Bjarke Ingels: “Modern life is sustained by metal”
In the April editorial, the guest editor of Domus, traces the history of a material that is just about everywhere, from the Centre Pompidou to Star Trek.
10 loathed architectures, that architects love
Between brutalism and postmodernism, and masters such as Aldo Rossi, the BBPR and the Smithsons, a journey through those buildings that have seemed controversial to everyone except architects.
Zaha Hadid Architects at Fuorisalone 2025: what to expect from the installation at Statale
ZHA returns to Milan for this year’s Design Week with an installation in the Cortile d’Onore of the University of Milan.
Vertical obsession
From the vertigo of Babel to the challenge of the World Trade Center, a journey through the architectural idea that has shaped myths, art, and our collective unconscious.
Send us your project!
Now you can share your work through a new function by Domus where you can upload your architecture, design, interior, graphics, illustration, photography and art projects.
One year of Domus Digital Archive PRO: a special offer for Milan Design Week
Visionary projects, design innovations, works that have written the history of art. From the first issue in 1928, signed by Gio Ponti, the Domus archive contains almost 100 years of culture. From today and only until 30 April, you can purchase the annual subscription, pro version, at a subsidised price.
The Trafic parquet collection: a new language for spaces
Designers Marc and Paola Sadler draw on now-extinct urban scenarios to create an original and versatile product for Listone Giordano.
MVRDV reboots the urban market by designing it as a cube
The Market Cube of Zhubei reinvents the concept of the market, combining commerce and sociability in a porous architecture capable of evolving with the city.
IKEA pays tribute to Severance's aesthetics in a dystopian-flavored campaign
Following Severance 2’s media success, Ikea India launches its Mittzon office furniture line with a new advertising campaign: a tribute to the corporate world of Lumon Industries.
What is the point of design weeks? We asked Sabine Marcelis
From the Rotterdam Design Biennale to Milan Design Week, the Dutch designer talks about how the global industry might aim big, yet the small and the subtle...
The Salone del Mobile we imagine between expectations, desires and utopias
A reflection on the Salone del Mobile 2025 and what we would like to see: between suspended expectations, possible utopias and a critical look at the role of design today. Is this the design week we need, or does it need to be rethought?
Which Smart City awaits us? A new Domus talks event for Milan Design Week
On April 11 at 18:30 pm, the RNLT Store on Corso Garibaldi will host a new event of Domus talks, focusing on the future of smart cities, exploring new design paradigms and digital transitions.
Sahil: G.T.DESIGN's Eco-conscious Design
At Milan Design Week 2025, G.T.DESIGN will showcase Sahil, a jute rug collection by Deanna Comellini. This project masterfully blends sustainability, artisanal craftsmanship, and essential design, drawing inspiration from nomadic cultures and celebrating the inherent beauty of natural materials.
BIG's museum in Hungary, an organic architecture blending into the forest
Bjarke Ingels Group's design for the new Natural History Museum in Debrecen intertwines architectural geometry and natural landscape into a single ‘ecosystem’ under the sign of sustainability.
Fuorisalone 2025. What to see and what we didn't know we wanted to see
Between confirmations and surprises, an author's guide through the installations, events and exhibitions to mark in your diary for this Milan Design Week.
The modern architecture of Milan as seen by seven contemporary photographers
The Fondazione dell’Ordine degli Architetti di Milano presents “Milano Moderna Oggi” (Modern Milan Today), a photographic exhibition that looks at the architectural heritage of the last century through a contemporary lens.
The evolution of glass bricks, from Scheerbart’s utopian dreams to Renzo Piano’s Maison Hermés
Glass blocks have revolutionised the history of architecture, introducing a type of transparency that goes beyond the classic use of glass.
Milan’s Salone del Mobile: from its origins to Design Week, amid iconic exhibitions and set-ups
How did the Salone del Mobile come to life? When did it take on an international dimension? Discover the most significant events and exhibitions that left a mark. Here’s everything you need to know before heading to Design Week.
In Los Angeles, a residential complex rises in a forgotten lot
Isla Intersections transforms an unused public site near a congested motorway junction into a sustainable modular housing complex, offering innovative solutions to the housing crisis and urban integration.
