A selection of works by César Pelli, father of the Petronas Twin Towers
The most important projects by the Argentinean architect, dead at 92, published on Domus over the years: from Kuala Lumpur’s towers to Porta Nuova in Milan.
How Asia changed Dyson (and how Dyson is changing your daily life)
Why intelligence is more important than connectivity, building an electric vehicle from scratch, Dyson's disruptive factor, the rise of South East Asia and more: the interview with Jim Rowan, CEO of what has never been just “a vacuum cleaner company”.
Smart home choreographies
The new Yubii ecosystem, produced by Nice, integrates and coordinates smart home devices, adapting them to users’ daily habits.
Italy by Seletti: from Milan’s middle finger to Rome’s Cupolone
After Milan’s Piazza Affari’s middle finger turned into a small carillon, Seletti transforms another italian icon in a pop furnishing: St Peter’s dome designed by AMeBE.
Domus 1037: Nature at the centre of design
Guest Editor Winy Maas introduces the topics of the new issue of Domus: the positive impact of Green Dip on the city and on an urban level, the transformation of a building in São Paulo, the infrastructure to safely organise the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Helbiz: who (and what) is behind the electric scooter craze
In just a couple of years they've conquered the cities. And it’s just the beginning: from technology, data collection and policy implications, to the use of drones in the near future. Here is the interview.
Sony's Alpha 7R IV is the first with a 61MP back-illuminated sensor
The Japanese manufacturer’s new mirrorless camera sports a monstrous new sensor.
One night to celebrate architecture, arts and design on the Adriatic coast
The 9th edition of Demanio Marittimo.Km-278 will be held tonight on a beach in Senigallia: discussions and live performances starting from the main topic, Eurotopia.
Gibellina PhotoRoad: photography out in the open
Open air and site–specific: it’s Gibellina PhotoRoad, an international photography festival in one of the world’s largest en plain air museums.
Gabriele Niola
Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, the city that you’ve never been to
Together with Akira, the vertical megalopolis is making a comeback. This fictional city has very much inspired our present, and today it feels so real that we wouldn’t know how to imagine it all over again.
7 suspended walkways for summer hiking
A selection of walkways bringing visitors through forests and mountains: spirals, curves and stairs in the nature.
Preservation and design: a contemporary auditorium inside a sixteenth-century church
Luigi Valente and Mauro di Bona redesign a small-scale monument, focusing both on the rediscovery and the simplification of its ancient signs.
Hasselblad celebrates the Moon Landing with a special edition camera
The Swedish manufacturer tributes the HEC and HDC cameras chosen by NASA for space photography with a special edition of its recently announced 907X body and CFV II 50 C digital back.
Hella Jongerius turns Lafayette Anticipations into a textile laboratory
The Dutch designer creates a gigantic textile laboratory in the heart of the Marais in Paris and displays to the public the research, experimentation, tools and materials that lie behind creating a fabric.
A table by Studio Vit to explore the finishings of metal
The Inox table is made of industrial materials finished by hand and it’s a combination of opaque and reflective surfaces.