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Italian Design It is based on the humanistic cultural base of designers, who were architects as well, and the long lasting tradition of handicraft productions widespread in Italy.
From Problem Solving to Problem Setting: design as a global project “from Spoon to Town”.
Market orientation: Indipendent Designers working for “specialised” entrepreneurial companies.
The Expansion of Italian Design Followed customers’ needs development and markets growth of the XXth Century.
Integrated activity to perceive signals of markets and society and transform them into new products and services.
Located in the Milan area, spread around the world thanks to:
• Companies and their Show Rooms• Fairs and Exhibitions: Salone del Mobile, Milano
Fashion Weeks• Magazines• Schools
Domus Academy Domus Academy was set up in Milan in 1982, with the aim to become a reference center for Italian Design and Fashion.
During the years, it extended its scope to the fields of:
• Interaction Design• Urban and Architectural Design• Interior Design• Service Design• Business Design
DA approach • School as a place where to nurture individual talents.
• Diversity as a value.• Focus on the method: know how to do it and
the reasons why to do it• Workshop based learning: team and
individual project assignments• Learning from Professional designers
DA Educational Programs One-Year full time Master Programs
• Strategic partnership with the University of Wales
• English Language• International student base, Italian and
International FacultyTailor-made programsSummer Courses
MASTER EDITION START
Interior and Living Design /Spring Edition 2010
VI April 2010
Car Design V September 2010
Service Design I September 2010
Design Driven Communication in partnership with IULM University
I September 2010
Interior and Living Design VII November 2010
Urban Vision and Architectural Design IX November 2010
Business Design VII November 2010
Design XXVIII January 2011
I-Design XI January 2011
Fashion Design XXVIII January 2011
Accessories Design V January 2011
Fashion Management II January 2011
List of Master Programs
An overall learning experience
• Meeting student mates from all over the world, and working with them.
• Career Service and Placement. • Housing and Student Care.• Library and Laboratories.• Experiencing the town, building networks:
the importance to spend one year in Milan, getting a first-hand involvement with Italian Design.
Some selected Companies/Studios where Domus Academy Alumni are currently working
DESIGN INTERACTION DESIGN FASHIONPininfarinaLEGO3MJohnson & JohnsonNestléToshibaUnileverMotorolaLG ElectronicsHyundai Armani CasaAlessiSonyVeneta CucineMagis
SamsungVodafoneGooglePhilips DesignHewlett PackardNokia DesignFrog Design
Bottega VenetaMonclerNapapijriCostume NationalBorboneseBallyNikeVersaceFratelli RossettiVictor & RolfAbercrombie & FitchChanelGivenchyPolo Ralph Lauren
ARCHITECTUREFabio NovembrePatricia UrquiolaSottsass AssociatiMatteo ThunStudio De LucchiPhilippe Starck