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Disney moves into “aspirational furniture” and homeware with new brand Disney Home
Italian Radical Design acquires Memphis Milano
Franchising gives architects “better balance between home life and profession” says Lisa Raynes
Nike gets “metaverse-ready” with acquisition of virtual sneaker company RTFKT
Made Thought to form The New Standard collective with Universal Design Studio and Map
Foster + Partners sells “significant” shareholding to Hennick & Company investment firm
Furniture brands Herman Miller and Knoll announce merger
Brexit Britain “no longer a viable distribution hub” say small design businesses
Architecture news website ArchDaily sold to products platform Architonic
Italian design brands warn of “economic catastrophe” unless factories reopen next week
“We made consumers think differently about low-energy lighting” says Plumen founders as buyer sought
End of an era as Giorgio Busnelli leaves B&B Italia
Cassina joins list of Made in Italy brands on heritage register
Paul Priestman announces departure from PriestmanGoode
Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen acquires Skagerak
Furniture brands raise prices due to “excessive rise” in cost of materials and transport
Material Bank buys Clippings to speed digitisation of “one of the few remaining sectors” to be transformed by technology
Herman Miller and Knoll rebrand as MillerKnoll following acquisition of historic design brand
UK design businesses fear “chaos” and price rises as Brexit transition period ends
B&B Italia appoints Piero Lissoni as artistic director
Lack of support for UK freelance designers “causing worry and division” amid Covid-19 pandemic
Designers Scholten & Baijings part ways after nineteen years
Skandium reopens following acquisition by Danish e-commerce entrepreneurs
