{"id":432201,"date":"2025-11-21T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=432201"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:43:26","slug":"interior-design-trends-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/interior-design-trends-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1stDibs Guide to 2026 Designer Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York City townhouse by Studio Shamshiri<\/a>. Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In its ninth year, the annual poll of designers revealed an ongoing love for maximalism and eclecticism<\/a>, as well as a dedication to organic modernism<\/a>. Mid-century modernism<\/a> cooled in 2024, then warmed in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color drenching is expected to be big, with burgundy and chocolate browns still favored, but gentler hues \u2014 butter yellow, cornflower blue, baby pink and pistachio \u2014 are coming into focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Deco<\/a> remains beloved, and there are whispers of the rise of rattan, glass blocks and paper lanterns \u2014 a clear nod to 1980s style. Wallpaper is hot, with designers telling us they will sheathe entire rooms in it, including the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furniture customization continues to be a go-to for designers, but pre-1920s antiques have gained in popularity, indicating an increasing prioritization of handcrafted and precious materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Color Me Mine <\/h2>\n\n\n
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San Francisco house by Noz Design<\/a>. Photo by Brittany Ambridge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Spring\/Summer 2026 collections on the runways of New York, Paris and Milan were lit up with color and subdued by softness, mirroring trends already showing up in interiors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One color emerged as the new fashion darling: powder pink, paired with red by Rachel Scott, on pairs of heels at Versace<\/a> and matched with green at Prada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Interior designers are seeing pink, too. Noz Nozawa<\/a> turned a San Francisco living room into a rosy riot that began with a Barbie pink on the baseboards and climbed to a decrescendo of light pink on the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastels, Nozawa says, \u201calways feel cheerful \u2014 somewhere between a soft color and a confidently low-key statement.\u201d She\u2019s currently excited about \u201cpastels that are not quite<\/em> an exact color by name \u2014 yellows that are halfway to cooked-leek green, lavenders that are also sort of pink, mauves that are almost gray.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2024 by Atelier Davis<\/a>. Photo by Elliot Fuerniss<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Butter yellow, somewhere between a sugar cookie and a Sister Parish drawing room, is coming up in the rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Davis, of Atelier Davis<\/a>, beat many to the punch, placing a custom yellow sofa in what she called her \u201ccolor-forward lounge\u201d for the Southeastern Designer Showhouse in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis combined this with a ruffle pendant (skirting alert \u2014 more on that later), pillows dressed in flame-stitch and floral motifs (both rising), a vintage spindle-arm chair and a Jane Smith figurative painting (an art style designers are still heavily favoring for 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yosemite lake house by Chango<\/a>. Photo by Suzanna Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Cornflower blue will be more in play next year, with 31 percent of designers anticipating incorporating it into a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the cedar-paneled game room of a vacation house in the Yosemite Valley<\/a>, the design firm Chango<\/a>, under the creative direction of Susana Simonpietri, alternated a blue linen with a burnt-orange corduroy on a contemporary sectional; a third fabric, a natural blend peppered with traditional Swedish kilim rug motifs, has hints of a similar blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designers are fragmented on green, but one thing is clear: Emerald is waning \u2014 going from being favored by 33 percent in 2023 to 18 percent in 2025 \u2014 as are olive and sage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These deeper greens are making way for subtler shades, like avocado, mint and lime, with pistachio making a strong debut among designers, cited by 20 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burgundy is seen as thrice as nice in the 2025 survey as in 2022, with 21 percent of designers set on using it, versus the earlier 7 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Harlem home by Crystal Sinclair Designs<\/a>. Photo by Adrian Gaut<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Designer Crystal Sinclair<\/a> found an unexpected site for the tone, in the form of Rosso Levanto marble for a waterfall-edge kitchen island of a family home in Harlem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinclair continued the drama with a zellige<\/em>-tile backsplash and a Murano chandelier, both favored by the designers in the 1stDibs poll, and offset the impact of the milky-white-veined island with light gray walls. This juxtaposition exemplifies how designers mix unexpected colors and materials to great effect, a proclivity that will remain vigorous in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The living room of a project in New York’s West Village<\/a> by Studio Shamshiri stands out for its distinctive use of deep red. \u201cThe burgundy lacquer [on the walls] was our way of bringing depth and sensuality to a very intimate room,\u201d says firm founder Pam Shamshiri<\/a>. \u201cBurgundy carries warmth, sophistication and quiet drama that makes a space feel both grounded and elevated. In lacquer, it becomes almost liquid. It\u2019s not just a color, it\u2019s a feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Studio Shamshiri<\/a>. Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Against the reflective majesty of the burgundy backdrop, Studio Shamshiri set a Throne chair by Carlo Bugatti<\/a>, master of experimental Art Nouveau<\/a> furniture \u2014 another style seeing a renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A note for designers who lean into everything from Josef Hoffmann<\/a> to Jugenstil: Your good eye is gaining recognition from your fellow designers, so you may want to grab that piece you\u2019ve had your eye on for 2026.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Shamshiri, this impactful background for such an important piece shows just how dedicated she is to the color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt reflects light in a way that feels alive, changing throughout the day from deep plum to glowing cherry, depending on the atmosphere,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredibly effective color, because it sits between worlds. It brings emotion into a space without overwhelming it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Living room by Maggie Smith. Photo by Sam Frost<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Designers\u2019 love for chocolate brown (once again the survey’s most cited color) has nearly doubled over four years, with 33 percent planning to use the hue next year, compared with 17 percent in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tan has plummeted, losing two-thirds of its popularity since 2023, while mocha mousse and French gray have come onto the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

White, slate gray and black slid into single digits, as the focus has shifted to brighter colors, with one notable exception: purple, whose popularity has shrunk almost as quickly as it peaked over the past three years. (Lilac, on the other hand, has broken out, cited by 18 percent of designers, as has mauve, with 16 percent of designers aiming to turn to the dusty hue next year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These trends suggest that designers and clients are thinking more broadly about color, eschewing the expected in favor of the novel and extending welcome to the entire spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m not surprised that pastels are an emerging interest,” Nozawa says. “Frankly, I have loved<\/em> seeing chocolate browns and periwinkles, and burgundies with butter yellows, together. So the growth in pastels coming out of all the rich earthy browns of 2025 makes lots of sense.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rooms to Grow<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bethesda, Maryland, home by Jewel Marlowe<\/a>. Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Clients in 2025 had a seemingly insatiable desire to redesign their living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms, in that order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designers are expecting even more robust demand for upgrading these rooms, with kitchens possibly overtaking living rooms as the most requested rooms in 2026. While living rooms dominated in 2025, with 63 percent of designers creating these spaces for clients, just 55 percent foresee living-room redesigns in 2026, a hair below the 58 percent who anticipate kitchen remodels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery living room needs something that invites people to linger, a sense of warmth and ease that comes from good lighting, layered materials and seating that encourages conversation,\u201d says Boston-based designer Nina Farmer<\/a>. \u201cEven the most refined room should feel welcoming and lived in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The next-most in-demand spaces \u2014 dining rooms, home offices, walk-in closets and patios \u2014 have had some rises and falls because of changing cultural norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requests for home offices, for example, fell by half between 2022 and 2025, reflecting the post-pandemic return to the workplace for many clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slight backslide in outdoor spaces over the same period is possibly related to less need for social distancing, while an uptick in new dining rooms stems from a desire to celebrate the ability to gather together again.<\/p>\n\n\n

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London home by Studio Ashby<\/a>. Photo by Kensington Leverne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

