1. LIADE Centre of Excellence
in Italian Art and Design
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• Milan Design Capital
• Domus Academy
• NABA
Index

3. • In Italy there are more that 15.000
design companies.
• About 3.700 design companies ( the
24,8% on the total number) are
located in Lombardy and especially in
Milan (1.478) where the number
increased of the 8,8% in one year.
• The more relevant fields are textile,
fashion, leather goods and shoes,
furniture, glass products and lighting,
tiles and ceramics.
(source: ADNkronos –May 2nd 2011)
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4. During the ‘900 the industrial development
turned Milan into the economic financial and
industrial city of Italy.
Milan has become the centre of development
in the fields of contemporary art,
architecture, design, fashion, publishing
and communication industry because of
- its dynamic and creative commercial activities
- a tradition of craftsmanship especially on the
typical fields of the made in Italy
- an industrial culture with strong humanistic
roots
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5. • Product design
Italy is a world trendsetter and has produced some of the greatest furniture
designers in the world, such as Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Andrea Branzi, Achille
Castiglioni, Giulio Cappellini and Antonio Citterio.
• Car design
Italian brands like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Ducati are recognized worldwide for their
style. There are also several symbolic vehicles like Fiat 500, and the symbolic
Vespa Piaggio.
• Fashion design
Examples of major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci,
Valentino, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Max Mara, Fendi, Moschino,
Missoni.
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Milan Design Capital

6. Vespa
produced by Piaggio
Sacco Chair
by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini e Franco Teodoro
produced by Zanotta
Arc lamp
by Achille e Piergiacomo Castiglioni
produced by Flos
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7. World capital of:
• Art
• Design
• Fashion
• Advertising
Milano is the cutting edge for creativity
City of Events and Performing Arts
Nowadays Milan hosts the most important
fashion and design companies,
showrooms, magazines, trade fairs,
architectural studios and design events.
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Milan Design Capital

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Faculty
Talented and experienced professionals
Skilled and passionate educators
Values
Outcome focused, student centred
Innovative, multicultural, creative
Philosophy
Learning by doing
Multidisciplinary approach
Deep involvement in the cultural and
artistic life
Alessandro Guerriero, designer and
artist, founder of Alchimia in 1976 and of
Futurarium ( 1982). He won the
Compasso D'Oro Prize in 1982.
President of Advisory Board of NABA.
Nicoletta Morozzi, artist and designer
worked for Atelier Muji in Tokyo and
Triennele di Milano.
Director of Fashion Design Department in
NABA.
Italo Rota, one the most important Italian
designer and architect.
He developed projects for Musee
d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Palazzo
Arengario.
Director of Design Department in NABA.
NABA

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Accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
(MIUR) – First and only BA in English
NABA

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Largest and first Italian
private Belle Arti Academy
welcoming more than 1.800
students coming from over 50
countries every year
NABA

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Undergraduate (BA) 3 years
Courses held in Italian and English
FOUNDATION SEMESTER
DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION
FASHION DESIGN
Courses held in Italian
PAINTING AND VISUAL ARTS
MEDIA DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA ARTS
THEATRE AND EXHIBIT DESIGN
Educational offer

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Postgraduate
2 years Master of Arts (120 ECTS) in
Courses held in English
DESIGN
FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN
Courses held in Italian
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
FILM AND NEW MEDIA
VISUAL ARTS AND CURATORIAL
STUDIES
1 year Academic Master (60 ECTS) in
Course held in Italian
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL DESIGN
Course held in English
INTERIOR DESIGN
Ph.D. in ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Educational offer

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SUMMER COURSES
More than 300 students coming
from all over the world to attend
courses on design, fashion, interior
and architecture, visual and graphic
design
SEMESTER ABROAD
PROGRAMS
Design semester and Fashion
semester
Educational offer

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Abitare • Alessi • Armando Testa • Atelier Mendini• Bang & Olufsen • BMW •
Bosch • Condé Nast • Diesel • Costume National • Emergency • Ferrero •
Gianni Versace • Festival del Film Locarno • Flos Giorgio Armani • Giugiaro
Architettura • Gucci • IKEA • Istanbul Biennial • J. Walter Thompson • Jil
Sander • Kenzo • Leo Burnett • Luceplan • Magnum Photos • Manifesta •
McCann Erickson • MiArt • Moschino • MTV • Nokia • L’Oréal • Piccolo Teatro
di Milano • Pininfarina • Pirelli • RAI • Saatchi & Saatchi • Svarowski •
Sotheby’s • La Sterpaia di Oliviero Toscani • The Swatch Group • Teatro alla
Scala • La Triennale di Milano • Trussardi • Whirlpool
Companies network

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Around 84% of the students within
one year after graduation get a job
in fields of their specialization.
Career service

