Swiss consultancy Luxoft acquires Seattle-based design firm Smashing Ideas

Luxoft Holding, a Swiss-based a global IT service provider, today (June 20) announced the acquisition of Smashing Ideas, a Seattle-based design and innovation agency.  
Smashing Ideas, owned by book publisher Penguin Random House, has consulted brands across product design and development. Penguin Random House had owned the firm since 2011.
Luxoft said in a statement that the acquisition bolsters Luxoft’s digital research, strategy and design capabilities. Luxoft’s lines of