When presented with an \u201cif money were no object\u201d scenario for bonus rooms, designers were most likely to recommend second or outdoor kitchens, mudrooms, saunas, libraries, solariums and meditation rooms \u2014 reflecting a move toward personal retreats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South West London, Sophie Ashby, of Studio Ashby<\/a>, tucked one such haven, a small, oak-floored reading room, into a contemporary family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe priority was to create living spaces that felt timeless and right for family life, with smaller spaces tailored to quiet time,\u201d Ashby says of the project. Ever the trendsetter, Ashby found a way to incorporate a bit of burgundy with the sofa, and yellow with the tiny side table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Styles and Eras: To the Max<\/h2>\n\n\n
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ABD Studio<\/a>. Photo by Trevor Tondro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Fear not, lovers of layering: Maximalism’s rise shows no signs of slowing, with 39 percent of designers believing the layered look will remain popular in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer Brittany Giannone, of San Francisco\u2019s ABD Studio<\/a>, put a most contemporary spin on the style in a San Francisco Edwardian house<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting the scene with a silk damask on the walls, she furnished the combined dining room and salon with Joaquim Tenreiro<\/a> chairs, velvet-upholstered benches, a dark patterned rug and, the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance, a meditative glass wall sculpture by contemporary artist Olafur Eliasson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cFor me, maximalism isn\u2019t about more for the sake of more,\u201d Giannone says. \u201cIt\u2019s about layering to create depth, warmth and a personal narrative. It\u2019s the layering of mixed patterns, styles of art, types of textiles and cherished objects in a way that feels collected over time rather than decorated all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaximalism, when done well, feels soulful and generous,\u201d she continues. \u201cIt reveals itself slowly and invites you to look closer. And when you do, there is a sense of thoughtful composition, restraint and intention beneath the richness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eclectic Home<\/a>. Photo by Sara Essex Bradley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The second- and third-most-cited survey styles, eclecticism and organic modernism are still very much \u00e0 la mode for designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans\u2013based Penny Francis is so devoted to the former that she named her firm Eclectic Home. Francis is fond of mixing styles and periods from Art Deco to mid-century modernism to Bauhaus \u2014 all still at the top of designers\u2019 minds for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Charles and Co.<\/a> Photo by Demeter Iringo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Organic modernism is well represented in the living room of a Barcelona apartment by Charles and Co., in which a \u201ccitrus palette,\u201d as principal Vicky Charles terms it, mingles with long, languid shapes and chunky, hardwood furniture. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Studio Shamshiri<\/a>. Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

For a residence nestled in a canyon just above Hollywood, Studio Shamshiri and Marmol Radziner<\/a> created an ambience defined by organic modernism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the dining room, a specially commissioned Giancarlo Valle<\/a> parchment-and-bronze pendant hangs above a table and chairs by George Nakashima Woodworkers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo us, organic modernism is about reconciling the rigor of modern design with the imperfection of natural materials,\u201d says Shamshiri. \u201cIt\u2019s about creating modern spaces that still feel human, tactile, alive and emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-century modernism is trending upward (it\u2019s slightly more popular with non-U.S. than stateside designers, cited by 30 percent and 26 percent, respectively). Minimalism<\/a> and Scandinavian modernism<\/a> are remaining steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Art Deco is having a moment, its popularity increasing slightly among U.S. designers (to 20 percent) and skyrocketing among non-U.S. ones (to 30 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cambridge home by Nina Farmer<\/a>. Photo by Jared Kuzia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The dining room of a 19th-century Cambridge home<\/a> by Nina Farmer shows Deco\u2019s enduring influence on furnishings designed decades after its first flowering in the 1920s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although most of the pieces in the room hail from the mid-20th century, their dark woods, thick silhouettes and rounded edges display a decidedly Deco bent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI find that when you\u2019re working with such a recognizable era, it\u2019s important not to re-create a set piece,\u201d Farmer says. \u201cThe goal is to capture the spirit rather than the period. By juxtaposing Deco silhouettes with modern upholstery, organic textures and abstract art, rooms feel timeless rather than thematic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rupp Studio<\/a>. Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Neoclassicism is down across the board (tapped by 17 percent of U.S. respondents and 7 percent of those outside the States). But designers are split geographically on cottagecore, with the cheeky, cozy theme still holding on in the U.S. but trending down elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the styles to watch, brutalism<\/a>, Bauhaus<\/a> and Art Nouveau are all ascendant after a sleepy few years. It\u2019s worth noting that brutalism plays surprisingly well with others, as evidenced in a Gramercy Park townhouse<\/a> by Rupp Studio<\/a>, where a Paul Evans<\/a> wall piece is perfectly at home with MCM curves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for favored decades, Art Nouveau is poised to make a comeback in 2026 (with 23 percent of designers favoring it for next year\u2019s projects, up from 15 percent this year), while the popularity of the 1970s, with its earth tones and bohemianism, is waning, down 13 percentage points over the past four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1980s remains steady but looks set to get a boost for 2026, given the increased use of glass bricks and paper lamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Furniture: Curves, Wicker and Skirts Are In<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Kips Bay 2025 Show House living room<\/a> by Branca<\/a>. Photo by Marco Rica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We should pause to celebrate the inevitable return of a standout design classic. The once-ubiquitous skirted sofa \u2014 think Sally Sirkin Lewis, Thomas Britt and pretty much everything in Architectural Digest<\/em> circa 1979 \u2014 is coming back, and fast. It has leapt into the survey at a healthy popularity level of 24 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once languishing with overworked valances, draped tables, grandfather clocks and potted plants, this star of dramatic night shoots is being showcased in a pared-back version, a comfort item rendered in refined fabrics and combined with more-contemporary companions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Miami villa by Casiraghi<\/a>. Photo by Victor Stonem<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

For the drawing room of the 2025 Kips Bay showhouse<\/a> in Manhattan, Alessandra Branca<\/a> skirted a stripe-covered sofa in the style of Jean-Michel Frank<\/a>, partnering it with 1960s Brazilian cowhide chairs and an antique African Senufo wood coffee table from Andrianna Shamaris<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Miami residence for which he channeled Jean Cocteau<\/a>\u2019s famed designs for the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur villa Santo Sospir, Fabrizio Casiraghi<\/a> went with wide distinct pleats in a sage green for the living room sofa, which blends beautifully with 1930s French chairs and a 19th-century English table.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pacific Heights dining room by Catherine Kwong<\/a>. Photo by Nicole Franzen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Curvy and irregular-shaped furniture is still very much at the forefront of most design schemes \u2014 but with 43 percent of designers believing it will be popular in 2026, down from 48 percent in 2025, its position is not quite as commanding as in years past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second in popularity are Murano-glass pendants. In a Neo-Georgian in San Francisco\u2019s Pacific Heights<\/a> by Catherine Kwong<\/a>, a pair of vintage Murano-glass petal chandeliers is the star of the dining room, a shimmering representation of a beloved designer choice.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nicholas Potts<\/a>. Photo by Chris Mottalini<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Nipping at the heels of Murano glass in the furniture, lighting fixtures and decor category are cane, wicker and rattan pieces, irregularly shaped rugs and oversize and pleated lighting, cited by between 17 and 27 percent of designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Florals and Wallpaper for the Win<\/h2>\n\n\n
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San Francisco Edwardian by ABD Studio<\/a>. Photo by Trevor Tondro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Florals and botanicals are in a holding pattern as the motifs of choice for both 2025 and \u201926, with 22 percent of designers expecting them to continue trending into next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAllover\u201d wallpaper, meanwhile, is gaining momentum. For the low-ceilinged, odd-angled guest bedroom in the San Francisco Edwardian by ABD Studio, Giannone melded these two trends, cladding the room in Wild Thing by Lewis & Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe chose to wrap the entire room \u2014 ceiling included \u2014 in one continuous floral print,\u201d Giannone says. \u201cDoing so softens the geometry and allows the pattern to visually dissolve the transitions in the architecture. The effect is transportive \u2014 you feel enveloped, as though stepping into a secret, cocooned world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giannone also nods to a \u201cBritish sensibility\u201d with the fully immersive pattern. \u201cMany English country houses carry a toile, chintz or floral across every surface,\u201d she says. \u201cI love the intimacy and quiet romance this approach creates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Georgian family home by Studio Ashby<\/a>. Photo by Philip Durrant<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Color drenching is trending evenly with wallpapered ceilings, followed by heritage-style murals and upholstered walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patterns to watch include geometric, striped, leopard, plaid, flame-stitch brocade, toile, shibori<\/em>, houndstooth, checkerboard and ikat. In other