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Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
David Graves: my business dinner nightmare
-> David Graves: my business dinner nightmareIn "who was your table companion when...", we ask readers to tell stories of unusual conviviality. While the students of Domus Academy created objects to enhance conviviality (both at the table and elsewhere), we all have plenty of stories of embarrassing dinners gone wrong - that flying chicken carcass, the inappropriate guest... While at the S...
continue..What’s On – Salone del Mobile edition! (Week of April 12, 2010)
-> What's On - Salone del Mobile edition! (Week of April 12, 2010)What's On for the week of April 12th 2010 in the world of illywords? Well the biggest thing this week is definately the... Salone del Mobile in Milan (April 14 to 19 2010) This is the big furniture and design fair held at Milano Rho Fiera. The Salone Internazionale del Mobile is now in its 49th edition; alongside it run related fairs Eurocucina /...
continue..Fear of not succeeding
-> Fear of not succeedingThe countdown has started towards issue #28... "che emozione!" Cut, add, translate, check, cut again... that doesn’t work… now it is ok! We lack a cover but Pietro (Corraini) is finalizing it and will be good for sure. The feather is growing and at the same time grows the fear of not suceeding. This is the most critical phase w...
continue..Interaction Designers Play surrealist game “Exquisite Corpse”
-> Interaction Designers Play surrealist game "Exquisite Corpse"While working on their Ideas for the "Conviviality Workshop", Domus Academy's Interaction Design Class attended a special two-days intensive mini-workshop on quick videomaking techniques, which was led by Interactiondesign Lab's Simone Muscolino. The activity exposed the students to a number of creative techniques to help them identify expressiv...
continue..What is the greatest influence on a convivial moment?
-> What is the greatest influence on a convivial moment?As you know, the next issue of illywords takes up the theme of conversation and relationships around the table, or conviviality, and the students of Domus Academy in Milan are currently finishing up their projects that will be the visual material for the magazine. We asked students to answer this question: "What is the greatest influence on a co...
continue..Issue 28 is off to a great start at Domus Academy
-> Issue 28 is off to a great start at Domus AcademyWe're off to a great start on Issue 28 at Domus Academy in Milan! The theme of this issue will be conversations, relationships, conviviality... whether inside our homes or beyond. And what is one of the most delightful situations for creating smart conversation? At the table of course... When we eat, preferably over some good food… The ...
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