Summer is right around the corner, and the industry is heating up. Read on for BOH’s list of gatherings and shows happening next month.
San Francisco Design Week
San Francisco | June 1–12
The 20th-anniversary edition of this weeklong festival showcases the city’s best in design, business, entrepreneurship and technology. This year’s theme is “Multitudes,” and celebrates the power of plurality. The citywide event features studio tours, talks with designers, and exhibitions in architecture, fashion, product design and digital services. For more information, click here.
Wow!house
London | June 2–July 2
This immersive showhouse, presented by Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, returns for its fifth year. Spanning over 5,000 square feet, the event boasts 22 indoor and outdoor spaces outfitted by such design talents as Young Huh, Salvesen Graham and Studio Mark Andrew. For more information, click here.
NeoCon
Chicago | June 8–10
Discover the commercial design industry’s latest products and innovations, spread across nearly one million square feet inside The Mart. Notable programming includes a talk on the future of design with Nick Foster, the former head of design at Google X. For more information, click here.
Atlanta Market
Atlanta | June 9–14
To avoid overlap with the FIFA World Cup, AmericasMart is hosting its biannual market earlier than usual. A flurry of presentations, networking events and cocktail hours invite attendees to immerse themselves in the latest and greatest the industry has to offer, including items from thousands of brands across the home decor, seasonal, fashion accessories and outdoor categories. New showrooms this season include furniture brand Armen Living and the multiline A Collected Table. For more information, click here.
3daysofdesign
Copenhagen | June 10–12
The 13th edition of Denmark’s annual design festival brings together 400 emerging and established brands, among them Vitra, Arper, Tina Frey Designs and Tom Dixon. The fair also provides programming like a conversation on materiality across the Nordics and a talk on shaping future consumption. For more information, click here.
Kansas City Symphony Designers’ Showhouse
Kansas City, Missouri | June 13–July 5
One of the longest-running showhouses in the country is celebrating its final year. The 56th-annual Kansas City Symphony benefit event will take place at a historic Prairie-style home near Loose Park. For more information, click here.
Design Social Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City | June 17
Design Social connects interior designers with the artisans and entrepreneurs behind boutique brands from around the country. Representatives from dozens of bespoke textile, wallcovering, lighting and furniture companies will be on hand to mingle with guests at Twenty & Creek, and visitors are invited to attend a conversation moderated by Business of Home editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen. For more information, click here.
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland | June 18–21
Nearly 300 of the world’s leading galleries, along with 4,000 artists from five continents, will gather to showcase a sweeping array of works, from painting and sculpture to photography and digital art. For more information, click here.
Dallas Total Home & Gift Market
Dallas | June 23–29
The annual fair connects retailers and manufacturers in home decor, gifts, gourmet, housewares, accessories and lighting. This year’s temporary exhibitors include Cozy Earth and K&K Tabletops, which will appear alongside permanent showrooms like Palecek and Coco & Dash. Programming includes trend tours and live demonstrations. For more information, click here.
Lightovation
Dallas | June 24–27
One of the largest residential lighting shows returns to Dallas Market Center with dozens of brands—notable names include Currey & Company, Buster + Punch, and Alora Lighting. Design + Build Day, a preview day held on June 23 for designers, architects, builders and other trade professionals, will include a product trend tour, networking opportunities and presentations—including one hosted by Business of Home editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen with designers Corey Damen Jenkins, Alison Giese and Erin Sander about how to tailor your processes and deliverables in order to work more effectively with builders and contractors. For more information, click here.
Trade Tales Live: Ask Us Anything
Austin | June 24
Business of Home editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen and Four Hands are collaborating once again to present Ask Us Anything—the companion podcast to Trade Tales that answers real designer questions about running a better firm—live from the furniture brand’s flagship showroom in Austin. Designers Evan Millárd, Melissa Oholendt and Audrey Scheck will answer three anonymously submitted questions from designers about how to grow their business, as well as taking questions from the live audience. For more information, click here.













