{"id":239341,"date":"2025-12-18T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/239341\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:30:25","slug":"sandow-design-group-acquires-azure-expanding-its-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/239341\/","title":{"rendered":"SANDOW DESIGN GROUP Acquires Azure, Expanding Its Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Dec.  17, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <strong>SANDOW Companies<\/strong> announced that it has acquired <strong>Azure<\/strong>, Canada\u2019s leading international voice in\u00a0architecture and design. Azure will operate as part of <strong>SANDOW DESIGN GROUP<\/strong>, a collective of influential\u00a0design brands spanning media, research, and creative services.<\/p>\n<p>Founded more than four decades ago by <strong>Sergio Sgaramella<\/strong> and the late <strong>Nelda Rodger<\/strong>, Azure has earned\u00a0a global reputation for rigorous journalism, sharp point of view, and exceptional visual standards. With its\u00a0international perspective and multidisciplinary lens across architecture, interiors, product design, landscape,\u00a0and urbanism, Azure has played a defining role in elevating Canadian design while engaging a worldwide\u00a0audience of design professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Pagliacolo<\/strong> will continue in her role as Editor in Chief. A National Magazine Award\u2013winning editor,\u00a0Pagliacolo brings deep editorial leadership and close ties to the global architecture and design community,\u00a0ensuring continuity as the brand enters its next chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, I want to honor the extraordinary visionaries who built Azure into one of the most\u00a0admired voices in global design,\u201d said <strong>Adam Sandow<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of SANDOW Companies, parent company of SANDOW DESIGN GROUP, \u201cSergio Sgaramella and his late wife, Nelda Rodger, created a\u00a0publication defined by curiosity, intelligence, and an unwavering belief in the cultural impact of design. We\u00a0are incredibly proud to steward Azure into its next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under SANDOW\u2019s ownership, Azure will remain a vital editorial platform, continuing its legacy in print while\u00a0expanding how it connects with its audience through digital storytelling and industry programs. The brand\u00a0will also continue to steward its highly regarded AZ Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation across\u00a0architecture and design.<\/p>\n<p>As part of SANDOW DESIGN GROUP, Azure joins a portfolio of leading brands that includes LUXE Interiors +\u00a0Design, Interior Design, Metropolis, Design Milk, Architizer, ThinkLab, The Agency by SANDOW, The STUDIO\u00a0by SANDOW, DESIGNTV by SANDOW, and the SURROUND Podcast Network. Azure will retain its distinct\u00a0editorial identity while benefiting from shared infrastructure and new opportunities for engagement across the\u00a0global design community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that SANDOW DESIGN GROUP will maintain and develop Azure\u2019s unique mandate and perspective as an international media brand,\u201d said Sergio Sgaramella, co-founder and CEO of Azure. \u201c&#8217;Design that matters&#8217; was what my life and business partner, Nelda Rodger, placed at the center of our editorial focus, sprinkled with curiosity, innovation, and the intuition for discovering emerging talents. SANDOW is Azure\u2019s natural partner to continue on this path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT SANDOW DESIGN GROUP<\/strong><br \/>Founded in 2003 by visionary entrepreneur Adam I. Sandow, SANDOW DESIGN GROUP, a SANDOW company, has revolutionized the publishing model, delivering innovative content and solutions for the design, materials, and luxury industries. Its portfolio includes LUXE Interiors + Design, Interior Design, Metropolis, Architizer, Azure, Design Milk, SURROUND Podcast Network, and DESIGNTV by SANDOW, alongside industry-leading services ThinkLab, The Agency by SANDOW, and The STUDIO by SANDOW. In 2019, Adam Sandow launched Material Bank, the world\u2019s largest marketplace for searching, sampling, and specifying architecture, design, and construction materials.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SANDOW-Design-Group.png\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; SANDOW Companies announced that it has acquired Azure, Canada\u2019s leading&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[19835,367,365,362,363,364,3227,366,18,117,27902,19,17,361,1109,126351,126350],"class_list":{"0":"post-239341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-acquisition","9":"tag-architecture","10":"tag-arts","11":"tag-arts-and-design","12":"tag-artsanddesign","13":"tag-artsdesign","14":"tag-azure","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-eire","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-furniture","19":"tag-ie","20":"tag-ireland","21":"tag-magazine","22":"tag-media","23":"tag-sandow","24":"tag-sandow-design-group"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115741053925549054","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}