Gianni Versace’s former mansion in New York hits the market for $70 million
The five-story, 17-room property features the brand's emblematic Baroque style and had been personally styled by the designer who was murdered 25 years ago.
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The evolution of the glass on display: from Gio Ponti to today
“Forme del Bere” (Forms of Drinking) is an ongoing exhibition in Murano, Venice, where the bound between glass and design is retraced through the works of both great masters and new talents.
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Renzo Piano’s first encounters with Domus
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The history of the cover of Domus 763, Alan Fletcher’s Technological Cemetery
Many memorable covers have resulted from the collaboration between Domus and the great British graphic designer. However, as Giuseppe Basile recalls – Domus’ art director for more than thirty years – one in particular is absolutely astonishing.
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Now you can share your work through a new function by Domus where you can upload your architecture, design, interior, graphics, illustration, photography and art projects.
Modest pensions, a surrogate for home
Italian novelist Andrea Bajani writes about a small hotel in the Veneto hills, where, on the occasion of a local literary festival, he has been lodging in room number 8 for years, in stays of one week at a time.
13 Brutalist architectures in the tropics
Under the sun and amidst luxuriant vegetation Brutalism, although in continuity with its founding principles, abandones any serious aura to embrace a more euphoric language in synergy with nature.
Who is Ib Kamara, the creative who succeeded Abloh at the helm of Off-White
The appointment of Virgil Abloh’s successor to the artistic direction of the brand suggests a conservative future.
Bracciodiferro, Italian design’s first radical experience
In the 1970s, an experimental project overturned the canons of design, anticipating Alchimia and Memphis and involving names such as Cassina, Gaetano Pesce, and Alessandro Mendini.
Druet vs Cattelan may be the end of contemporary art as we know it
In the creative world, it is the case of the day: the artist on one hand, the maker of his works on the other. A court will rule who owns the intellectual property rights to the works of art.
The e-bike effect that is transforming New York
With the recent increase of rentable e-bikes, the metropolis is preparing to develop the road infrastructure to guarantee safety for new urban cyclists.
Milan, a new skyscraper in the Central Station area will revolutionize the area
An office tower will rise in place of the Michelangelo hotel, becoming part of a larger urban redevelopment project around piazza Luigi di Savoia, facing the Pirelli Tower.
Design as architecture: Aldo Rossi as a designer, through the Domus archive
Coffee makers, pure forms and memories of cherished objects: we look back at the history of the objects designed by the Italian architect and published in Domus, particularly in the 1980s, now on display in Milan.
The peace of Kyiv
In the early 19th century, Antonio Canova sculpted a magnificent statue commissioned by a Russian nobleman. It became a symbol of peace in Kyiv, but is now under the bombings.
Snøhetta to expand St. Louis’ Powell Hall with canted cell-shaped entrance
The project, which features a big archway in the white grainy brick facade, renovates the historical house of one of the most famous orchestras in the United States.
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10 stunning land art sites in Italy
From Burri’s emblematic Cretto to the sculptures immersed in the nature of Pollino National Park. A selection of Land Art sites to visit in Italy to lose yourself among artworks and landscape.
Apple discontinues iPod: the original review, published by Domus in 2002
After 21 years from the launch of the iconic MP3 player that revolutionized the way people enjoy music, the Californian company has announced the end of its production. Let’s retrace his debut on Domus 844.