These esteemed fashion houses are collaborating with Gio Ponti, Cini Boeri, Gae Aulenti, Portaluppi, and Le Corbusier, to reinterpret their classic designs in luxurious new forms at the Milan Furniture Fair.

On the first day of Milan Design Week, FashionNetwork.com met Massimiliano Ferrari, CEO of Corporate Brand Maison, who talked about the new initiatives and ambitious projects of Elie Saab’s home interiors line.

The new Fendi Casa project, launched in 2021, is starting to bear fruit. In 2023, the Roman luxury label's furniture line doubled its revenue, and is now commercialised via over 50 retailers worldwide.

The Italian label is multiplying its projects in the region, where it already has around forty points of sale, notably by strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia, with new boutiques and a café in Riyadh.

Many labels don’t know which way to turn, forced to choose between the Venice Biennale, scheduled on April 17-19, and Milan Design Week, set to welcome 300,000 visitors on April 15-21.

​Amazon has announced a €700 million+ investment in robotics and AI-powered technologies across Europe, using its Innovation Lab to develop and test new tech, and it will soon open the lab to the public.

Known for simple, monotone stationary, apparel and home goods, Muji is betting that there’s just as much demand for no-frills homes and hotels, with plans to ramp up the number of Muji-style accommodations.

Hong Kong-based AS Watson has promoted Malina Ngai to the role of group chief executive, effective from the start of next month.

The New York-based fashion group is debuting food and beverage concepts in Dubai and Jakarta.

​E-tail giant The Very Group has promoted its Retail Managing Director Robbie Feather to Group CEO, succeeding Lionel Desclée, “who has chosen to step down and pursue new opportunities”. 

The Pinault family has elevated a third-generation descendant to one of its prominent businesses, naming one of the founder’s grandchildren to the board of Christie’s auction house. 

​Richemont’s renewed attempts to divest Yoox Net-A-Porter have attracted the attention of luxury rival Mytheresa, a report has claimed. It's believed to be among potential bidders to buy loss-making e-tail giant YNAP.

The communication giant has just acquired Sunshine, a consultancy and production agency for brands and entertainment, based in London and Los Angeles. This brings the total number of companies it aggregates to 12.

Bedford Media announced on Thursday that it will relaunch the iconic Life Magazine, both in print and digital formats, as part of a strategic partnership with Dotdash Meredith. 

​Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its share price soaring.

A French edition of Italian-born menswear magazine ICON will be released on Friday. Meant for younger men, the magazine boasts an impressive editorial team and seeks to prove that print media isn't a thing of the past.