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  • 01About
  • 02Brands
    • Culture + Commerce
    • Curator/
    • Fred Segal
    • Furniture/Today Group
    • Interior Design
    • LuxeBox
    • Luxe Interiors + Design
    • Material ConneXion
    • MediaJet
    • NewBeauty
    • Sandow China
    • Spalook.com
    • TestTube
    • Watch Journal
    • Worth
  • 03Calendar
  • 04Press
  • 05Careers
  • 06Contact
SANDOW includes over 400 employees in 18 companies throughout 14 global offices,
building influential brands in beauty, design, business information and luxury.

About SANDOW®

→  Founded by visionary media entrepreneur Adam I. Sandow in 2003, SANDOW® is a leader in building multi-platform brands that inform, inspire and engage highly coveted consumer and business audiences. Meeting at the intersection of luxury and design, the SANDOW brands – all powered by innovation – span digital and print media, licensing, consulting, e-commerce and retail, business information and marketing services. Its diverse group of companies allows SANDOW to strategically cross-pollinate and create unique business models that help drive its aggressive growth.  With more than 400 employees in 14 global offices, SANDOW brands include Culture + Commerce™, Curator/™, Fred Segal®, Furniture/Today® Group, Interior Design®, Luxe Interiors + Design®, Material ConneXion™, NewBeauty®, Spalook.com™ and Worth®.

The SANDOW Platform

Media + Experiential

NewBeauty®, Luxe Interiors + Design™, Interior Design®,
Worth®, Watch Journal®,
Couture Time™, Curator/™

Services + Information

Furniture/Today® Group,
Material ConneXion™, Design Monitor™, Private Aviation
Network™, LuxeBox™

Commerce + Licensing

Spalook.com™, NewBeauty TestTube™, NewBeauty
SampleBar™, Fred Segal®,
Culture + Commerce™

SANDOW Leadership
→Adam I. Sandow is chief executive officer and chairman of SANDOW, which he founded in 2003. Using his vast experience with public and private media companies, Sandow has built his privately held company through a series of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Its diverse group of brands allows SANDOW to strategically cross-pollinate and create unique businesses that help drive its aggressive ten year growth.

Prior to launching his namesake company, Sandow was a principal in Internet start-up and wedding media company The Knot (now called XO Group), which he joined after having sold his first publishing business in 1999. His entrepreneurial expertise and extensive knowledge of the media industry were instrumental in orchestrating The Knot’s explosive growth and ultimate IPO in 2000.

A serial entrepreneur, Sandow started his first business while a freshman at the University of Miami. He quickly grew his first company from a single client to diversified media company including magazines, books and marketing services. By the age of 25, he had launched his first national consumer magazine, Honeymoon, which quickly became the best-selling travel magazine on newsstands nationwide.

Sandow is passionate about launching and developing new brands and businesses that defy traditional rules—from launching TestTube, the first beauty sampling subscription program, in 2006, to acquiring the worldwide rights to the iconic Fred Segal brand in 2012 and announcing plans to expand its presence around the world—from Tokyo to Vegas, to introducing LuxeBox™, the world’s most exclusive home design resource, delivered to the doorsteps of affluent homebuyers. He has created a fast-growing, dynamic company with an entrepreneurial spirit that values innovation and great ideas.

Timeline

2013

 

March 2013
Material ConneXion announces the opening of its 10th international location in Tokyo, Japan.

January 2013
SANDOW introduces NewBeauty Spa+, a special edition of NewBeauty focusing on the wellness lifestyle.

2012

December 2012

SANDOW launches LuxeBox, the world’s most exclusive home design resource, in six key US markets.

SANDOW announces that it will establish its global headquarters in New York City’s Time-Life building in spring 2013.

Fred Segal announces that it will be the anchor retailer at LAX’s new Tom Bradley International Terminal in 2013.

HOK Product Design appoints Culture + Commerce as its licensing and consulting agency.

November 2012

SANDOW announces partnership with sbe to launch Fred Segal at SLS Las Vegas in 2014.

Fred Segal announces plans to expand into the Japanese market with lifestyle stores, branded products and e-commerce.

Luxe Interiors + Design launches its 13th US regional edition with Luxe Washington DC (also serving Maryland and Northern Virginia).

Material ConneXion continues European expansion and opens two new offices in Skövde and Tibro, Sweden.

The company moves to its brand new 33,000 square foot office in Boca Raton, FL.

May 2012
SANDOW acquires worldwide rights to Fred Segal.

January 2012
Private Aviation Network reaches 140+ locations nationwide.

2011

December 2011
Apps for Interior Design and Surface become available on the Apple newsstand.

