1980s postmodernismĪlessandro Mendini became editor in July 1979 (Gio Ponti died in October 1979). In December 1978, Domus celebrated its 50th anniversary with an exhibition at Palazzo delle Stelline in Milan. The magazine went international with its translation into English and French until defining its current bilingual (Italian/English) format. The era was characterized by such features as Ettore Sottsass' travel diary, "Memoires di panna montata (Whipped Cream Memoires)" and Pierre Restany's "Letters" to the art world. Gio Ponti was joined by Cesare Casati as managing editor in July 1976. In 1968, the magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary with issue 459 and in July 1971, the magazine published its 500th issue. Domus promoted everything that was new on the scene and its authors, becoming a key reference for the international debate among various artistic trends. The 1950s and '60s were marked by great vitality in architecture, the arts and design. In 1948, Gio Ponti returned as editor of Domus which had become a bi-monthly in 1951, the magazine resumed publication on a monthly basis. During that same year, Editoriale Domus bought Casabella, entrusting its direction first to Franco Albini and Giancarlo Palanti and then to Ernesto Nathan Rogers (from December 1953) Casabella was sold in 1964. These were years of innovation when the magazine embraced new cultural trends and sought out the collaboration of intellectuals like Elio Vittorini and Alberto Moravia. Domus was now directed by Ernesto Nathan Rogers (from the firm, BBPR) with a new look, but affirming a line of cultural continuity with Ponti's period as editor. Publication resumed in January 1946 with issue 205. Domus was published monthly throughout 1944, but was suspended in 1945. The war years required continuous changes in the magazine's direction and its printing operations were forced to move to Bergamo. Melchiorre Bega became editor in October 1943.
In October 1942, Guglielmo Ulrich took over Giuseppe Pagano's role (who, because of his involvement in antifascist politics, died on 22 April 1945 at the Mauthausen concentration camp). Gio Ponti left the magazine after twelve years as editor starting in July 1941, Domus came under the direction of Massimo Bontempelli, Giuseppe Pagano and Melchiorre Bega. Gianni Mazzocchi, a young, 23-year-old publisher who had moved to Milan from the Marche region, purchased Domus on 11 July 1929 and founded Editoriale Domus, which today publishes numerous magazines ( Quattroruote, Meridiani, Tuttotrasporti, Il Cucchiaio d'Argento, etc.). Gio Ponti delineated the magazine's goals in his editorials, insisting on the importance of aesthetics and style in the field of industrial production. Its mission was to renew architecture, interiors and Italian decorative arts without overlooking topics of interest to women, like the art of homemaking, gardening and cooking. The first issue of Domus, subtitled "Architecture and decor of the modern home in the city and in the country," was published on 15 January 1928.
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