Our designers are looking ahead to 2027, and safe design is taking a back seat. From warmer color palettes and layered patterns to natural materials, residential-inspired hospitality spaces and a renewed focus on individuality, here’s what our team predicts we’ll be seeing a lot more of in the year ahead.

Is domestic FF&E always faster? Not always, but generally yes, and the exceptions matter. A look at what really drives lead times: production capacity, vendor selection, and timing.

Commercial-grade FF&E costs more upfront, but it's designed to survive years of guest traffic, meet fire and safety codes, and keep a property in brand compliance. Here's why that difference matters more than the price tag suggests.

Fifty years of FF&E procurement has taught us a lot about what separates good hotel projects from great ones. More often than not, it comes down to a question that doesn't get asked early enough: Does this property have permission to be itself?