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.
Focus on Finishes
Design and trends for contemporary finishing
Here are the material that are changing our interiors
Space evolves along the thread of the materials used to interpret the sense of welcome in a home or public space. Domus has selected five materials that have established themselves in contemporary interiors, from the most traditional to the most innovative.
Nexion
A new world of Italian style
The result of an international joint venture, Nexion combines the values of Made in Italy with those of Indian manufacturing. A partnership from which the Lithic collection of ceramic surfaces was born.
On the dominance of materials
At the dawn of the 20th Century, Ornament und Verbrechen marked the beginning of Adolf Loos’s crusade for quality materials and against ornamentation. History has generally proven him to be right.
Vanità Living: The Mirror Revolution at Salone del Mobile
Vanità Living unveils "Ercole" and "Flirt" at Salone del Mobile 2025, innovative mirrors for personalized lighting based on “Ghost Mirror” technology. The Aviano company, focused on sustainability and safety, reaffirms its leadership in the design furniture sector.
What is retrofitting? Six signature projects, from Torre Galfa to MVRDV
To explore the key role of retrofitting in the definition of cities, Domus has selected six contemporary projects that have spatially and energetically redeveloped obsolete buildings, giving them new functional energies and enhancing (or rewriting) their visual identity.
Ethics and aesthetics are no mere details
The materials chosen for finishes play a decisive role in the success of a project. In addition to comfort, style and function, social and environmental responsibility are also important factors.
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.
Cement tiles and their multiple lives, in 6 projects to discover
From “poor cousins” of marble to vintage protagonists in a decade of interior renovations, we recount the multifaceted life of polychrome cement tiles through 6 projects published on Domus.
Gio Ponti and the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento: a ceramic landscape
From the Domus archives, a somehow dreamy and pictorial tale told by Ponti on his Mediterranean project, where he reinterpreted through materials the bond connecting art and landscape, anticipating the design hotel era.
The history of wallpaper, from the Renaissance to the present day
Even though wallpaper isn't always in fashion, this type of interior decoration is deeply rooted in the tradition of craftsmanship and industrial design. This maximalist way of decorating the home is constantly being renewed through endless experiments with codes and styles.