December 18, 2025
Discover the Best Products and Materials of 2025
Mycoworks
Reishi
Developed by MycoWorks, Reishi is a new leather alternative, grown in South Carolina and finished in Spain. With a supple, natural grain and exceptional durability, it has been crafted into handbags, footwear, furniture, and automotive interiors—offering water-resistant, plastic-free luxury for design industries seeking sustainable, high-performance materials. At ICFF 2025, Reishi was featured in furniture upholstery and interior panels, signaling circular design’s shift.
Kasthall
Fasad
Kasthall’s 2025 Fasad collection, designed with David Chipperfield, reimagines luxury rugs through sustainability. Using 25 percent recycled wool and linen, the woven bouclé designs—Uno and Duo—echo the brick facade of Kasthall’s Swedish mill. The collection blends architectural precision with environmental responsibility, offering tactile pieces crafted for longevity.
CARNEGIE
XAF Cumulus 3D Cloud
The latest addition to Carnegie’s XAF Clouds collection, the XAF Cumulus 3D Cloud has a sculptural silhouette measuring 55 inches wide, 20 inches high, and 4.75 inches deep. The product is backed with Kirei’s recycled PET and finished in proprietary plant-based Xorel fabric.
ISOMI
Knit One
The Knit One Chair features a ribbed, dual-tone, 3D-knitted shell that replaces traditional foam, reducing material waste. Its lightweight metal frame enables flat-pack shipping and easy assembly, while optional angled modules, bolt-on wood side tables, and a range of fabric colors allow versatile, customizable configurations.
KFI Studios
Tumble
Tumble includes a sculptural side and coffee tables with a round top of shredded, compressed, recycled textiles, giving each piece a unique flecked pattern. Supported by a wood base with a circular cutout, Tumble is offered in two sizes, gray or black tops, and three wood finishes, combining playful geometry with warm, textural contrast.
MOMENTUM
Muratto Collection
Momentum and Muratto’s Muratto Collection transforms cork into more than 20 tactile, acoustic formats. Crafted from 100 percent natural, recyclable, and biodegradable cork harvested from the bark of cork oak trees, the collection includes two lines—Organic Blocks and PrimeCork. Panels, strips, blocks, and tiles in varied colors combine durability and sound absorption, adapting to bold or minimalist interiors and highlighting cork’s versatility as a sustainable material.
Haworth
Fern
With the Fern chair as its first product to fully achieve closed-loop manufacturing, Haworth is proving that environmental responsibility and ergonomic excellence go hand in hand. The process reuses plastic generated during production stages and from end-of-life chairs to create new Fern models, optimizing existing resources and reducing waste to deliver brand-new products without sacrificing quality or increasing costs.
URBAN EVOLUTIONS
Red Oak Veneer
Sourced from underutilized wood, this live sawn red oak veneer paneling is an eco-responsible alternative to white oak. Cut from select at-risk, mature, or diseased trees, the veneer is applied to medium-density fiberboard made with up to 80 percent recycled material. Panels measure two or four feet wide, eight feet tall, and three-quarters of an inch thick.
&TRADITION
Gio LN14-LN15
Inspired by Gio Ponti’s pared-down yet vibrantly hued Murano-glass chandelier and the glass craftsmanship the Venetian island is renowned for, Luca Nichetto created this modern reinterpretation for &Tradition. Gio takes cues from its namesake by stripping away ornamentation to form a minimal three-tiered luminaire with each component powder-coated a different color. As a subtle nod to Murano glassmaking processes, the conical discs making up the tiers are spun aluminum. The design is offered in two sizes and two color schemes.
ANDREU WORLD
Valencia Stool
Following the DANA storms that ravaged Valencia, Spain, last fall, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola partnered with Andreu World, one of the region’s leading furniture manufacturers, to launch this hauntingly beautiful piece. The stool, which is 3D printed using a biodegradable and compostable material, has a trunk-like form that appears as though it were hit by a force, evoking resilience and community with its interwoven texture. All proceeds from its sales benefit the affected communities and individuals.
