Business news: Chinese technology company Huawei has named French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as the head of its new design research centre in Paris. More about Mathieu Lehanneur appointed chief designer at Huawei
Business news: design e-commerce platform Fab.com has been bought by manufacturing company PCH, which plans to sell unique products alongside the website's existing offering of furniture and accessories. More about Fab acquired by PCH to create "the Netflix of design"
Design Indaba 2015: most furniture and lighting brands "will disappear in five years" as the internet revolutionises the way products are distributed, according to Italian industrial designer Stefano Giovannoni (+ interview). More about Most design brands "will disappear" within five years says Stefano Giovannoni
Business news: the UK government has finally set a date for the introduction of its new copyright protection law, making it illegal to manufacture or sell copies of mass-produced designs after 2020. More about UK government sets 2020 deadline to end replica furniture production
Business news: architecture critic Ellis Woodman has been appointed director of the London-based Architecture Foundation. More about Architecture Foundation names critic Ellis Woodman as new director
Business news: luxury brand B&B Italia could be sold to a major American furniture group, Dezeen understands. More about B&B Italia in takeover talks with American suitor
Business news: Berlin-based retailer Monoqi has acquired the assets of former online furniture marketplace Mydeco to help its expansion into the UK market. More about Monoqi buys Mydeco to extend UK reach
Business news: furniture brand Hem has acquired the rights to over 200 products from Italian design company Discipline (+ slideshow). More about Hem acquires Discipline products to expand furniture and homeware range
Business news: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. More about Icon editor Christopher Turner named deputy director of London Design Festival
Stockholm 2015: Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has set up a new company that will offer a selection of small household items (+ slideshow). More about Claesson Koivisto Rune launches Smaller Objects home accessories brand
Business news: designer Marcel Wanders and entrepreneur Casper Vissers have regained complete control of Dutch design brand Moooi, buying the remaining 25 per cent of the company they co-founded in 2001. More about Moooi co-founders buy remaining stake from B&B Italia
News: Zaha Hadid has settled her case against the New York Review of Books and critic Martin Filler, and has donated the settlement money to an undisclosed charity that "protects and champions labour rights". More about Zaha Hadid settles book review lawsuit and donates money to labour rights charity
News: the board of directors of non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity has confirmed it will file for bankruptcy, but 57 international chapters have pledged to continue working under a new umbrella network. More about Architecture for Humanity board to file for bankruptcy
News: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects – the firm behind the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower and the Statue of Liberty restoration – has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it is owed $2 million dollars by a Russian client. More about Century-old architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connell files for bankruptcy
News: the creative industries are now worth £76.9 billion per year to the UK, with the design sector enjoying the biggest growth. More about Creative industries in the UK generate £8.8 million per hour
News: Ole Bouman, former head of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, has been named as the director of a major new design museum developed in collaboration with the V&A in Shekou, Shenzhen. More about Ole Bouman named as director of V&A-backed design museum in China
News: Design Miami co-founder Ambra Medda has started a new role as global creative director for the 20/21 Design department at Christie's auction house. More about Ambra Medda joins Christie's design department
Exclusive: Fab.com co-founder Bradford Shellhammer is to return to online design retail with a new venture called Bezar (+ interview). More about Fab co-founder returns with Bezar, a new marketplace for emerging designers
News: Fab.com is reportedly in acquisition talks with electronics development company PCH International, which could see the online design retailer sold for a fraction of its earlier valuation. More about Fab.com in reported million acquisition talks
News: Italian furniture brand Driade has appointed British architect David Chipperfield as its artistic director, a year after it was rescued from financial collapse. More about Driade appoints David Chipperfield as artistic director