What to see at Manifesta, Europe’s most renowned nomadic biennale
Barcelona is just the beginning, Manifesta15 takes over Catalonia in one of its largest edition. Here’s what to see from September 8 to November 24, 2024.
First villa designed by Jean Nouvel is for sale for €690,000
Located in the southwest of France, Maison Oblique is one of the very few examples of the oblique function, a style that originated in France in the mid-1960s.
Giovanni Fattori: the soul of Tuscany on canvas
Giovanni Fattori, master of the Macchiaioli movement, was born today in 1825. His art celebrates light and everyday life, reminding us even today of the value of observation and authenticity.
House prices in Europe rose by 66%
Real estate prices in the European market have skyrocketed, especially in the East. Luxembourg and Paris are the most expensive cities, while Milan is eighth in the rank.
Responsibility for the Grenfell Tower fire in London revealed
After seven years, the public inquiry reveals a complex system of murky practices to contain the construction costs of a building that collapsed in flames.
Balenciaga surprises everyone by choosing Italian pop icon Mina for its capsule collection
The collection will include a merchandising mashup allowing exclusive listening to L’amore Vero, from the new album due out in November.
B&O launches new high-end headphones
Beoplay H100 are the Danish brand’s new flagship headphones, available in three different colourways and with a price tag that stands out.
Panorama 24: what to see at the Monferrato exhibition
Our guide and the must-see works at the new edition of Panorama, the open-air exhibition across castles, vineyards, and churches in the Piedmont region.
Oma, Chipperfield and the others: who will redesign the British Museum?
The London museum’s competition to rethink the spaces of the Western Range has come to an end. Here are the five finalists.
New ReMarkable is out and has a color screen
Remarkable Paper Pro, the latest update to the popular digital notebook, features a larger, color screen and a completely redesigned stylus.
The Crow: a Gen X icon reborn for Gen Z
An enduring goth antihero returns to the big screen. It all began with a comic book in the late 1980s, but true global fame came with the 1994 movie starring Brandon Lee, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
New life for the modernism of an apartment in Barcelona
Bichromies and wood paneling enhance the decorations and mosaic floors of a historic Catalan house, seeking a new narrative for its spaces.
The ideal home of a fashion editor: Irene Brin for Domus
Not only architects: a journalist, a star on the mid-century Rome scene, before becoming the first Italian editor for Harper’s Bazaar, Irene Brin was also invited by Domus to narrate a house conceived for herself.
Ini Archibong collaborates with Dre and Snoop: beware, it's “explicit content”
The designer created the packaging for Gin and Juice, the beverage line by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The can graphics feature the “Parental Advisory, Explicit Content” iconography.
The Brutalist is one of the best films of the year
Brady Corbet managed to do something rare: he made a remarkable film where architecture takes center stage with an architect as the main character, a figure inspired by Breuer, Kahn and Rudolph and portrayed by Adrien Brody.
What brutalism is
With the release of The Brutalist, interest is growing in one of the most acclaimed architectural movements of recent years, born as a critique of modernism and characterised by solid, tectonic volumes in which materials are exposed in their raw expressiveness.
Norman Foster and the future of health
In Domus issue 1093, our 2024 guest editor traces the role of health in shaping cities throughout history and reflects on the future of healthcare facilities.
Ikea has turned its blue bag into a portable pillow
In Singapore, the company redesigns the Frakta into a padded shopping bag for impromptu naps, meeting a need that is very much felt in the Asian city.
Portland’s new mass timber airport opens
The new terminal aims to set an example for timber construction combining sustainability, high quality spaces, and a new focus on the emotional experience.
A rooftop house in Rio de Janeiro, between Mies and Le Corbusier
With the sole purpose of creating an oasis of peace in the dense metropolitan fabric of Leblon, an “organism” perched atop an existing building rediscovers the spatiality of the Modern maestros.
The regeneration of a former, in harmony with the landscape of Calabria
Geza Architettura transforms a former Coca-Cola factory into the new headquarters of a leading company in essential oil production.
Audrey Large’s “ambiguous” design between the virtual and the real
The French designer’s glitch aesthetic dwells in a comfort zone between the real and the virtual, experimenting with digital manipulation and 3D printing, which she told Domus about.
The first pictures of the Central Bank of Iraq, designed by Zaha Hadid
The skyscraper features an exoskeleton that resembles river waves of the Tigris River.
Zaha Hadid’s paintings collected in a book
Through interviews, archive material, and comparative works, the book explores the visionary power of Hadid’s paintings, a lesser-known side of the great architect.
There is a sculpture that perfectly represents Los Angeles
What it is, how it works, and why it’s important to keep it in the city. All about one of the most extraordinary kinetic sculptures ever built: Chris Burden’s Metropolis II, on view at LACMA.
After vinyls and cassettes, CDs are back? FiiO launches a retro portable player
The audio manufacturer introduced the DM13, a discman-style portable player with updated features like USB-C charging and a Bluetooth connection.
What is the Pirelli calendar explained to Gen Z
From 1964 to 2024, 50 editions of the Pirelli Calendar have been published, shot by 39 celebrated photographers. These milestones have made “The Cal” a milestone of contemporary photography.
A flat in 1970s Rome rediscovers its relationship with city and landscape
Amidst rounded geometries, soft tones and layout intuitions, Manuela Tognoli has worked on reconnecting domestic and outdoor life, rediscovering dialogues with a garden and a river.
Ikea launches online marketplace for used furniture
The “Preowned” platform, currently running in Madrid and Oslo, will allow users to sell and buy second-hand furniture produced by the Swedish company.
A portrait of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, at its debut on Domus
“Not neo-Classicism, but rather an essential classical quality”: in 1969, on the death of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Domus presented his recently completed masterpiece in the words of Agnoldomenico Pica.
World’s tallest residential skyscraper to be built in Brazil
In Balneário Camboriú, known for its skyscrapers, the Triumph Tower will reach a height of 544 meters.
New version of the London Underground map has gone viral
Maxwell Roberts updated an older version of the map he created in 2013, garnering a million views in a single day.