The new turnstiles of the Milan subway are designed by Pininfarina
The new turnstiles are crafted to transcend the concept of a barrier while preserving the visual heritage of the original gates.
Civil War is the year’s best film you probably missed
Novelist-director Alex Garland’s latest movie is a powerful critique of our world, told primarily through its use of color.
15 stores that rethought what shopping even means
Retail environments, which have been rethought around the concept of “experience” since the last century, have undergone an even more profound transformation with the advent of e-commerce.
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Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens its doors in Paris after the 2019 fire: a cornerstone of art, which, like art itself, has always been in constant transformation.
Farewell to Le Vele di Scampia, “a symbol of failed modernism”
Tobias Zielony's photographs, taken fifteen years ago, reveal the social and physical environment of a controversial architectural complex that is now being demolished.
There is a new generation of bars in Milan and they have become cool
Msgm has created clothes that pay homage to the identity of some of the city's neighbourhoods, where new bars have become landmarks.
We tested Sora, the AI that creates videos with ChatGPT
An alpha artist shares his experience as one of the first users of OpenAI’s text-to-video platform: many doubts remain, including the need for more accessible and open solutions.
A peninsula house in Brazil
Enriched by an extension – and a change of program – during the pandemic, a house in Nova Lima offers a solid concrete and steel front to the street, then opens onto a bright garden.
Major Paris exhibition celebrates the Teddy Bear
An exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts explores the evolution of the iconic transitional toy, tracing its journey from early triumphs to modern-day challenges.
The best houses of 2024
The houses we selected from those published on Domus throughout the year are all parts of extended and complex habitats: from micro-homes to villas, they all express an enriching dialogue with their context.
There’s now a skate park inside Vans’ London store
The new project by Andrea Caputo Studio has added a 200 square metre ramp to the Oxford Street store, where events and capsule collection presentations will be hosted.
Famous Gio Ponti building near the Torre Velasca has been renovated
Co3 has redesigned the entrance spaces and inner courtyard of the historic Assolombarda headquarters, close to Duomo and Torre Velasca, valorizing the original design and establishing a new continuity with the urban context.
The best architecture projects of 2024
Once again, among the architectures we published this year, we have selected stories of housing, infrastructure, places for culture, recollection and entertainment, capable of expanding the collective dimension of cities and landscapes.
An exhibition to understand the body through art, science fiction and... surgery
“Only through the monster do we see our bodies for what they are”: we met Agnes Questionmark at “Nexaris Suite”, her new exhibition.
10 books to read during the holidays
From fashion to architecture, we have selected some very different titles for this Christmas. But they all demonstrate design's ability to infiltrate the everyday like a life force.
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Jacquemus turns Niemeyer’s French Communist Party HQs into a Bingo Hall
At the Espace Niemeyer, the party’s historic headquarters, Jacquemus organized a lottery evening: the brand’s latest accessories were up for grabs.
Domus 1091 hits the shelves
In the December 2024 issue, Domus celebrates Italy, a country of contradictions that, despite its challenges, continues to be a model of excellence and savoir-faire.
All the exhibitions not to be missed in 2025
The new year is just around the corner: an overview of the most anticipated art events around the world.
10 most innovative and sustainable projects of 2024
From the regeneration of small villages to ambitious metropolitan projects, we have selected the boldest projects in imagining new ways of living in the challenge against climate change.
The 10 villas of the year
The villa is one of the most explored architectural typologies in history. From house-museums to celebrity mansions, here are the ones that caught our attention in 2024.
It’s time for Christmas gingerbread architecture, including one by Norman Foster
Houses, skylines, and edible cities. The Nordic tradition of Pepperkakehus merges the magic of Christmas with the design ambitions of designers, architects and sometimes also starchitects.
Discover Bjarke Ingels’ manifesto for his Domus 2025
The words of the Danish architect, guest editor of Domus for 2025, outline the mission that will guide our magazine in the coming year.
Shanghai as it used to be, through the photos of Gabriele Basilico
An exhibition and a new book dedicated to the series taken in 2010 reveal the great photographer's view of the architectural contradictions of a megalopolis in full transformation.
How Bjarke Ingels’s Domus will be: “The material is the message”
We meet the founder of Big, who will be guest editor of Domus in 2025, a year of openness and constructive criticism.
Excellence versus gossip: the only route for Italian identity
In the December editorial, Walter Mariotti, editorial director of Domus, analyses the relationship between Italian architecture, culture and politics, focusing on Giuseppe Terragni's Asilo Sant'Elia, an example of architectural excellence and a symbol of a heritage to be preserved.
A villa on the shores of Greece carved into a hillside
Among stone walls, roof gardens and sinuous curves, Wip Architects’s house offers an immersive experience in the rugged landscape of the Cyclades.
Quayola’s video mapping will transform Casa Batlló
The façade of the famous house designed by Gaudí comes to life with Arborescent videomapping, in which algorithms and organic forms celebrate the meeting of past and future.
Reopening of Notre Dame: everything as before, but not the design
The restoration has been so meticulous that it involved using potentially toxic materials and old construction techniques. Only the furnishings and ceremonial items change the usual aesthetic.
The strategy of actors dressing like their characters
It’s called “method dressing,” and it’s become a go-to promotional strategy in Hollywood. Need examples? Think Wicked and Barbie – and plenty more.
Indiana Jones and the abyss between cinema and video games
The new game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a journey through nostalgia, design, and storytelling. A titanic effort, but with a predictable limitation: here’s what it is.
Weiss/Manfredi's signed Longwood Gardens expansion
The iconic American Botanical Gardens opens the new Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience to the public, with a new glass structure dedicated to the Mediterranean Garden.