words, designers are ready to mix things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art for Art\u2019s Sake<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Notting Hill home by Studio Vero<\/a>. Photo by Simon Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Designers favor paintings, sculpture, drawings and photographs, in that order, for 2026, with mixed media also making a decent showing. But the intangibility of NFTs has left designers cold, with the popularity of digital art stuck in the single digits for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artful furnishings, like the powerhouse Vladimir Kagan Serpentine sofa<\/a> and the Charles and Ray Eames lounge chair and ottoman<\/a>, still rule the ratings, but their sway has eroded slightly as more-niche vintage designs inch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to, or perhaps instead of, these top dogs, designers expect to find ways to integrate into their schemes Kaare Klint Safari chairs<\/a>, Afra & Tobia Scarpa<\/a> Soriana seating, Guillerme et Chambron<\/a> Catherine lounge chairs, de Sede<\/a> Snake sofas and Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In lighting as in furniture, less common choices are becoming more desirable. The iconic Isamu Noguchi Akari lamp<\/a>, dominant at 32 percent in 2021, slipped to 18 percent for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Venini-style mushroom lamp held on at 10 percent, and the Poul Henningsen Artichoke lamp<\/a> regained a bit of ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But designers are planning to refresh their lighting by bringing in the Ingo Maurer<\/a> Lampampe paper lamp, &Tradition<\/a> Flowerpot and Louis Poulsen Panthella<\/a> all showing upward movement in their popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consider the Source<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Catherine Kwong<\/a>. Photo by Nicole Franzen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Many designers emphasized their dedication to buying locally as a sustainable practice, with an overwhelming 72 percent of them planning to source pieces from domestic sellers in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to being quicker and more sustainable than resorting to overseas dealers, this approach to acquiring furnishings for projects avoids the challenges and uncertainties caused by recent tariffs, which are a major pressure point for designers, influencing sourcing decisions and timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One designer predicts \u201cmore domestic sourcing to avoid tariffs\u201d in the design industry for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Designers Are Thinking About AI<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Brookline historic home by Nina Farmer<\/a>. Photo by Eric Piasecki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Among the most intriguing changes reported in the 2026 survey is in designers\u2019 use of AI, specifically ChatGPT and Midjourney, which has tripled from 9 percent of respondents in 2023 to 29 percent in 2025. Another 20 percent of designers aim to adopt AI in their practice in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But overwhelmingly, designers plan to keep AI in the back end and mostly out of the creative sphere, using it for tasks like text generation and renderings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am going to be one of the last of my generation to accept anything meaningfully good or useful from AI,\u201d says Nozawa. \u201cBut in my office we do appreciate non-generative<\/em> AI for image manipulations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nantucket beach house by ABD Studio<\/a>. Photo by Matt Kisiday<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Giannone, of ABD Studio, says the firm employs AI \u201cselectively and in supportive ways \u2014 primarily for workflow efficiency, research, drafting documents and early conceptual ideation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sensory and emotional aspects of design \u2014 scale, proportion, materiality and how a room feels \u2014 those remain wholly human. AI can assist, but it cannot replace intuition, collaboration or the lived experience of being in space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shamshiri agrees. \u201cWe\u2019re beginning to explore AI as a creative collaborator rather than a replacement for human intuition,\u201d she says. \u201cWe use it in very controlled ways to help visualize early concept directions, explore narrative possibilities and sometimes to prototype materials or moods that would otherwise take weeks to sketch out. But for us, design is about emotion and human experience. AI can support that process by expanding what\u2019s possible, but it can\u2019t feel, and it can\u2019t sense context the way people can. So, it\u2019s a tool, not a voice. It\u2019s there to help us see more clearly what we already imagine.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve begun exploring AI tools more on the operational side of the business, for research, material sourcing and visual exploration,\u201d adds Farmer. \u201cIt\u2019s a useful starting point for organization and ideation, but the human eye and hand remain essential. Design, at its best, is still about intuition and striking the right balance.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For designers, this sentiment is likely to endure through 2026, and well beyond.

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