BERNHARDT’S ATICO COCKTAIL TABLE EARNS MARKET STAR RECOGNITION AT LAS VEGAS MARKET

At Summer 2026 Las Vegas Market, Bernhardt Interiors’ Atico Cocktail Table emerged as one of the products singled out by the market’s invited design voices. The table received Market Star Favorite recognition after being selected by Tiffany Glasco, founder and principal designer of Nahla Madison Home, among the designers, influencers, and style experts invited to highlight notable products during the event.

The recognition comes at a moment when furniture design is increasingly exploring the expressive qualities of natural materials and sculptural silhouettes. Rather than relying on elaborate ornament, contemporary casegoods are often being defined by proportion, textur,e and the relationship between solid forms. Bernhardt’s Atico Cocktail Table takes that direction into a distinctly architectural territory, combining wood and metal to create a piece described by the brand as having a sense of “movement and flow”.

Part of the Bernhardt Interiors collection, the Atico carries the SKU 308018 and is scheduled to become available in autumn 2026. Its Market Star recognition offers an early indication of the attention surrounding the design before its wider availability through Bernhardt’s authorised retail and design network.

The table was presented at Las Vegas Market alongside Bernhardt pieces including the Tucci Sofa, allowing its sculptural character to be considered within a broader residential setting. Its appeal lies less in visual excess than in the interplay of materials and shape. Wood provides warmth and visual weight, while metal introduces a contrasting element that gives the composition a more contemporary edge.

That balance reflects a broader sensibility within Bernhardt Interiors, which the company describes as a curated collection with an elevated design aesthetic. The collection encompasses living-room furniture including seating, cocktail tables, side tables, accent tables, storage pieces and mirrors, giving the Atico a natural context within a wider approach to contemporary residential interiors.

Las Vegas Market itself has become an important meeting point for the American home furnishings industry, bringing together furniture, décor, design professionals and retailers at World Market Center Las Vegas. For Summer 2026, the market ran from 26 to 30 July, with its programme spanning permanent showrooms and temporary exhibitions. The event also introduced a new season of Market Stars, whose role was to offer an insider perspective on showroom discoveries, emerging trends and noteworthy products.

Glasco was among those selected for the Summer 2026 programme. Based in St Louis, she is the founder and principal designer of Nahla Madison Home and brings more than a decade of design experience alongside a background in entrepreneurship. Her work is described as combining bold colour, pattern and texture with a refined, eclectic approach. Her selection of the Atico Cocktail Table therefore placed the piece within the perspective of an established design professional actively surveying the market for distinctive furnishings.

The recognition also reflects the importance of materiality in current interiors. Las Vegas Market’s Summer 2026 Market Snapshot programme identified “Crafted Natural” as one of its five seasonal themes, describing the direction through honest materials, sculptural forms and warm organic tones. Although the Atico was recognised separately as a Market Star Favorite rather than as a Market Snapshot finalist, its combination of natural-looking warmth and sculptural construction sits comfortably within the wider design language being explored at the market.

For Bernhardt, this latest recognition arrives within a particularly active period of product development. The company’s 2026 editorial programme has included new introductions across Bernhardt Interiors and its other residential divisions, with recent collections exploring modern silhouettes, tactile materials and more considered proportions. The brand continues to position its furniture around distinctive materials and an elevated aesthetic, with design intended to convey a sense of character rather than simply perform a functional role.

The story behind Bernhardt adds another dimension to the introduction. Founded in 1889 in Lenoir, North Carolina, by John Mathias Bernhardt, the company began by producing bedroom furniture from native white oak sourced from the region. From those beginnings in western North Carolina, Bernhardt developed into a major American furniture manufacturer while remaining family-owned. Today, third- and fourth-generation members of the Bernhardt family remain involved in the company, which operates manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and works with representatives across more than 50 countries.

The company’s history has also been marked by a willingness to expand its interpretation of furniture. Upholstered furniture became a major category in 1958 with the introduction of the Flair division, while Bernhardt Design was established in 1981 to serve the contract market. Bernhardt Interiors followed in 2008 as a curated residential collection, broadening the company’s design vocabulary beyond its earlier furniture-making foundations.

That heritage makes the Atico particularly interesting as a contemporary object. Bernhardt’s origins are rooted in woodworking and regional materials, yet its current collections demonstrate an ongoing engagement with modern forms and international design influences. The Atico’s combination of wood and metal can therefore be read as part of a longer evolution: the traditional presence of timber remains, but its treatment is more sculptural and deliberately architectural.

The company’s retail model is also intentionally design-led. Bernhardt furniture is sold through authorised retailers and interior designers rather than directly to consumers, and the company notes that individual retailers determine which pieces they display. As the Atico Cocktail Table is not scheduled for availability until autumn 2026, prospective buyers will need to consult Bernhardt’s current official Where to Buy locator for authorised retailers and designers, with individual availability confirmed directly by each location.

The Atico Cocktail Table’s Market Star recognition is ultimately a small but telling moment within a much larger design landscape. Its combination of sculptural form, contrasting materials and restrained presence reflects an interiors culture increasingly interested in furniture that can occupy a room without overwhelming it.

As the piece moves towards its autumn 2026 release, its significance may lie less in the accolade itself than in what the recognition reveals about the direction of contemporary furniture: increasingly tactile, increasingly architectural, and confident enough to let material and form carry the conversation.

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