Janne Kyttanen to launch companies "at the same speed as designing products"
Business news: designer Janne Kyttanen has left the "overrated" 3D-printing industry to launch a venture capital fund that will design and launch new companies. More
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IKEA settles with Emeco over claims it copied a Norman Foster chair
Business news: American furniture brand Emeco has accepted an out-of-court settlement from IKEA after accusing the Swedish giant of copying the design of one of its chairs. More
Joe Doucet launches Othr brand for 3D-printed home accessories
New York 2016: the latest designer to set up their own brand is Joe Doucet, who has launched a range of 3D-printed products by names including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Sebastian Bergne and Philippe Malouin. More
Furniture designers ditch "dead" royalty system and launch their own brands
Milan 2016: the old model of working for royalties is "completely dead" according to Stefano Giovannoni, the latest designer to turn entrepreneur and launch his own brand. More
Molteni&C appoints Vincent Van Duysen as creative director to get "more sophisticated look"
Business news: Molteni has become the latest Italian design brand to appoint a non-Italian creative director, signing up Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen for the role. More
PepsiCo to hire more designers to build "a critical mass of design people"
Milan 2016: food and drinks giant PepsiCo is expanding its design team from 100 to 160 and opening studios around the world, following the success of its inaugural studio in New York (+ slideshow). More
"Brexit" vote could damage London's design status, says Tom Dixon
EU referendum: uncertainty over whether the UK will vote to leave the European Union is affecting creative business as customers postpone decisions, according to designer Tom Dixon. More
IKEA fuels demand for western lifestyle in China, say Hay founders
Chinese consumers are developing a taste for western furniture and lifestyles thanks to IKEA, according to the founders of Danish design brand Hay. More
Ahalife appoints former Net-A-Porter head to help it become "Neiman's for design"
Business news: Ahalife, the design marketplace that acquired e-commerce site Bezar earlier this year, has appointed online fashion retail expert Christopher Colfer to its board to help it become the first global design store on the web. More
Stefano Giovannoni to launch Qeeboo online design brand in Milan
Milan 2016: Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni has set up a new internet-based plastic furniture brand that he hopes will overcome the "irreconcilable gap" between physical and online retail. More
Sebastian Wrong launches "competitive" new lighting brand called Wrong London
Business news: British designer Sebastian Wrong is launching a new lighting company with offices in London and Hong Kong. More
Aston Martin to offer design consulting services
Business news: British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has set up a service to provide companies with design, engineering and manufacturing consultation. More
Architecture for Humanity relaunches as Open Architecture Collaborative
Following the bankruptcy and collapse of Architecture for Humanity in 2015, local chapters have banded together to create a new organisation called Open Architecture Collaborative (+ movie). More
UK's third-biggest architecture firm BDP bought by Japanese engineering giant
Business news: UK architecture firm BDP has been bought by Japanese firm Nippon Koei for £102.2 million. More
Tom Dixon sold to British investment firm Neo Investment Partners
Business news: design brand Tom Dixon has been sold by its Swedish owners to a British investment company, it has emerged. More
Opendesk Express launches "desks on demand" service for London's workplaces
Business news: open-source furniture brand Opendesk has launched a service aimed at disrupting the contract furniture industry, allowing businesses to order locally manufactured products that can be delivered and installed in just 14 days. More
Burberry to sell fashion collections straight from the catwalk
Business news: British fashion label Burberry has announced its collections will be available to purchase straight after they are shown on the runway, as opposed to the typical four-month delay. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune unveils new business concept for entrepreneurial designers
Business news: Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has developed a new business model that allows designers to earn 75 per cent of the proceeds of their products, rather than the standard royalty of five per cent or less. More
Design brand Hem sold to private investment company
Business news: startup furniture brand Hem has been acquired by a private buyer in a deal that will see designer and co-founder Petrus Palmér become CEO in place of Jason Goldberg, who will leave the company. More
It's now cheaper to open a traditional shop than an online store, says Fab co-founder
Business news: online retail businesses are becoming more expensive to run than traditional design stores, according to Bradford Shellhammer, who co-founded Fab.com and launched Bezar.com. More