, undistracted focus.
- Kimball International's Newest Product Introductions Focus on Flexibility and Functionality - Kimball International continues to grow its portfolio with new products, surface materials, and partnership introductions, all designed to be relevant and compelling. Informed by research, their latest offerings deliver enhanced functionality and value across all environments.
- Coalesse Co.Lab at Fulton Market Design Days - An industry-first interactive installation bringing the power of collective energy and co-creation to life.
- Precision Starts with People: Why Ergonomics Is Becoming Essential to Modern Laboratory Design - In science, every detail matters. Yet while laboratories are designed to support accuracy, innovation, and safety, the physical experience of the people working within them has often been overlooked.
- HBF TEXTILES Paint By Numbers Collection Sweeps Awards Season with Three Standout Prizes at NeoCon 2026 - Paint By Numbers, designed by artist Liam Lee for HBF Textiles, earned three standout awards celebrating innovation and exceptional craftsmanship from the industry's leading voices.
- PLACES - Aviat Networks Offices – Trzin, Slovenia | Large desks and a layout that brings everyone together. No more long walks to meetings, the setup supports ongoing conversations and teamwork, without being disruptive.
- INDUSTRY PULSE & FIRST LOOKS - Hightower's Natalie Hartkopf Appointed to IIDA and BIFMA Boards / GMi Companies Named a Top Workplace for Fourth Consecutive Year / HLW Announces Official Opening of Denver Office / Designtex Celebrates Two Industry Awards at Design Days 2026 / HALCON Celebrates Five Best of NeoCon Awards / Tarkett Celebrates World Environment Day with 'Paws for the Planet' Drive / Facility Concepts Welcomes Industry Veteran John Strachan as National Sales Manager / Janis Koberg Appointed Head of Corporate Communications at Wilkhahn / KI and Pallas Textiles Receive 2026 METROPOLISLikes Awards / Invi Air Introduces Slot Tile Round Diffuser for Clean, Integrated Ceiling Design / Herman Miller Expands Bound with Height-Adjustable Booths and Desking / Bascule - Design: Studio Œ, 2026 Developed by Vitra in Switzerland / Year-Round Outdoor Comfort Comes Free with Corradi's Alba Pergola / DIFFA Appoints Design Visionaries Lauren Rottet & Lee Cannon to Board of Trustees / Mind Space Design Delivers Modern Office Workstations for Productive Bangalore Workspaces
- New In Classifieds - Hot Jobs – Sales and Leadership Opportunities | The Viscusi Group is currently recruiting for several sales and leadership opportunities across the U.S. on behalf of our clients — leading manufacturers in the furniture, architectural products, acoustics, and textiles industries. You don't have to be actively looking. In fact, the best time to explore career opportunities is before you need to. Read more on page 132.
- So Much More Every Week - Industry Moments, Industry Portfolio, Industry Events, Industry Classifieds & Careers
Business of Furniture - June 13, 2026 (NeoCon / FMDD Chicago Show Special Edition)
- The Deals Behind The Design: Stephen Viscusi's NeoCon Takeaways - By Stefanie Schwalb | Many of the most important conversations at NeoCon centered not on products, but on acquisitions, growth strategies, and succession planning. At NeoCon this year, the theme of "Where Design Connects" was put into practice in ways beyond the activations, 450-plus exhibitors, and programming. While attendees spent the week exploring emerging ideas, new products, and workplace trends, the experience also served as a gathering place for brand executives, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and investors. As one of the commercial interiors industry's largest yearly events, the show provides a unique opportunity to not only showcase innovation, but also to discuss business strategies, explore future opportunities, and strengthen relationships.
- Preview Day Revealed The Themes That Defined NeoCon - By Stefanie Schwalb | The Mart's annual showroom tour highlighted emerging products and ideas centered on adaptability, hospitality influences, wellness, and the evolving needs of today's workplace. Before NeoCon officially got underway on Monday, June 8, The Mart's annual Preview Day took place on Sunday, June 7. Several media gathered—Business of Furniture included—for a look at several products and showrooms that were expected to shape the week ahead. The ideas, innovations, and trends spanned a range of categories. However, several common themes emerged, including the push toward hospitality- and residential-inspired workplaces, an increase in supporting wellness and flexibility, and surroundings designed to encourage a return to the office with spaces that address new demographics and needs.
- Why Haworth May Have Made the Smartest Move at NeoCon and Design Days - By Stephen Viscusi | After spending a week going back and forth between The Mart and Fulton Market, I came home with an opinion I did not expect to have. I arrived in Chicago on Saturday afternoon expecting to spend most of the week thinking about Design Days, Fulton Market, and the manufacturers that have steadily migrated west from The Mart. By the time I boarded my flight home to New York, however, I found myself thinking much more about Haworth and wondering whether they may have quietly placed themselves in one of the strongest positions in the industry.
- So Much More Every Week - Industry Moments, Industry Portfolio, Industry Events, Industry Classifieds & Careers
Business of Furniture - June 7, 2026 (NeoCon / FMDD Pre-Show Sunday Special)
- PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Professional Grade for a Professional Workplace - The Desk Frame 4 (DF4), from LINAK, is an elegant frame solution designed to create modern 4-legged height-adjustable tables that fit into any home and professional office.
- UPFRONT: BoF Live from Chicago for Preview Sunday - BoF's columnist Stephen Viscusi with contributing writer Stefanie Schwalb in Chicago on Sunday / Stephen Viscusi being greeted by Jeff Lorenger, Chairman, President & CEO of HNI Corporation, at HON's new Fulton Market showroom / Kurt Vander Schuur, Global Brand Director for Haworth, with Stephen, at the Haworth showroom during NeoCon at The Mart / Sunday Photo Stream from Chicago
- KI Introduces the Kiaura Collection™ Built with Cognetic Technology™ and Defines Human Performance Seating at Design Days - New collection marks the first application of Cognetic Technology™, expanding seating beyond ergonomics into movement, cognition, and well-being.
