The 20th-century villa-icon, this issue’s cover, is the culmination of a life and embodies an idea: those of the celebrated Italian writer.
Anna Zegna, president of the Zegna Foundation, tells us her green vision of the world: economic, social and environmental. A vision strictly connected with Oasi Zegna, a 100 square km natural area created in 1993 in the Alps.
Meet an uncommon architect and designer: something of a poet who descends inwards to discover “us”.
One of the most important Italian photographers, Berengo Gardin, tells us about his professional experience with Olivetti and the future of photography, between digital and specialization.
Domus meets Riccardo Donadon: not just negative disruption but great positivity, too, with new jobs, unprecedented scenarios, and huge knowledge and business opportunities.
“All the books in the world are waiting to be read,” wrote Roberto Bolaño, but this could also be the motto of Carlos D’Ercole.
Gian Arturo Ferrari, deus ex machina of publishing, talks about himself over coffee andexplains why culture must spread from the bottom up and not trickle down.
Death, debt and divorce. The Covid-19 catastrophe prompted the opening words of our (virtual) coffee break with Clarice Pecori Giraldi, grand dame of a global art market that is also grappling with the pandemic.
Even a luxury yacht is a high-impact social project. Because it engages and employs a series of skills that pertain to all of society and especially the community.
I am neither an architect nor an engineer. I’m not qualified to formulate a regeneration of the suburbs or the future of the city. But I do many other things. I try hard to do many.
Domus means house. Economics is managing the house. Are you here for some advice?
Tim Leberecht is a German-American author, entrepreneur and former consultant. He is also a prolific and passionate voice on the humanisation of business.
The district has always worked by engaging and exchange and with a very strong competitive spirit, among neighbours who push each other to excel.
