Farewell to Issey Miyake, creator of “clothes for freedom”
From the Domus archive, the refflections that the great Japanese designer shared with us in the years of the explosion of his ‘Pleats Please’ collections.
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Arenzano: wonders and contradictions of an acropolis by the Ligurian Sea
Between 1958 and 1962, Domus presented 6 fine architectures built in the pine forest of Arenzano, an exclusive holiday destination in western Liguria.
Designing water: 5 swimming pools from the 1950s from the Domus archive
From a tiny private pool designed by Franco Albini to a manifesto work by Gio Ponti in Naples, an itinerary in which water is the main focus of design.
The 1960s Italian summer houses from Domus archive
Today, as in the 1960s, holiday homes are once again the favorite summer destination. The spaces, optimized and flexible, inspired by the vernacular architecture of the Mediterranean, welcome the landscape, the guest of honor.
The modern bathroom: stories from the archives
Ceramic or plexiglas, red, green, soft or compact bathrooms. The bathroom tells us more about the people who live in the house than we think. A journey through the archives to discover the evolution of the most private room in the domestic space.
Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022): Domus in conversation with the great Pop Art sculptor
“Monuments” is an ironic term: from Domus archive, an immersion in the world of consumer society’s large objects, which Oldenburg transformed into pieces of the city.
A nomadic exhibition by Gae Aulenti for Olivetti in 1970
In 1970, Domus published the landscape of monumental primary solids and abstract shapes conceived by the Milanese designer to narrate the Olivetti world throughout Europe, displaying a constantly shapeshifting approach from city to city.
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The Watergate on Domus
50 years ago, the scandal that would overturn all political balances of the United States and the Western block started from the rooms of the Watergate complex in Washington, an architecture by Luigi Moretti that, by the way, had been presented on Domus in 1964.
The Mediterranean islands: a journey through Domus Archive
Elba, Sicily, Ibiza: Domus has illustrated, throughout its history, the interest in building on islands and spontaneous architecture. But the “idea of island” can also enter the walls of a house in the city.
From straw rocking chairs to flying carpets: the evolution of outdoor furniture
From the 1930s to the 1970s, a journey through the projects of designers for outdoor living: light, colorful and transportable furniture that become toys. From Domus Archive.