International Design Journals

It just wouldnt be design if there weren't some kind of Italian journal somewhere in here. Italy has always been seen as the in place when it comes to design and architecture. The journal Domus seems to take this idea to heart and domus tends to focus alot on up and coming trends most of which are arriving out of Italy. It covers everything from architecture, to jewelry design. Unlike some journals which may come across as being a bit full of their home country, (especially true in american publications) Domus keeps a good non bias and will cover just about anything. Even still I would classify it as "Italian Design & Architecture" I separate the two out simply because of the sheer number of aspects of design it discusses.

Archithese a German design publication made in Germany. Not to stereotype but this magazine really strikes me as following in its Prussian footsteps. Germany has always been seen as a very organized and to the point country and this design publication is really no different in terms of organization. The articles themselves are printed only in German so I had to do a fair bit of translating to understand (I speak German but it's been awhile). the context of what they discuss is largely city planning which makes sense as it is a huge problem in Central Europe as foreign immigration comes in larger and larger waves. I would classify this publication largely as urban planning and city design.

Abitare another popular italian publication seems to come closer to the iArc program interms of content. many articles on modern examples of sustainability and various trends beginning to become popular in architecture and interior design. They just like Domus many aspects of design are seen but mostly those relating to architecture or interior design. Which I can appreciate more than Domus in some respects. They too also focus alot on Italian design specifically and I can see just how different Italian design is from other contemporary design. the issue I saw focused on many different furnishings that had been designed recently although the commonality between them I could not figure out. I would describe this as being "Modern contemporary design"