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Furnitureland South adds Four Hands to gallery lineup. Thomas Lester// Retail Editor//September 30, 2026 North Carolina retailer Furnitureland South opened a first-of-its-kind gallery for Four Hands on Sept. 28. The Jamestown, N.C.-based retailer held a ribbon cutting for the 11,000-square-foot space with representatives from Four Hands on hand. Curated settings pair artisan-crafted case goods and upholstery with rugs, décor, art, lighting and wallpaper that are all distinctly Four Hands and available to shop. The space showcases the breadth of the brand's collections while giving people an opportunity to experience the Four Hands lifestyle in a complete home setting. The gallery is the result of a shared vision and close collaboration between Four Hands and Furnitureland South. "The success of Four Hands at Furnitureland South speaks for itself. Year after year, the brand has continued to grow and today stands as one of our top five vendor partners," said Becky Greene, executive director of merchandising at Furnitureland South. "This new 11,000-square-foot gallery is more than a product showcase. It's an immersive brand experience designed to help customers connect with the lifestyle, creativity, and versatility that have made Four Hands one of the most compelling brands in home furnishings. We're proud to celebrate this milestone and our continued partnership together."

Four Hands launches 500 new pieces in Summer 2026 collection. The Austin-based furniture brand leans into the growing shift away from minimalism with weathered, coastal-inspired products. AUSTIN, Texas - Starting in fall 2025, consumer tastes began shifting away from minimalism toward maximalism and warm interiors. This has been consistently reflected over the past few months, from April's High Point Market, where lived-in furnishings reigned supreme, to the debut of collections like The Collected Home by Arhaus, which focused on heirloom-style pieces that look inherited. Now, Austin, Texas-based home furnishings and decor company Four Hands is the latest to join the trend with the debut of its Summer 2026 collection at the July Las Vegas Market. The collection, which includes more than 500 new designs, is centered on a modern coastal theme. Rather than standard nautical motifs like shells or anchors, the company said it is interpreting the theme through how the coast shapes materials over time. The assortment, which includes living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, lighting and artwork, centers on time-shaped materials, including rope, rattan, weathered oak, aged brass and hand-worked iron. Another unique material featured in the collection is Bark Paper, new to Four Hands. Made from tropical fig trees, Bark Paper is, according to the company, a Japanese-inspired material whose irregular, light-absorbing texture creates subtle depth and movement on pieces. Used as a top layer, it appears to be tree bark peeled back, further adding to the collection's deliberately aged aesthetic. Bark Paper is featured on several pieces in Four Hands' summer collection, including sideboards, cabinets, end tables and coffee tables. Other notable products are the Roan Desk crafted from aged smoked oak, with oil-rubbed bronze hardware, and the Borro Lounge Chair, whose contemporary, stainless-steel looped frame appears vintage. Also with the launch of its summer collection, Four Hands expanded into a new product category: games. As Design News Now Editor-in-Chief Rachel Fasciani recently reported, game rooms and accessories in homes are a rising trend, from game tables to storage to accessories. Four Hands launched the Vella Poker Table, Victor Game Table, Skee Ball, Vella Ping Pong Table and Brote Shuffleboard Table. Featured materials include smoked aluminum and smoked oak, imbuing the pieces with an aged aesthetic. As part of the summer collection, Four Hands also debuted its first range of cordless lighting. The six small-scale lamps are dimmable and rechargeable, made with materials including marble, travertine and fluted glass, giving them an antique quality. Rounding out its summer collection is the coordinating debut from Four Hands Art Studio of its Ornate Frames including its Italian-made Gilded Antique Gold Frame and Sofia Iron Frame, which features a matte patina. The frames are intended to complement artwork and give them a sense of age. Since officially launching at market this past weekend, Four Hands' Summer 2026 collection is live at FourHands.com and also available at retailers including Shoppe Amber Interiors, Lumens and Perigold.

Four Hands unveils 500+ new designs in summer collection. Four Hands, a global leader in lifestyle furnishings, unveils 500+ new designs in its Summer 2026 collection. At the heart of the collection is Modern Coastal, a theme less about shells and nautical motifs than about how the coast shapes materials over time. Reimagined through a global craft lens and drawing on Paris markets, the assortment centers on time-shaped materials like rope, rattan, weathered oak, aged brass, and hand-worked iron. Alongside these time-shaped materials, the collection introduces several firsts for the brand. Chief among them the debut of Bark Paper, a Japanese-inspired material whose irregular, light-absorbing texture creates subtle depth and movement on pieces like the Cambros Sideboard. The brand also expands its lighting portfolio with its first line of rechargeable Cordless Lighting, which offers portable convenience and functionality while remaining fully at home in a design-forward collection. The season further marks major category expansions, including Games, with new outdoor formats and elevated designs such as the Brote Shuffleboard and Skee Ball, and a broadened, hospitality-approved selection that opens new commercial design possibilities. Alongside the furniture launch, Four Hands Art Studio introduces a new series of Ornate Frames - statement pieces designed to perform alongside artwork, not simply border it. Made to complement both traditional and contemporary works, each frame is crafted with intention, from the Italian-made Gilded Antique Gold Frame to the matte-patina Sofia Iron Frame. All summer introductions are now available on FourHands.com for retailers and interior designers. Learn more about the Four Hands Trade Program and find local retail stores carrying Four Hands' products.