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Silvio Betterelli
Graduated in 2005 in Fashion Design
Shoes and accessories designer
for the AW 2009/2010 collection for Furla
Talent Hub project
Max Fortuna
Graduated in 1993 in Graphic Design
Associate Creative Director at JWT
(J. Walter Thompson)
Riccardo Bernasconi
Graduated in 2008 in Media Design and
Multimedia Arts.
Indipendent Motion Pictures and Film
professional and filmaker. Among other
prizes, shortfilm “Kiss Who” selected for the
62 Festival del Film di Locarno 2009.
Caterina Visconti
Graduated in Theatre Design
Costume designer at the Volksoper Wien
Theatre
Matteo Magini
Graduated in 2004 Design.
Visual Merchandiser for Home and Hotel
division at Giorgio Armani S.p.A.
Fernando Bayona
Graduated in 2008 in Photography and
Visual Design. His photos are exhibited in
international Fairs as ARCO, ART MIAMI and
BASEL and in galleries and museum
collections as Museo Nacional Centro de Arte
Reina Sofía, CA2M in Madrid.
Shortlist of alumni

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In 2009-2010, NABA students received numerous recognitions and awards, among others:
Un Designer per le Imprese 2010, Milan Chamber of Commerce & Material ConneXion
D&AD International Students Award 2010
ADCI (Art Directors Club Italiano) Awards Annual 2010
Communication restyling Start Milano Contemporary Art Network, 2010
Brand Design, Museo di Storia Naturale Milan, 2010
TNT Festival dei Giovani Talenti 2010, Italian Ministry of Youth
Premio Nazionale delle Arti 2009/2010, Italian Ministry of Education and University
6Artista 2009/2010, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere Contemporary Art Center Rome
LED, International Light Design Festival Milan 2009 and 2010
Triumph Inspiration Award 2009
Short Film section Pardi di Domani, 62° Festival del Film Locarno 2009
Who is on Next? Award, Vogue Italia & Alta Roma, Rome Fashion Week 2009
Awards

18. Domus Academy was set up in Milan in
1982, with the aim to become a reference
centre for Italian Design and Fashion.
• School as a place where to nurture
diversity and individual talents
• Learning by designing: team working and
individual project assignments
• Learning from professional designers:
close to real life
• Low students/faculty members ratio
• Involvement of companies within
educational activity
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In 2009, Business Week selected
Domus Academy among the 30
best schools of design in the
world.
Recognition and Awards

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In 1994 Domus Academy got the Compasso d’Oro award for the
career by ADI (Associazione Disegno Industriale/Design Association).
Students from Domus Academy have been selected in international
contests like Vogue Talents, Red Dot Award. Domus Academy projects
have been exhibited in Venice Architectural Biennial 2004/2010 and at
Centre Pompidou Paris.
Strategic partnership with the University of Wales
that validated the master courses.
Students who have completed the programme
can choose to have their Master Degree
awarded by the University of Wales (90 ECTS).
Recognition and Awards

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The presence of multidisciplinary
teams, students from all over the
world and the vocation to research,
typical of Italian design, are the most
important elements, which
characterize the work and study
environment of the school.
DOMUS ACADEMY WELCOMES
300 students coming from more than
50 different countries
Internationality

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Domus Academy offers 13 one-
year postgraduate Master
courses on different themes of
design.
All the courses are held in
English.
Educational offer

23. * Not yet accredited/pending.
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Domus Academy collaborates with many outstanding brands.
Cartier
Audi
Swarovski
Alfa Romeo
Tod’s
Fiat
Neil Barrett
VolksWagen
Versace
Canon
Ermenegildo Zegna
Bayer
Costume National
Artemide
Candy
Barilla
Samsung
Veneta Cucine
Roberto Cavalli
Nike
Camper
LG
Valentino Red
Fujitsu
Pirelli
Motorola
Hines Italia
Unicredit Group
Veuve Cliquot
Pininfarina
3M
Eastpack
Electrolux
Companies network

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Erkan Coruh Master in Fashion Design
2005
Winner of Who is on next? 2010
Christophe Pillet
Master in Design 1986
Designer for Porro, Zanotta, Driade, Shu
Uemura, Lacoste, etc.
Anna Dello Russo
Master in Fashion Design 1986
Editor at Large and creative consultant for
Vogue Japan
Won J. Heo
Master in Design 2004
Director (Japan Design Branch) at LG
Electronics
Deniz Galip
Master in Interior and Living Design 2006
Architect and interior designer at Studio
Patricia Urquiola
Ruchaneeporn Tiempayotorn
Master in Urban Vision and Architectural
Design 2008
Lecturer, Thammasat University - Thailand
Manuela Zavattaro Master in Interaction
Design 2002
User Experience Design Specialist for Nokia
Design’s UK Studio
Héctor Ouillet
Master in Interaction Design 2006
Senior User Experience Designer at Google
Japan
Shortlist of alumni

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