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Media brand Sandow Companies has acquired Canadian magazine Azure and product directory Architonic.
Sandow Companies announced the acquisition of Architonic today, while it added formerly independent Canadian architecture and design publication Azure to its portfolio at the end of last year.
The acquisitions of Architonic and Azure expand Sandow Companies’ portfolio of built environment publications, which include architecture magazine Metropolis, architecture website Architizer, interior publications Interior Design and Luxe Interiors + Design and design magazine Design Milk.
Sandow Companies also owns materials website Material Bank.
Respected global platform in architecture and design
Architonic was acquired from DAAily Platforms, which continues to own architecture and design publications ArchDaily and Designboom.
“Architonic is one of the most respected global platforms in architecture and design, with an extraordinary community and a deeply trusted brand,” said Sandow Companies founder Adam Sandow.
Sandow Companies acquires online magazine Design Milk
“Bringing Architonic into the Sandow ecosystem is a natural and strategic step as we continue to build connected platforms that support the design industry across the world. We are excited to invest in Architonic’s future, expand its reach and elevate its experience for the global design community.”
Sandow Companies announced that it had acquired Azure on 17 December 2025. The magazine was founded in 1985 by Sergio Sgaramella and Nelda Rodger and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Sandow Companies to steward Azure into its next chapter
“First and foremost, I want to honor the extraordinary visionaries who built Azure into one of the most admired voices in global design,” said Sandow at the time.
“Sergio Sgaramella and his late wife, Nelda Rodger, created a publication defined by curiosity, intelligence, and an unwavering belief in the cultural impact of design. We are incredibly proud to steward Azure into its next chapter.”
Sandow established his self-named firm in 2003 and founded Material Bank in 2019. The group purchased Metropolis in 2019 and Design Milk in 2023.
Architonic purchased ArchDaily in 2020 with the group acquiring Design Boom in 2022.
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