domus 1960s

Foundedin1928asa"livingdiary"bythegreatMilanesearchitectanddesignerGioPonti,domushasbeenhailedastheworld'smostinfluentialarchitectureanddesignjournal.Withbothstyleandrigor,ithasofferedconsistentcoverageofmajorthemesandstylisticmovementsinproduct,structure,interior,andindustrialdesign.Inthisfreshreprintofall1960sissues,themagazinedocumentsthedaring,practical,andbeautifulprojectsofadecadeoffuturisticthrillandboomingpopculture.Syntheticsandplasticshitthestage,leadingtoradicalnewdesign,whileconventionalnotionsofelegancegivewaytofresh,exploratoryforms.Forworktobefeaturedinthemagazineithadtoofferfunction,spatialclarity,intellectualpersuasion,relevantoriginality,and/orgrace.ThoseprojectsandpractitionersthatmadethegradeincludetheAntiandRadicalDesignmovements,RayandCharlesEames,GaeAulenti,KenzoTange,VernerPanton,AchilleandPierGiacomoCastiglioni,EttoreSottsass,CarloScarpa,AngeloMangiarotti,JamesStirling,andEeroSaarinen.