Business news
Piero Gandini leaves Flos after 22 years following “different views” with new owners
Design retailer Skandium closes ahead of administration
West Elm becomes sole retailer of Good Thing products
Sandow to manage NYCxDesign from 2020
Coalesse Design Group relocates studio to Munich
Michael Kors buys Versace in bid to rival the big European luxury conglomerates
Louis Poulsen becomes latest design brand sold to Investindustrial
Barber and Osgerby sell stake in Universal Design Studio and Map
Knoll purchases Muuto in $300 million deal
Christopher Bailey bows out of Burberry after 17 years
Falling number of students studying design “not sustainable” for UK economy, Design Council warns
Simon Waterfall named creative director of Airbnb’s new design and innovation studio
Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with “probably the biggest” stand ever at the fair
Integrating design into business strategy is good for growth, says InVision report
Watch our talk with McKinsey & Company on the business value of design
Good design is good for business, says McKinsey as it unveils new design division
NYCxDesign organisers look for new management
Retro-inspired fashion and homeware brand Orla Kiely goes into administration
Bjarke Ingels joins WeWork as chief architect
UNStudio launches tech startup UNSense to drag architecture into “the age of the iPhone”
Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a “vote of confidence in London”
Richard Branson revealed as major investor in Hyperloop One
Lobbying platform for UK fashion industry launches to influence Brexit negotiations
