News: US office furniture giant Haworth has acquired a majority stake in iconic Italian design brands including Cappellini, Cassina and Alias as part of its $270 million deal with Italian furniture group Poltrona Frau. More
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid launched a sofa based on natural rock formations at an exhibition of her new furniture designs in a former foundry last week. More
Cologne 2011: Italian brand Cassina present a collection of wooden furniture originally designed by architect Le Corbusier in the 1950s at imm cologne in Germany this week. More
Dezeen promotion: the first of Gaetano Pesce's series of 61 unique tables for Cassina, which together form a map of Italy, is to be auctioned at Phillips de Pury in London today. More
Philippe Starck has updated his website with images of Privé - a range of retro-looking, leather-upholstered sofas and chairs for Italian brand Cassina. More