DESIGN 2026
Something is happening in the world of design.
Walk through Salone, wander into Design Miami.Paris, dip into the upcoming Maison&Objet—and you’ll feel it instantly:
we’re shifting away from trend-chasing minimalism and back toward meaning, story, and the deep human desire to feel grounded in our spaces.
2026 isn’t another year of beige predictability.
It’s a year of heritage futurism, comfort maximalism, collectible everyday objects, and homes designed as wellness ecosystems.
It’s a year where technology sharpens imagination, but craft restores our humanity.
And it’s a year where Merchant Luxury—our philosophy of curated richness, storied objects, cultural layering—steps out of the margins and into the global mainstream.
For months, we’ve been studying the signals at the world’s major fairs:
Milan’s cocooning silhouettes.
Design Miami’s sculptural domesticity.
Maison&Objet’s “Past Reveals Future.”
London’s experiments with recycled materials and emotional interiors.
And everywhere we looked, the same conclusion emerged:
The next era of design is human.
Deeply human.
Emotionally resonant, tactually rich, culturally rooted, and architected around how people actually live, move, rest, gather and imagine.
In our full report, we dive into:
Why heritage futurism will define the coming decade
The rise of comfort maximalism – rooms that hold you
The return of character objects and sculptural furniture
How quiet sustainability replaces eco-aesthetics with eco-ethics
Why your home will soon function as a wellness ecosystem
The emotional power of oxblood, deep blues and dark timber
And how AI + craft will form design’s new creative frontier
This is more than a trend forecast.
It’s a manifesto for a more connected, more soulful way of living.
It’s a call to designers, home-makers, creators and collectors:
stop designing for Instagram; start designing for the human heart.
Download the Full 2026 Design Forecast
If you’re ready for the long version—the insights, the visuals, the cross-fair analysis, and The Goose’s strategic direction for the year ahead—you can download the full report