Apple promotes Jonathan Ive to new chief design officer role
Business news: Apple has promoted Jonathan Ive to the newly created role of chief design officer as part of a reshuffle in the company's design department. More
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European design brands target America amid booming demand for luxury design
The American market for high-end design is "growing incredibly" according to European brands, who are opening showrooms and restructuring their US businesses to take advantage of booming sales. More
3D-printing pioneer MakerBot lays off staff and closes stores
Business news: MakerBot, once the darling of the 3D-printing scene, has laid off 20 per cent of its staff and closed its three retail stores after failing to meet its financial growth targets. More
Boffi eyes US market growth with De Padova acquisition
Business news: luxury Italian kitchen and bathroom brand Boffi has acquired furniture company De Padova, adding free-standing pieces to its range of products in a move to appeal to the US market. More
IKEA faces legal action over alleged copyright infringement
American furniture brand Emeco is to sue IKEA for damages for allegedly copying a chair designed by Norman Foster. More
Ventura Lambrate co-founder Margo Konings resigns
Margo Konings, co-founder of Dutch design agency Organisation in Design and co-organiser of Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district, has left the company. More
Designers are adding billions of dollars to the tech industry, says John Maeda
Design has become a "game changer" in Silicon Valley, according to a report by former Rhode Island School of Design president John Maeda, who says that designers are becoming essential to the success of tech companies. More
Mathieu Lehanneur appointed chief designer at Huawei
Business news: Chinese technology company Huawei has named French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as the head of its new design research centre in Paris. More
Fab acquired by PCH to create "the Netflix of design"
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
Most design brands "will disappear" within five years says Stefano Giovannoni
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
UK government sets 2020 deadline to end replica furniture production
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
Architecture Foundation names critic Ellis Woodman as new director
Business news: architecture critic Ellis Woodman has been appointed director of the London-based Architecture Foundation. More
B&B Italia in takeover talks with American suitor
Business news: luxury brand B&B Italia could be sold to a major American furniture group, Dezeen understands. More
Monoqi buys Mydeco to extend UK reach
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
Hem acquires Discipline products to expand furniture and homeware range
Business news: furniture brand Hem has acquired the rights to over 200 products from Italian design company Discipline (+ slideshow). More
Icon editor Christopher Turner named deputy director of London Design Festival
Business news: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune launches Smaller Objects home accessories brand
Stockholm 2015: Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has set up a new company that will offer a selection of small household items (+ slideshow). More
Moooi co-founders buy remaining stake from B&B Italia
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
Zaha Hadid settles book review lawsuit and donates money to labour rights charity
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
Architecture for Humanity board to file for bankruptcy
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