Domus (magazine)
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Domus is the name of two magazine
s, one published in Italy
and one in the United States
.
It was created by Gio Ponti
, a famous Italian Designer and Architect. The magazine changed its editorial line after 1940, when Ponti left it to create the architecture and interior design magazine Lo Stile.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s, one published in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and one in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- Domus is an Italian magazine, first published in 1928, which focuses on designDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
and architectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. It is bilingual, with articles printed in both ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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It was created by Gio Ponti
Giò Ponti
Gio Ponti was one of the most important Italian architects, industrial designers, furniture designers, artists, and publishers of the twentieth century.-Early life:...
, a famous Italian Designer and Architect. The magazine changed its editorial line after 1940, when Ponti left it to create the architecture and interior design magazine Lo Stile.
- In the United States, Domus is a freely distributed real estateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
only publication (ISSN: 1943-7757). Domus is similar to other real estate listing publications that feature properties for sale by real estate agents in local markets. Domus is distributed in ten states (AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, NV, NY, TX, WA) including the District of Columbia.