TURF
Pantheon
Turf’s new ceiling product Pantheon is designed to sculpt the ceiling plane and can be supported using a standard tee grid. It features a coffered form that can be configured with open and closed tiles to create graphic patterns and is available in standard 24-by-24-inch tiles finished with nine-millimeter PET felt in a range of colors and textures.
ARKTURA
Tapestra
Arktura’s Tapestra collection features cable-hung acoustic ceiling modules that merge sound absorption with sculptural form. Consisting of four models—Weave, Spool, Lace, and Pleat—the system uses Soft Sound® material with 12-millimeter frames and 3-millimeter curved ribbons. Modules can form continuous arrays or clustered, cloudlike formations, offering flexible, visually striking acoustic solutions.
Merenda Wallpaper
Formation Collection
Merenda Wallpaper’s Formation collection reinterprets traditional motifs through geometric and textile-inspired patterns. Tilt features a bold chevron rhythm with vintage undertones, Cleo reimagines a woven check, and Halo was created from a rubbing done on a vintage glass window in Havana, Cuba. The patterns can be printed on PVC-free substrates in smooth and embossed options and contain no olefins, plasticizers, phthalates, formaldehyde, chlorine, halogen, or heavy metals. The line is digitally printed on FSC-certified papers.
Rarify x Gantri
Cube One
Launched at NYCxDesign 2025, Cube One is the first in-house-designed product by Rarify—a designer-led ecommerce platform dedicated to vintage and contemporary design—in collaboration with lighting manufacturer Gantri. The modular lamp uses repurposed authentic USM Haller frame elements and a 3D-printed cube lighting unit molded in a sugar-cane-derived, biodegradable plant polymer. The modular system supports stacking or clustering multiple cubes to form larger configurations, and the lighting unit is removable at end of life for sustainable disposal.
KEILHAUER
Dais
Designed to use as few materials as possible, Dais provides a design-forward, sustainable seating solution that is both relaxed and supportive. Constructed with FSC® Certified Wood and biobased foam, it pairs a light, airy frame with a generous, oversized cushion to create a unique visual tension. In 2025, the Dais collection expanded to include a side chair.
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES
Sequels Wood-Look Finish
For those times when a project calls for warmth as well as durability, Armstrong World Industries has added four new wood-look finishes to its MetalWorks ceiling and wall panels. Available in La Jolla Oak, New Haven Walnut, Cape May Cherry, and Montauk Driftwood, the panels feature FASTPeel protective film that is easy to remove for increased productivity on-site. The collection is available to ship in four weeks or less.
Stephen Burks for CALICO
Particulaire Collection
New York–based boutique wallcoverings brand Calico is known for its prolific release of collaboration-driven collections, often imagined with conceptual or expressive frameworks. Stephen Burks’s new Particulaire collection is no different. The offering was conceived based on the idea of keeping souvenirs of one’s travels, in this case, trips to far-flung places like Cambodia.
AMERICAN BILTRITE
ABPURE® Infinity
ABPURE® Infinity is a cradle-to-gate, carbon-neutral rubber flooring in 20 earth-centric colors. Made with renewable natural gas (RNG) from organic waste, it reduces emissions while offsetting its footprint, as verified by its Type III EPD. By investing in local RNG initiatives, American Biltrite is transforming waste into clean energy, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and creating a more sustainable future for flooring.
HBF Textiles
Creativo
Mark Grattan’s new Layered collection draws inspiration from three aspects of his persona. Creativo, embodying his identity as “the creative,” features a seductive, checkered velvet motif. The textile alternates between cut and uncut surfaces in a rhythm that is both tactile and visually appealing across eight colorways.
ARPER
Catifa (RE) 46
Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina in 2004, Catifa 46 recently received updates with contemporary materials, resulting in Catifa (RE) 46, which features a distinctive shell made from 100 percent recycled plastic. The shell is available in eight shades and pairs with three base options: four wooden legs, four steel legs, and a sled base. A new seat cushion, also available for outdoor use, is made from Breathair®, an elastomeric polyester. Optional armrests can be added to certain configurations, and Catifa (RE) 46 is also available as a stool in two different heights.
