Dezeen promotion: Italian designer and architect Fabio Novembre's appointment as the scientific director of the Domus Academy school of design in Milan marks a "new era" for the school.
Joining Novembre in the leadership of Domus Academy will be Fabio Siddu, who will be the director of the school. Together, the two figures will form a new vision and strategy for the academy.
Shilin Wu, Nicolas Paez, and Jules McGannon designed Rain-Kit on the Product Design mastersFounded in 1982 in Milan, the "world capital of design", Domus Academy was the first post-graduate design school in Italy to focus on Italian design and fashion, and the processes of industrial creativity.
"Italian design approach is a key aspect of our teaching at Domus Academy," explained Novembre. "Italian design has long been renowned for its creativity, originality, innovation, and beauty, as well as its capacity to adapt rapidly to the changing market." "Domus Academy's contemporary interpretation of Italian design remains faithful to this tradition by responding to ever-evolving situations and the merging of different cultures. We not only challenge design solutions – we believe equally in the task of revealing new problems."
Students Parepisut Wangniwetkul, Margalida Parello, Yigit Yamak and Doga Vurgu designed Achille’s Journal while on the Visual Brand Design masters course in collaboration with Achille Castiglioni FoundationThe sch...