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