June 15, 2026

In this issue… a major platform merger (My Resource Library + Avanto) promises an end-to-end, AI-enabled ecosystem for commercial interiors; tariff and logistics uncertainty ripples through design/home furnishings as companies restructure; Office-market pressures show up in sharply repriced European assets, big ownership changes like Louis Poulsen’s return to Danish control, and a bifurcated U.S. leasing picture where AI-heavy growth cities boom while vacancies persist elsewhere. Workplace shifts include rising demand for certified acoustic pods, new thinking on monetizing surplus space, and how AI is reshaping how offices support hybrid work and human creativity. Design and work-life coverage spans furniture as culture/engagement infrastructure, four-day-week implications for space planning, and revived SOM archive pieces. Products spotlight new workplace and outdoor solutions—from HALCON/Fogarty Finger’s VESPER, Blu Dot’s contract upholstery program, Vitra’s adaptive Bascule lounge chair, to custom glass display systems and Corradi’s bioclimatic pergola.