domus academy metaphysical club offers open salon-like style teaching

 

 

 

domus academy, historically the first post-graduate school of design in italy, has opened up a new program — the metaphysical club. born out of the desire to offer a salon-style environment, much like those of the 19th century parisian art club, the domus academy metaphysical club brings forth a new way of conceiving, sharing and producing knowledge within the more formal education system.

 

hosted several times a year, the domus academy metaphysical club involves thirteen of the most important and innovative international creatives who meet at the milan school; identifying guiding themes and research, as well as potential educational paths for students.

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the club offers students an environment of open knowledge and idea sharing

 

 

 

domus academy metaphysical club members include:

adam thirlwell – novelist and intellectual, whose books are published in various languages and global key opinion leader in design and culture;
alice rawsthorn – the most prominent design critic worldwide, leader writer for the new york times and the author of numerous books;
benedetto camerana – architect and president of the international museum of the automobile in turin, author of projects for ferrari and alfa romeo;
clemens weisshaar – who over recent years has created some of the most technologically refined design and communication projects together with reed kram, working with AUDI and institutions such as the fondazione prada;
cristiano seganfreddo – artistic director of the marzotto prize and tireless contemporary example of what it means to design in business and for corporate culture;
gilles clèment – together with coloco and miguel georgieff, a thinker who has changed our points of view on the urban landscape and the plant universe;
hans-ulrich obrist – curator and director at the serpentine gallery london and a global reference in contemporary art and culture;
italo rota – visionary and highly-educated designer and architect, scientific director of laureate italian art&design education author of the exhibition installation curated by germano celant for expo 2015 in milan;
jefferson hack – founder of dazed & confused, another magazine, nowness.com and a central figure in the formulation of the most sophisticated ways of representing fashion over the past twenty years;
joseph grima – curator and researcher, former chief editor of domus magazine and who will co-direct the 2015 chicago architecture biennial, 2015 city ideas in new york, in addition to city of matera’s program as european capital of culture in 2019;
leanne shapton – illustrator and writer whose work is featured regularly in leading american newspapers, author of a selection of ‘narratives for images’ which break through conventional barriers between artistic disciplines and writing;
manfredo di robilant – who has worked closely with rem koolhaas to formulate the 2014 venice architecture biennale, the most controversial and successful, inspiring research on ‘fundamentals’;
patricia urquiola – extraordinary and internationally successful designer and architect, who has shaped the domus academy’s master in interior & living design program over the past year.

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the salon-style environment engages student in open discourse and critique

 

 

 

the domus academy metaphysical club affiliates meet with students for series of lectures and workshops, reviewing specific projects provided by the school’s extensive network, engaging in thorough conversation and discussion of key points and issues related to the creative industry varied contexts. their focus is on providing a learning experience that adopts an innovative and exclusive multidisciplinary approach directed entirely to the students of today and tomorrow.

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the club’s members are not ‘masters’ of the past, but professionals who are at the height of their success and career activities, who will offer relevant feedback and critique to the next generation of top creative professionals. these thirteen important names of the international architecture, art and design scene, will draw-up guidelines to train young talents for the future. typically not engaged in such teaching activities, the invitation to participate as a club member opens them up to inventing a new model for schools, in which various ‘bodies’ produce knowledge in a permeable manner, and in a continuous cycle: a constellation of minds serving a new idea of teaching with student’s success at the center. their involvement sees them bringing not only their expertise, but an entire network of opportunities and ideas to the table, as well as collaboration with some of the most prestigious companies in the world.

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the metaphysical club members meet the students for a series of lectures and workshops

 

 

 

domus academy’s metaphysical club has been conceived and managed by creative director gianluigi ricuperati, in collaboration with francesca vargiu, course leader of the master in interior & living design, a unique project among international schools of art, design and fashion.

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students will meet with club members to discuss real world projects

 

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gianluigi ricuperati, creative director of the domus academy metaphysical club