The Art Déco show in Milan is also an exhibition of Gio Ponti’s early designs
A century following the 1925 Paris Exposition, the elegance and charm of Art Déco are on show in Milan. Gio Ponti stands out, a few years before the launch of Domus in 1928.
Outdoors: at the Milano Design Week, a new product by Nardi
With a patented system and durable, sustainable materials, Plano is Nardi's signature lounger designed by Raffaello Galiotto.
Philippe Starck’s new hotel in France is seriously surreal
Philippe Starck takes inspiration from fantastic imagery and story-telling to shape a hotel conceived as the maison of a fairytale character.
A Brutalist house in Portugal overlooking the forest
Experimental studio has designed a house in exposed concrete where a regular matrix is interrupted by sculptural staircases and large cantilevered terraces project out into nature.
Former brutalist power plant in Barcelona is transformed into a digital hub
The adaptive reuse of a former industrial complex acts as the epicentre of a process of urban requalification and ecological transition under the banner of art and digital technologies.
Design Week and Art Week: in Milan there are so many exhibitions not to be missed
Milan becomes a stage for creativity. Domus has selected the art, architecture and design exhibitions not to be missed in and around the city during the busiest days of the year.
The robot that captures Cold War radio stations via wi-fi
A desk companion that intercepts and plays encrypted radio communications—once popular during the Cold War era but still in use today.
New exhibition by Vezzoli celebrates the encounter between Karl Lagerfeld and Memphis’s design
“Francesco Vezzoli presents: KARL GOES TO MEMPHIS. Tribute to a Historic Encounter in Monte Carlo” is a tribute to the expressive freedom that defined 1980s design, told through two icons of contemporary creativity.
Why Munari’s children’s books revolutionized design
In the 1970s, the designer led the Tantibambini series for Italy’s most influential publisher, Einaudi – approaching it as he would any other design project.
Hans Hollein exhibition at Centre Pompidou goes beyond postmodernism
The work of the Austrian designer, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 1985, is a visionary experience in which "everything is architecture": to celebrate this, an exhibition is being held in the Paris museum, which will soon be closed for renovation.
Why the buildings of Milan are a symbol of Europe, according to Pierluigi Nicolin (1941-2025)
Parallels between the Torre Velasca and Le Havre, between Aalto's Viipuri Library and Ignazio Gardella's Pavilion of Contemporary Art. On the occasion of Pierluigi Nicolin's death, we remember him through one of his many contributions to Domus.
The Pipe collection, between simplicity and character
The Pipe collection, designed by Busetti Garuti Redaelli for Atmosphera, introduces this year a three-seater sofa.
The Italian architect who is transforming Bangkok into a contemporary art capital
Stefano R. Pansera, director of Bangkok’s Kunsthalle and Khao Yai Art Forest, shares the story behind the creation of Thailand’s two newest artistic landmarks, which have gained worldwide attention.
The urban villa, between building speculation and common housing
Pier Vittorio Aureli and Martino Tattara, founders of the Dogma architectural studio, talk to Domus about the genesis and contradictions of a typology that has written the history of the home.
Design Week 2025: 10 new places in Milan that weren't open last year
New openings, urban redevelopment projects and iconic places coming back to life: discover ten destinations to mark in your agenda for Design Week 2025, embracing creativity, innovation and new trends in Milanese living.
The winning photos of the 2025 World Press Photo contest
The winner of the Photo of the Year will be announced in Amsterdam on 17 April 2025. These are the best pictures we have selected from the annual World Press Photo Contest.
Looking for the new Japanese architecture? Check Switzerland!
There is a new generation of designers and urban planners in Japan that emerged after Fukushima and the earthquake of 2011: they are currently attending the Theatre of Architecture in Mendrisio.
Scampia without Vele: Naples’ biggest urban regeneration project gets underway
Piloda Building and Settanta7 are behind the transformation project for Scampia, which includes new housing and public spaces, as well as the redevelopment of the “Celeste” Vela, in memory of the historic and troubled complex.