News and nuggets from the design sphere.

Amazon further enters the smart-home market with the acquisition of Ring, a company that manufactures WiFi-connected doorbells, home security systems, and security cameras. The deal has reportedly been valued at over more than $1 billion.

The latest trends in cooking appliances include app-driven appliances, induction ovens, and appliances in colorful finishes.

On the low-tech end of things, here are the top four house plants that will thrive in, and even purify, the air in the bathroom.

On the retail front, Anthropologie hooks up with recently shuttered fashion brand Suno for its latest collaboration. The collection includes pottery, textiles and upholstered furniture in the label’s ethnic-inspired prints.

Another brand, another partnership. This time it’s the Shade Store that’s teaming with Aerin, the lifestyle and beauty brand helmed by beauty scion Aerin Lauder. The window treatments will be available this December.