designwire daily | Sandow Media Welcomes Surface Magazine to Interior Design Media Group

Sandow Media Welcomes Surface Magazine to Interior Design Media Group

by Laurel Petriello | Thursday, April 14, 2011

Surface magazine, consumer voice of the contemporary luxury and design world, has been a leader in its publishing market for more than 15 years, shining a spotlight on up-and-coming fashion designers, artists, architects, and more. Acquired today by Sandow Media, that spotlight is poised to intensify in the coming year under the umbrella of Sandow subsidiary Interior Design Media Group.

“As a leading design, fashion and lifestyle consumer magazine, Surface will be a strong addition to Interior Design Media Group,” says Adam I. Sandow, chairman and CEO of Sandow Media. “This acquisition shows our commitment to expanding our presence in the design community both domestically and abroad. We are thrilled to welcome Surface magazine to the Sandow family and are confident that our integrated resources will lead to substantial growth under the leadership of Mark Strauss, president of Interior Design Media Group.”

Operating independently from its new sister publication Interior Design, Surface will publish its first issue under its new ownership beginning with the July/August issue. The acquisition also highlights the further global expansion of Sandow Media with a Surface Asia, Surface China, and Interior Design China edition now included in its portfolio.

“This acquisition emphasizes the broad based way we approach design. We believe that both trade and consumer audiences will continue to grow strongly as interest in design culture expands, and Sandow Media continues to strategically invest,” says Strauss.

Dan Rubinstein, editor in chief, will continue in his leading role. “I’m boiling over with excitement about the possibilities for Surface now that we’re a part of the rapidly growing Sandow Media family,” says Rubinstein, “The potential for synergistic growth is enormous. And with the support of Adam Sandow and Mark Strauss—both true believers in the Surface brand—I believe the magazine can continue to grow and assert its leadership in all fields of design, in print and beyond.”