Danish Media company JP/Politiken Media Group has bought the UK design magazine Dezeen. The deal is its first acquisition outside Scandinavian and signals the intent to expand internationally.
Dezeen was established in 2006 as an architecture and design title by its current editor Marcus Fairs. It now employs a staff of 28. It claims to be the profession’s leading global media brand with over 3m monthly uniques and 6.5m social media followers. JP/Politiken Media Group is owned jointly by two private trusts, each a publisher of a major broadsheet news brand.
