BDNY signals renewed momentum across the hospitality textiles market 

New York’s annual trade fair for hospitality design provided a much-needed boost for the industry, with attendance up again

Golden Realm Wall Art, Obeetee

BDNY turned out to be an unexpected high across the interiors industry. This signalled a renewed sense of success, inspiration and outlook for success in 2026. Attendance was reportedly up 6% across qualified attendees, and manufacturers took notice. Chelsea Novakoski of Creative Touch said, ‘BDNY is always something that we look forward to because it has a great energy.’ Kristy Krivitsky of Warp & Weft commented, ‘This feels like the biggest BDNY in years. It feels like everybody’s back in it.’ 

An investment in stripes was notable across manufacturers such as Nourison, debuting its Glassfall collection. Others’ striped interpretations ran the gamut of quietly textured stripes in subtle contrasts, such as Tibetano’s golden-yellow textural creation. Obeetee’s newly debuted Golden Realm wall art was a further example, woven from gold lurex paired with undyed linen. The brand’s Tamara El-Aasser commented, ‘This was a play on light and the luxness of the metallic, against the rustic linen and the contrast of those qualities.’  

Nourmak rug from the Glassfall Collection, Nourison

Saturated, deep tones and solution-dyed materials continue to enrich hospitality-focused products such as Couristan’s Couture Stitch. Meant to mimic Axminster, this printed quality features a core dying technique that looks and feels like the real thing. Carrying on the jewel-toned trend, rich tones and customisation were featured by Warp & Weft in its Forma designs for the Gensler collection. Krivitsky commented, ‘We have four different pattern families and, within each of those series, there are three different design patterns. All the designs and colourways can be translated into those qualities, so they can be used in a very versatile way.’ 

Couture Stitch, Couristan

New and hospitality-driven products were a focus, but tradition maintained its stature in updated designs such as Jan-Kath’s skull rug for the brand’s Common Threads collaboration with the Santa Fe Museum for International Folk Art. Meanwhile, Rug & Kilim answered the call for tradition with a twist, showing tapestries like the Jean Lurçat allegorical piece Peacock of the Future Cardon, pushing the boundaries of Aubusson application into mid-century design. Account manager Emily Curtis explained, ‘It’s exciting. It’s going in the place of art. We have a lot of designers interested in this in lieu of art and presenting it to their client as an amazing way to have some more dimension in the room.’ 

By BDNY’s indications, the next year will bring deeper colour stories, smarter materiality and a continued blurring of art and function in hospitality spaces. For manufacturers across the rug and carpet category, that future looks exceptionally bright. 

Block II Skyline, Warp & Weft x Gensler