Editorial
The first editorial by Michele De Lucchi starts from way back, from Adam and Eve; understanding how we evolved is useful to understand how we will evolve.
In this issue
Domus 1020
Cover illustration: The Blue Chemist
Archaeology. Mediation over time
Idrimi, Aleppo’s first refugee
Mediation over time discusses issues concerning the study, use and enjoyment of cultural heritage and ancient art Edited by Adam Lowe & Charlotte Skene Catling
Anthropology. Objects & Beheaviour
Acts of defiance
Paddy Bedford painted on canvas to create maps of the places that tell the story of
his ancestors’ massacre. Text by Carlo Severi
Economy. Trades & enterprises
Finance is aesthetics
Trades & enterprises addresses the evolution of market and venture capitals. Text by Stefano Caselli
Studio visit
Ryuji Fujimura Architects
Studio visit is a column on the dimension and organisation of offices devoted to architecture and design. Edited by Andrea Caputo
Archive
Actions: What You Can Do With the City
Archive discloses activities and researches kept by public and private institutions
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Frank Gehry
Danziger Studio and Residence
Frank Gehry’s first home in Los Angeles has only walls. The light is shed almost
exclusively from above and the only view outside is from the living room. Text by
Jean-Louis Cohen
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen
Loba House and Rode House
Just what is it that makes these houses so different, so appealing? Text by Pedro Gadanho
Smiljan Radic
Installation for Céline
In Paris, an inflated bubble, sewn and built from nylon parachute cloth was the solution used to construct the Céline Pavilion for the Paris Fashion Show 2017.
Hidden House
Casa Escondida is located 110 km south of Lima, on the edge of the desert coastline, at Playa Escondida.
Objects to cut
Gordon Matta-Clark in Italy. Anarchitecture. Text by Mark Wigley
Visual report
Utopie Radicali
Beyond Architecture: Florence 1966–1976
Jerszy Seymour
Revolution or bust!
Jerszy Seymour recounts that, in his eyes, revolution means changing one’s outlook
and transforming reality
Luciano Molinari
Masterly tops
The spinning top, a magical object in the ancient world. Text Eva Cantarella, photos Allegra Martin
Peter Shire
If it’s not a chair, it’s a teapot
Artist, designer, ceramicist, a member of the Memphis group, Peter Shire designs by adding. Often surprising, sometimes unconventional and always colourful, his pieces are a dynamic mix of surface, shape and technology
Tino Sehgal
Object of a discussion
Marking the opening of the Tino Sehgal exhibition in Turin in February, Peter Sloterdijk and Xavier Le Roy recount the relations between object, dance and work in his ten-year career. Edited by Luca Cerizza
Dance Deck
Hot spot for rebellion: an outdoor stage built by Lawrence Halprin for his wife Anna
in a Californian wood became a launch pad for contemporary dance. Text Cristina Barbiani
Fiorucci world
The biggest, the craziest and the most extravagant ever seen. Text by Maria Luisa Frisa, photos by Henrik Blomqvist
Travel
Buenos Aires
Machines for looking: the architecture by Clorindo Testa in Buenos Aires
portrayed by Michele De Lucchi. Text by Jorge Francisco Liernur
Meteorology
Meteorology is a critical design column about the link between architecture and climate. Edited by Philippe Rahm
On the couch. Paolo Baratta
On the couch recounts the protagonists of culture, industry and science on the
global scene. Edited by Walter Mariotti
Cinema
Falconers of Qatar
The Challenge, the latest film by Yuri Ancarani
Rassegna: Furniture systems
How to design space
Invited to Hong Kong in December, Francesco Librizzi talked to the public about his approach to design at Business of Design Week. By the di Giulia Guzzini