Mogu
Field Panels
Mogu’s mycelium-based acoustic and flooring solutions showcase the versatility of mycelium in interior design. These sustainable materials offer effective sound absorption, moisture resistance, and fire retardancy—without sacrificing aesthetics. According to Mogu, “Nature is the best architect of all.”
STICKBULB
Pillar
Known for its linear LED lights made from salvaged wood, Stickbulb explores its softer side with the curving Pillar collection. The modular fixtures feature an illuminated square pocket within a small circular wooden housing. They come in a variety of lengths and can be joined together in standard and customizable configurations, including a sconce, pendant, ceiling mount, and chandelier. Pillar is available in hand-stained natural, white, black, and custom finishes and can be specified with matte white glass LED bulbs for soft, warm lighting or LED MR16 bulbs for spot lighting.
STYLEX
Vina
The Vina planter collection by Stylex Studio is an adaptable system that integrates greenery with architecture and furniture, bringing cohesion and elegance to biophilic design. Built on a 10-by-10-inch modular grid, with optional 20-inch planters and heights from 16.5 inches to 35 inches, it has a fluted aluminum exterior that comes in 24 colors and supports flexible layouts, spatial flow, and intentional, visually striking installations for workplaces, lobbies, and hospitality spaces.
3FORM
2025 Color Collection
Drawing on color psychology, 3form’s 2025 Color Collection explores the connection between color, texture, and human emotion, offering architects and designers tools to create spaces that resonate on a deeper level. Available in ten colors, the collection is available in 3form’s Varia, Glass, and Chroma materials, as well as its 100 percent Recycled Textures line. Whereas Varia is made with 40 percent recycled materials through mechanical recycling, the Recycled Textures collection utilizes molecular recycling technology to produce a 100 percent recycled material. These innovative manufacturing techniques reduce plastic waste, conserve resources, and support a circular economy.
AGIO HOSPITALITY
Pimlico
The Pimlico Collection is built on a Resysta frame, a sustainable, weather-resistant wood alternative made from rice husks, which preserves trees. Its softly curved, circular backrest provides ergonomic support while defining a sculptural, architectural form. A contoured seat upholstered in Sunbrella performance fabric delivers lasting comfort and resilience, combining durability with refined, approachable design.
SHAW CONTRACT
Art + Science Collection
Using the same chemistry as its EcoWorx® carpet tile backing, the Art + Science collection is Shaw Contract’s first PVC-free, fully recyclable EcoWorx™ Resilient option. Pivot, shown here, is part of the collection and comes in 8-by-51-inch planks in a range of wood visuals, making it ideal for moderate to heavy commercial environments.
Hempitecture
HempWool
HempWool by Hempitecture is a sustainable, nontoxic insulation made from 90 percent natural hemp fiber. With an R-value of 3.7 per inch, it offers excellent thermal performance, moisture regulation, and acoustic comfort. USDA BioPreferred certified, HempWool is safe to handle, mold resistant, and carbon negative.
KI
Cogni
Developed by KI based on research into neuroscience and learning, Cogni classroom seating supports brain health and focus through movement, posture flexibility, and sensory engagement. Its cantilever frame encourages micromovements that boost blood flow and attention, while a patent-pending surface supports students—especially those with sensory processing needs—who seek tactile input to self-regulate and stay focused. It is ideal for K–12 settings thanks to an antitip design with patent-pending heel-wheel technology and a minimalist shell available in a modern color palette.
ALPEN
Zenith Integrated Window & Door System
Alpen introduces an American-made fiberglass glazing system designed for commercial and residential applications. With lightweight triple- and quad-pane insulated glass and pultruded fiberglass frames with closed-cell foam insulation, the system is as sustainable as it is durable. Spanning a variety of window types—including fixed, casement, awning, double- and single-hung, and horizontal slider—the system meets stringent energy codes and a range of certifications, including ENERGY STAR Most Efficient, Passive House, and Declare Red List–approved.
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