- Pickle Docks Celebrates 10 Years of Powering Community in Lakeview - A Decade of Jobs, Growth, and Renewed Momentum Along Tamarack Lake
- Humanscale Celebrated Ergonomics, Movement and Design Innovation at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 - During Clerkenwell Design Week, Humanscale's showroom was transformed into a relaxed yet purposeful environment designed to encourage conversation, discovery and interaction.
- ASK STEPHEN - "Why Smart Companies Still Make Bad Hires" - Stephen Viscusi - What I see far too often is a company spending months debating whether HR missed something, whether the recruiter overlooked a warning sign, whether management asked the wrong questions, or whether the assessment tool failed. Meanwhile, everyone already knows the person is not working out.
- AROUND THE INDUSTRY - Acre Acquired by Atmosphere Commercial Interiors / Camira Appoints Andrea Nondorf as President, North America / Mantra Inspired Furniture To Debut Four New Solid Hardwood Designs At Neocon 2026 / HALCON Introduces VESPER, a Collaboration with Fogarty Finger, Marking the Studio's First Furniture Collection / Geiger Unveils New Brand Identity / Introducing Blu Dot Graded-In: Contract Offering Expands Exponentially with Maharam and Kvadrat Upholstery Options / Allermuir Opens New Flagship Showroom in Chicago's Fulton Market / Carolina Explores "Design is the Quietest Form of Care™" at Design Days 2026 / Introducing The Giverny Collection — A Study in Artistry, Light, and Pigment / Schiavello: (Re)defining the workplace, and (Re)shaping the way you work, at NeoCon 2026 / Okamura Unveils a New Chair Designed in Collaboration With Foster + Partners Industrial Design / Turf Unveils Reimagined Chicago Design Experience Center at THE MART
- Allsteel Introduces Levra™, a New Standard in Performance Seating Designed for How People Work Today - Developed in collaboration with ITO Design, Levra brings together intuitive innovation, human-centric engineering, and refined material expression.
- Shaw Contract Brings an Era-Defining Collection and Refreshed Creative Direction to NeoCon 2026 - Shaw Contract is arriving at NeoCon 2026 with its most ambitious showing in years. In showroom 1014 at The Mart, the global commercial flooring leader will unveil Cult Classics, a signature, design-led collection and the centerpiece of its NeoCon story.
- Teknion Explores the Intelligence of Well Made Things at Design Days 2026 - Integrating IKONstudio with Teknion's modern planning, adding depth, character and a quietly expressive design intelligence into our daily lives.
- OFS Celebrates "Imagine a Place" Across Chicago Design Week - During this year's Chicago Design Week, OFS is embracing the citywide celebration of creativity, community, and design through its credo, "Imagine a Place."
- Keilhauer Marks 2026 With a New North American Showroom and Collaboration With Iconic Creative Studio Yabu Pushelberg - The landmark partnership brings the language of luxury hospitality into the workplace for Keilhauer, alongside an expanded collection from sister brand Division Twelve
- Kimball International's Showroom Focuses on Work That Feels Good During Fulton Market Design Days - Showcasing Work That Feels Good, the 13,000+ square foot space has been reimagined to focus on the ways that furniture does more than support work. It shapes how people think, feel, and perform. Through immersive environments and thoughtful design, guests will discover how creating the right spaces can help people feel good and do their best work.
- MillerKnoll Powers the Future of Design at Fulton Market Design Days 2026 - "As one of the pioneering tenants of Fulton Market, we're excited to anchor another Design Days by showcasing innovative solutions for home and workplace environments," said Jeff Stutz, incoming interim CEO of MillerKnoll.
- PLACES - Progress Offices – Bengaluru | Designed for an engineering led organization, the workplace accommodates a high density program of workstations, meeting rooms, and collaborative environments within a structured and highly legible framework.
- INDUSTRY PULSE & FIRST LOOKS - MillerKnoll Announces Leadership Transition / Hendrick Takes Home Three Awards at ASID Georgia's 45th Annual Design Excellence Ceremony / Teknion Named Official Office Furniture Partner of the Toronto Tempo / Landscape Forms Earns Its Eighth Straight Great Place To Work® Certification™ for 2026–2027 / Live Podcast Recording at NeoCon: If Workplace Culture Is Failing, How Do We Earn the Trust of the Next Generation? / Total Office Solutions Hires Zorin Luttrull as Fort Worth Branch Manager / Herman Miller Appoints Kim Colin and Sam Hecht as Creative Directors / Where Furniture Meets Collectible Design: Stereo Furniture Launches in the U.S. / Kettal and Eames Office to Host a special NeoCon conversation with Antonio Citterio + Eames Demetrios on June 8 / WVH® Debuts ALMA Series @ NeoCon by Alfonso Verduzco (7-2061) / Studio Other Welcomes Rachel Eisner as New Business Development Sales Executive / Välinge and BBL Further Strengthen Partnership Through Expanded IP Collaboration / Herman Miller Introduces Aeron Chair in Color and Advances Its Sustainable and Inclusive Design / Nowy Styl and Kusch+Co Deliver a Multi-Sensory Standout at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026
- New In Classifieds - Hot Jobs – Sales and Leadership Opportunities | The Viscusi Group is currently recruiting for several sales and leadership roles across the U.S. on behalf of different leading, manufacturer clients in the industry. You don't have to be actively looking. In fact, the best time to explore career opportunities is before you need to. Read more on page 142.
- So Much More Every Week - Industry Moments, Industry Portfolio, Industry Events, Industry Classifieds & Careers
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