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Design school in Milan, Italy
Domus Academy
Typeprivate school
Established1982
Managing directorGiorgio Lospennato
Location
Milan
,
Italy

45°26′44″N 9°10′28″E / 45.4456°N 9.1744°E / 45.4456; 9.1744
Campus
  • via Carlo Darwin 20
  • 20143 Milan
Websitedomusacademy.com
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Domus Academy is a private school of design in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It offers post-graduate and professional courses in fashion, industrial design, and design management.[1]: 132  It is not listed by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, the Italian ministry of education, among the institutions authorised to award degrees in music, dance and the arts.[2]

History

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Domus Academy was founded in 1982[3] by the Mazzocchi family, owners of Editoriale Domus [it], which publishes Domus and Quattroruote magazines.[4] Maria Grazia Mazzocchi was president of the school.[4] Gianfranco Ferré was on the staff from 1983 to 1989,[5][6] and Andrea Branzi was cultural director for the first ten years.[4] In 2009 the school was bought by Laureate Education of Baltimore, Maryland for an estimated ten million euros.[4] In 2018 Laureate sold it to the British group Galileo Global Education.[7]

The institution received the Compasso d'Oro award from the ADI – Associazione per il Disegno Industriale in 1994[8].

Programs and accreditation

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The Academic master's degree is issued by NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, which is on the list of institutions authorised by the MIUR to issue Higher Education in Art, Music and Dance.[2]

Recognitions

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Domus Academy was awarded the Compasso d'Oro for its career and the quality of its teaching programmes[8], as well as for its attention to advanced topics related to the development of Italian design. Over the years, the school has been recognised by rankings worldwide, including those by Business Week, Frame Publishers[9], Domus Magazine[10], and Azure Magazine[11]. It received the Special Badge of Excellence in Learning Experience from The Business of Fashion[12]. It is included the QS World University Rankings by Subject[13], UI GreenMetric World University Rankings[14] and THE Impact Rankings[15].

The academy is a member of the Cumulus Association.[16]

Alumni

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Notable alumni include Anna Dello Russo and Neil Poulton.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Ikujiro Nonaka, Toshihiro Nishiguchi (2000). Knowledge Emergence: Social, Technical, and Evolutionary Dimensions of Knowledge Creation. Oxford: Oxford University Press; ISBN 9780198029991.
  2. ^ a b Istituzioni autorizzate a rilasciare titoli di Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica (art. 11 DPR 8.7.2005, n. 212) (in Italian). Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca: Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica. Archived 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ Gianluigi Falabrino (2004). Design speaks Italian (in Italian). Milano, Libri Scheiwiller. ISBN 8876443932. Accessed July 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Barbara Casavecchia, Anna Cirillo (13 January 2010). Le scuole gioiello del design vendute a un colosso americano (in Italian). La Repubblica. Accessed July 2016.
  5. ^ Maria-Vittoria Alfonsi (2008). Gianfranco Ferré. L'architetto stilista (in Italian). Milan: Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 9788860738905. Accessed July 2016.
  6. ^ Ferré Gianfranco 1944 - 2007 (in Italian). Archivi della moda del novecento. Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. Sistema Archivistico Nazionale. Accessed July 2016.
  7. ^ Marta Casadei (23 November 2017). Moda, arte&design: a Milano il maxi-polo delle scuole (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. Accessed May 2018.
  8. ^ a b Fondazione ADI, 1994. Premio Compasso d'Oro 1994. Accessed July 2025.
  9. ^ Ana Martins (2014). Masterclass Architecture, Guide to the World's Leading Graduate Schools. ISBN 9789077174982. Accessed July 2025.
  10. ^ Domus Guide (2014, 2016, 2018). Supplement to Domus Magazine n.975, December 2013. Supplement to Domus Magazine n. 997, December 2015. Supplement to Domus Magazine n. 1008, December 2016. Accessed July 2025.
  11. ^ Jaclyn Tersigni (17 November 2016). 8 Top Interior Design Schools from around the World. Azure Magazine. Accessed July 2025.
  12. ^ The Business of Fashion (2 June 2019). The Best Fashion Schools in the World 2019. Accessed July 2025.
  13. ^ QS University Ranking by Subject. Accessed July 2025.
  14. ^ UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. Accessed July 2025.
  15. ^ THE Impact Rankings. Accessed July 2025.
  16. ^ Cumulus Association. Accessed July 2025.
  17. ^ Lost in Translation, Curators Dante Donegani and Elena Pacenti, Exhibition Catalogue, 2012, Pag. 65-70-71-74-79-84. Accessed July 2025.
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