Furniture & Interiors

Irving, Texas – September 17, 2026 -- Michaels plans to hire more than 10,000 seasonal Team Members across the U.S. and Canada, with National Hiring Day events set for Saturday, September 12, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time at all store locations.

Nearly half of last year's seasonal hires converted to permanent roles

Michaels reported that nearly 50% of seasonal in-store positions transitioned into regular roles following the 2025 holiday season, creating pathways into store leadership and Support Center teams. The company operates over 1,300 stores across 49 U.S. states and Canada.

Candidates can apply online or interview in person during the hiring event

Applicants may submit applications in advance through Careers.Michaels.com or attend in-store events on September 12, where qualified candidates will be interviewed on the spot.

NEW YORK – September 17, 2026 -- Intrinsic Advanced Materials is widening commercial deployment of its CiCLO® fiber technology into home and hospitality textiles through new collaborations with ADVANSA and HeiQ Materials AG, ahead of a joint activation with Lonely Whale during NYC Climate Week on Sept. 21-22.

ADVANSA integrates CiCLO into its premium Suprelle fiberfill line

ADVANSA is launching Suprelle® fiberfill made with CiCLO fibers for bedding, home and hospitality applications, embedding the microplastic-persistence-reduction technology into an established fiberfill portfolio built around comfort attributes such as cooling, down-like feel, loft retention and moisture management. Jean-Christophe Rouyer, head of global business development at ADVANSA, said the addition lets customers differentiate Suprelle products without altering core fiberfill performance.

Dallas – September 15, 2026 -- Azzurro Living has entered its first designer partnership in company history, teaming with interior designer Thom Filicia on a new outdoor furniture collection set to debut at High Point Market this October.

Collection launches October 17-21 at High Point Market

The Thom Filicia x Azzurro Living collection will be unveiled at Azzurro Living's Broad Hall showroom, 300 W. Broad Ave., during the High Point Market show running October 17-21, 2026. Product details, imagery and pricing have not yet been announced.

Wilmington – September 15, 2026 -- SweetNight, a global sleep solutions company, has placed its mattresses on the sales floor of Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), one of the largest home furnishings retailers in the United States, marking its expansion beyond e-commerce and social commerce into brick-and-mortar retail.

Products have been stocked at NFM since mid-May 2026

The rollout includes SweetNight's CoolNest® Series, a cooling sleep collection built on its proprietary CoolNest® System combining airflow technology and ergonomic support, alongside the Twilight Hybrid Mattress, one of the company's top-performing hybrid models.

Mooresville, N.C. – September 13, 2026 -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) confirmed that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marvin R. Ellison will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference.

Lowe's CEO to address investors at major retail industry event

The appearance places Ellison in front of institutional investors and analysts tracking the home improvement retail sector at a closely watched Wall Street gathering.

Announcement follows fiscal 2025 sales exceeding $86 billion

Lowe's, a FORTUNE 100 company, reported more than $86 billion in total sales for fiscal 2025. The company operates over 1,750 stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers with approximately 300,000 associates.

San Diego – September 12, 2026 -- Sun Home Saunas rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell on Aug. 11, 2026, after posting 1,715% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025, securing its second consecutive Inc. 5000 ranking at No. 198. Co-founders and co-CEOs Tyler Fish and Adam Fischer represented the San Diego-based company at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, where Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman rang the bell to launch the 2026 list.

Sun Home climbs the Inc. 5000 for a second straight year

Inc.'s ranking measures percentage revenue growth over three years among U.S.-based, privately held companies. Sun Home placed No. 198 on the 2026 list, down from No. 20 in 2025, when it was the top-ranked consumer services company. The company also ranked No. 7 on Inc.'s 2026 Inc. Regionals: Pacific list.

Tokyo – September 08, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will stage live demonstrations of "Odate Magewappa," a 1,000-year-old Japanese bentwood craft, at Maison & Objet Paris 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, alongside a showcase of more than 40 Japanese wood products.

The exhibit, housed in a dedicated pavilion titled "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP" in Hall 6, Stand N120-P119, is managed by Gurunavi as part of a project promoting Japanese wood products subsidized by Japan's Forestry Agency.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - The post-Salone del Mobile 2026 interior design landscape is showing a clear movement away from layered neutral palettes toward immersive monochrome environments built around solid colors and material-driven surfaces. Saviola is aligning its 2026 color direction with this broader market shift, which places color at the center of spatial identity rather than treating it as a secondary decorative feature. Across Milan Design Week 2026, designers increasingly adopted single-color environments that integrate walls, ceilings, furnishings and accessories into unified visual systems, reflecting growing interest in cohesive and sensory-focused interior concepts.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 04, 2026 - Interior designers, furniture manufacturers, and contract-sector professionals sourcing decorative surfacing for residential and hospitality projects now have an expanded Italian option targeting the European market: Saviola's TRAMA collection, a range of melamine panels, laminates, and coordinated edges built on post-consumer recycled wood and phenol-free laminate chemistry.

What TRAMA delivers

TRAMA is structured around four material categories and one specialty finish, each mapped to a distinct aesthetic territory. The Wood category covers walnut and oak expressions across seven finishes and 26 nuances. Stone draws on marble and natural stone references in six shade variations. Metals offers iridescent and brushed textures in eleven colour options. Weave introduces pattern and textile effects in seven nuances. Solid Colours rounds out the range with neutral, warm, and cool matte tones.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - February 26, 2026 - The Saviola Group is contributing to Milano-Cortina 2026 by furnishing reception areas for guesthouses in Alta Valtellina that will host healthcare personnel across multiple locations in the Province of Sondrio. The initiative is positioned around circular design: interiors built using an ecological panel made from 100% recycled wood and produced entirely in Italy, with solutions intended to be reusable after the Games. For facility operators and procurement teams, the project highlights how temporary mega-event fit-outs can be designed for longer asset life, reduced waste, and more efficient resource use, rather than one-off installations that become disposal liabilities.