As the design world gathered in Chicago for NeoCon and Design Days 2025, The NeoCon and Design Days Edit offers a curated preview of materials from participating brands—highlighting the textures, tones, and innovations shaping today’s commercial interiors. 

This collection brings together a balance of grounded palettes and elevated finishes, designed to support the evolving needs of workplace and contract environments. Materials are selected for their ability to blend performance with presence, offering form, durability, and thoughtful design. 

Broadloom carpet and textured stone tile set a tactile foundation, inviting and resilient underfoot, with organic variation that adds visual depth. Playful striped upholstery introduces color and rhythm, adding a humanized layer to seating, panels, or lounge zones. Flexible wood panels offer architectural adaptability, reflecting the increasing need for dynamic, multifunctional environments. 

Polished elements like marble-look quartz and metal drapery bring contrast, cool, clean, and refined. These materials add moments of gloss and reflection to otherwise matte or natural textures, rounding out the mix with a sense of balance and sophistication. 

The NeoCon and Design Days Edit 2025 is a material-forward snapshot of what’s next in contract design—one that bridges innovation and aesthetics, function and feeling. It’s a curated cue for designers looking to sample what’s ahead before stepping onto the show floor. 

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