November 2011
Luxe Interiors + Design app launches, delivering 24-hour access to all the latest luxury interior design news, for iPhone and iPad users.

October 2011
Luxe expands its reach into eight regional markets in addition to the national edition.

First CURATOR event, a global luxury event connecting affluent consumers to top luxury brands takes place at the Sheltair Aviation Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

September 2011
Worth app launches for iPhone and iPad users, enabling access to the magazine’s content at anytime from anywhere.

July 2011
NewBeauty launches iPad app. Within 60 days it reaches the top 5 overall and top 5 grossing apps in the Apple Newsstand.

May 2011
SANDOW acquires Material ConneXion, a leading global materials consultancy firm, and Culture & Commerce, a design project consultancy firm, expanding the company’s resources and services, solidifying its presence in the global marketplace.

January 2011
SANDOW acquires GenArt, the arts and entertainment organization committed to engaging audiences and aligning brand partners with up-and-coming talent in film, fashion, art and music. 

2010

October 2010
SANDOW purchases the famed Studio Beautymix at the iconic Fred Segal store in Santa Monica, California, and transforms the 4,000-square-foot location into a revolutionary new retail experience—NewBeauty at Fred Segal.

May 2010
SANDOW expands to entire 17th floor at 360 Park Avenue South and reaches 87 employees in New York.

March 2010
The acquisition of Interior Design magazine and Furniture Today Group solidifies SANDOW’s domination of design industry media.

February 2010
NewBeauty takes over SpaFinder and creates the largest spa reference in the world— NewBeauty SpaFinder The Guide to Global Spa—merging in-depth beauty content with a complete reference guide to luxury spas.

2009
December 2009
Luxe Source launches, bringing a wealth of luxury design resources to one online destination.

July 2009
National edition of Luxe hits newsstands.

More than 1 million products have been sampled through the TestTube program.

April 2009
Worth reemerges with new design, transforming the landscape of financial information and redefining the Evolution of Financial Intelligence.

March 2009
SANDOW acquires Western Interiors & Design, merging the magazine with Luxe, ultimately becoming Luxe Interiors + Design. 

2008

October 2008
Rollout of the Private Aviation Network begins with luxury newsstand distribution at airports in West Palm Beach, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Luxe expands to six regional editions.

February 2008
SANDOW acquires Worth magazine, an established and trusted financial publication, and begins working on complete reinvention of the layout, design, editorial mission and revenue model.

The acquisition of Worth prompts the opening of SANDOW’s first New York office location. 

2007

October 2007
Luxe grows to include four regional markets.

March 2007
SANDOW acquires Spalook.com and revamps the website to create the ultimate online shopping destination for luxury skin-care products, featuring more than 200 high-end brands and thousands of product choices.

January 2007
TestTube gains national media attention after being featured in the January 29, 2007 edition of Time magazine, followed by additional coverage from media publications including the New York Post, WWD, Daily News, Brand Week and the Washington Post.

2006

July 2006
TestTube, the first ever beauty product sampling program, launches to overwhelming consumer response and national media attention, despite a conservative marketing campaign. 

2005

June 2005
Luxe Colorado premieres with 120 ad pages, laying the foundation for Luxe’s unique national and global expansion.

January 2005
NewBeauty debuts as the most expensive beauty magazine on newsstands. The inaugural issue boasts a record number of local and national ad pages—more than 500—and experiences immediate profitability. 

2004

2004
The development of NewBeauty continues.

Conceptualization for Luxe begins.
Book division is launched. 

2003

2003

Adam Sandow forms Sandow Media Corporation with the goal to completely reinvent media.

First employees were hired to initiate the planning stages for NewBeauty. 

Upcoming Events

  • May 18, 2013 (All Day)
    ICFF – International Contemporary Furniture Fair
  • May 31, 2013 (All Day)
    Interior Design: Futuregreen forum
  • June 6, 2013 (All Day)
    Denver Designer Show House
  • June 8, 2013 (All Day)
    Worth: Chicago WLWA Summit
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LOCATIONS

United States

South Florida
New York
North Carolina
Southern California

Foreign

Bangkok, Thailand
Beijing, China
Cologne, Germany
Dong Daegu, Korea
Istanbul, Turkey
Milan, Italy
Seoul, Korea
Shanghai, China
Skövde, Sweden
Tibro, Sweden

BRANDS

  • Culture & Commerce™
  • Curator/™
  • Fred Segal™
  • Furniture/Today® Group
  • Interior Design®
  • LuxeBox™
  • Luxe Interiors + Design™
  • Material ConneXion™
  • NewBeauty®
  • Private Aviation Network™
  • SANDOW® China
  • SpaLook.com™
  • TestTube™
  • Watch Journal®
  • Worth®

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