Domus 1930s

Offering an unrivaled record of architecture and design, the "living diary" of domus was founded by Gio Ponti in 1928. Through the years and decades that followed, the journal charted the major themes and movements of industrial, interior, product, and structural design with an eye for creative excellence as much as editorial rigor.

This fresh reprint features domus's coverage from the transformative years between 1928 and 1939. It is an era famed for the emergence of the International Style when the likes of Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Alvar Aalto, and Richard Neutra channeled modernist ideals into rectilinear forms, restrained surfaces, and open, luminous interiors.

The domus coverage of this decisive decade spanned the details and the grand designs. From soaring steel skyscrapers to tubular furniture, its coverage is a definitive record of how light, form, and pared-down aesthetics combined in the pursuit of an honest and utilitarian form for the modern and rapidly industrializing age.

domus distilled

Seven volumes spanning 1928 to 1999

Over 6,000 pages featuring influential projects by the most important designers and architects

Original layouts and all covers, with captions providing navigation and context

New introductory essays by renowned architects and designers

Each edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in Italian

A comprehensive index in each volume listing both designers' and manufacturers' names

About the series

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Author: Fiell
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 11/13/2017
Pages: 752
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.80w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9783836526524

About the Author
Fiell: - Charlotte & Peter Fiell are well known design writers, having written over sixty books on the subject. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms. They have also lectured widely, guest taught courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted to manufacturing companies, museums, salerooms, and major private collectors around the world. Together they have written numerous TASCHEN books, including 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, 1000 Lights and Scandinavian Design. They also edited TASCHEN's Decorative Art series and the 12-volume domus 1928-1999 and have most recently authored the double-volume Ultimate Collector Cars.

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