142 Domus,TASCHEN’s herdruk in 12 delen, hoogtepunten uit de jaren 1928 to 1999, vol. I

The quintessential works of Modernism

For over seventy-five years, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture
and design journal. Founded in 1928 by the great Milanese architect Gio Ponti, the magazine’s
central agenda has always remained that of creating a privileged insight toward identifying the style
of a particular age, from Art Deco, Modern Movement, Functionalism and Postwar to Pop,
Post-Modernism and Late Modern. Beautifully designed and comprehensively documented, page
after page domus presents some of the most exciting design and architecture projects from
around the world.

TASCHEN’s twelve-volume reprint features selected highlights from the years 1928 to 1999.
Reproducing the pages as they originally appeared, each volume is packed with articles that bring
to light the incredible history of modern design and architecture. A truly comprehensive lexicon of
styles and movements, the volumes are accompanied by specially commissioned introductory
texts that not only outline the history of the magazine but also describe what was happening in
design and architecture during each era covered. These texts have been written by many of the
magazine’s renowned past editors: Mario Bellini, François Burkhardt, Cesare Maria Casati,
Stefano Casciani, Germano Celant, Manolo De Giorgi, Fulvio Irace, Vittorio Magnago
Lampugnani, Alessandro Mendini, Lisa Licitra Ponti, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Luigi Spinelli, and
Deyan Sudjic. The volumes have also been thoroughly indexed, allowing the reader easy access
to key articles —many of which have been translated into English for the first time.

TASCHEN’s domus collection is a major publishing achievement and
an important must-have for all design and architecture teaching
institutions, practicing architects, designers, collectors, students, and
anyone who loves design.

The editors: Charlotte J. Fiell studied at the British Institute, Florence, and at Camberwell School
of Arts & Crafts, London, where she received a BA (Hons) in the History of Drawing and
Printmaking with Material Science. She later trained with Sotheby’s Educational Studies, London.
Peter M. Fiell trained with Sotheby’s Educational Studies in London and later received an MA in
Design Studies from Central St Martin’s College of Art & Design, London. Together, the Fiells
run a design consultancy in London. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions
and written numerous articles and books on design and designers, including TASCHEN’S
Decorative Arts series, 1000 Lights, 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design
A-Z, Scandinavian Design, Graphic Design for the 21st Century and Designing the 21st Century.