Sottsass draws houses
In this article from Domus Archive we rediscover the drawings of the designer and architect Ettore Sottsass: buildings that are impractical but certainly very political and provocative.
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.
Helmut Jahn’s projects on Domus
To pay tribute to the German architect, who died last 8 May, we have retrieved some of his most significant works from the Domus archive.
A large office greenhouse: the Ford Foundation Headquarters built in 1967
In the 1960s, Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo designed a new type of architectural building in New York: a lush and bright courtyard where people could work sheltered from the pollution and surrounded by nature. From Domus Archive.
The Taxi project at MoMA
In the summer of 1976, the museum in New York hosted an exhibition, organized by Emilio Ambasz, that sought to provide a response to the problem of urban traffic and pollution through new ‘ecological’ cab projects.
The Taxi project: the 1976 exhibition at MoMA dedicated to the urban vehicles of the future
In the summer of 1976, the museum in New York hosted an exhibition, organized by Emilio Ambasz, that sought to provide a concrete response to the problem of urban traffic and pollution through new ‘ecological’ cab projects.
The shorts for the Triennale commissioned to Tinto Brass by Umberto Eco
The Italian director took part in the XIII Milan Triennale in 1964, invited by Umberto Eco and Vittorio Gregotti, with two experimental short films interpreting the concept of leisure in modern times
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Unapologetic spaces. Interiors by Vico Magistretti
In its third episode, the narration of Vico Magistretti through the Domus archive explores the interiors designed by the Milanese master, spatial devices instigating and questioning the act of dwelling.
A home in the metropolis: Paul Rudolph, a designer of megastructures and of domestic extravaganza
Domus articles about the American architect, all from the 1970s, show a deep curiosity but also a certain suspicion for his top-down approach to the construction of the city.
The ‘anonymous’ things that have changed our lives
From the Edison light bulb to the safety pin, there are many design objects without author always present in our daily life. In this archive of Domus 811 we have selected seven of them, different but all with a history and a patent behind them.