It’s been a good month for recovering stolen artworks: Paintings by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse are in police possession following a museum heist that took place in a private museum near Parma, Italy, several months ago; meanwhile, in São Paulo, eight Matisse illustrations taken from a library last year are also back in the hands of their rightful owner. Stay in the know with our weekly roundup of headlines, launches, recommended reading and more.

Business News
Wayfair is facing allegations of trademark infringement and unfair competition in a lawsuit filed last month by AF Newco, the holding company that acquired American Freight in early 2025. As Home News Now reports, the filing claims that even though Wayfair is not an American Freight supplier or retailer, the e-commerce giant used one of the latter’s exclusive brand names—the Stewart & Hamilton mattress line—to influence Google search results. Those links then led shoppers back to Wayfair’s results page, offering thousands of mattresses from other brands. The incident marks the second such dispute between American Freight and Wayfair, following a 2023 complaint; that same year, a case brought against Wayfair by Darvin Furniture & Mattress alleges the same offense. AF Newco is asking the court for a permanent injunction against Wayfair from using the American Freight and Stewart & Hamilton, brand names.

A former Williams-Sonoma executive pleaded guilty on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy last week, admitting to a scheme amounting to more than $16 million, Patch.com reports. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, the defendant—Eric Marsiglia of Olive Branch, Mississippi—served as the retailer’s vice president of engineering, projects, planning, facilities and real estate from about 2018 through 2022. Starting in 2018, Marsiglia began accepting kickbacks from three New Jersey–based suppliers of warehousing systems and machinery, creating a shell company to conceal the payments—which totaled more than $12.2 million. In 2020, he began a second scheme, diverting real estate broker commissions related to Williams-Sonoma warehouses, splitting the payments among himself and three co-conspirators, and misappropriating more than $4.1 million in funds. Marsiglia’s sentencing is scheduled for November 3.

Despite devastating wildfires on the rise across the Western U.S.—as witnessed in Spokane, Washington, earlier this month, when more than 800 homes and structures were destroyed—many states in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to pass wildfire regulations protecting homeowners’ properties, NPR reports. In contrast to flood risk, which is managed by the federal government, wildfire regulations fall under the domain of state and local governments. As a result, the share of Western states with building codes that mandate the use of fire-resistant materials in homebuilding are highly mixed: California, Colorado and Utah have codes in place; Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have incomplete ones; and Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming have none at all. Part of the problem is that wildfire mapping is also the responsibility of the states, and the lack of federal standards means risk modeling varies highly from one state to another. Additionally, building code officials in states like Washington have come up against conservation groups in their efforts to implement fire-reduction tactics like reducing vegetation around a home, which wildlife experts fear will damage sensitive habitats.

Beatrice Home Fashions has agreed to acquire the assets of Simply Interior Homes’ Historic Charleston Collection, Designers Today reports. The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal will see Beatrice take over the bedding program, licensed through the Historic Charleston Foundation, which included pieces that Simply Interiors had long sold through retailers like Amazon, Wayfair, Kohl’s and Walmart. The sale is subject to approval through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware, which is overseeing Simply Interior Homes’ asset liquidation following the company’s Chapter 11 filing in June.

New York–based design practice Goodrich teamed up with Jamie Stern for the debut of its largest designer collaboration to dateCourtesy of Goodrich

Launches and Collaborations
Custom drapery brand TwoPages unveiled its latest collaboration with Connecticut-based designer Amy Courtney. Crafted in linen, the assortment includes five new designs, each drawing upon a palette of coastal hues—including warm sand, sage green, soft terracotta and deep navy—and nautical motifs like sandcastles, sailboats and shells.

Home furnishings brand Jamie Stern has debuted its largest designer collaboration to date: Matthew Goodrich and Hines Fischer of New York–based studio Goodrich have partnered with Jamie Stern creative director William Oberlin to design a collection that spans three seating lines—Lug, Honcho and Spry—along with the Maven modular banquette, Feneon rug collection and Twofold leather line.

Showhouses
The 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse location has been revealed: One Monroe Place, a landmarked Greek Revival and Italianate mansion dating back to the 1850s. The space will be transformed by a cohort of 17 designers, including Hallie Goodman, Hannah Hemmerly and Max Aboody. The biennial showcase will open to the public starting October 1, and benefits the Brooklyn Heights Association, which works to protect local architecture. For more information, click here.

Recommended Reading
When the Russian military invaded her country, Ukrainian furniture designer Iryna Terekh turned her attention away from design—and toward the defense of her homeland. For The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Luxmoore tells the story of Terekh’s pivot from designing outdoor furniture and urban development projects to becoming chief executive and CTO of defense company Fire Point, which develops long-range drones and missiles.

At the end of last year, tech mogul Patrick Collison and economist Tyler Cowen put out “A Call for New Aesthetics,” offering grants of up to $250,000 to artists and thinkers who wanted to shape the design ethos of the 21st century. For Fast Company, Nate Berg explores the historical precedent for the mission—with movements like Bauhaus and art nouveau sharing similar origins—and the 28 projects selected as grant recipients, with ideas ranging from the development of a new ornamental style of architecture to a study that aims to dissect the science of beauty.

Cue the Applause
Interior Design magazine has announced its 2026 Hall of Fame inductees, recognized for their significant influence and lasting contributions to the architecture and design industry. This year’s honorees include Andy Cohen and Diane J. Hoskins, global co-chairs of architecture and design firm Gensler; Daniel Libeskind, founder and principal architect of Studio Libeskind; and Shamir Shah, founder and principal of Shamir Shah Design. The inductees will be honored at the magazine’s annual black-tie celebration this December, alongside a special tribute to the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames. For more information, click here.

Call for Entries
Houzz is now accepting applications for its 2027 scholarship program. Students can apply for one of five scholarships: Residential Design, Women in Architecture, Sustainable Residential Design, Residential Construction Management and Skilled Trades Residential Construction—each worth $2,500. For more information or to submit an application before the March 30 deadline, click here.