DOMUS Academy is Italy's visionary postgraduate incubator and laboratory of design, fashion, architecture, and business innovation. Established in Milan in 1982 by the legendary Maria Grazia Mazzocchi and Gianfranco Ferré alongside design masters such as Alessandro Mendini and Ettore Sottsass, Domus Academy was born as the world's first postgraduate school of design. It was conceived not as a traditional academic lecture hall, but as a dynamic cross-disciplinary think tank where master designers and curious international students collaborate to anticipate future human experiences.
Ranked consistently by BusinessWeek and Azure among the top design graduate schools in the world and recognized with the coveted Compasso d'Oro Career Award, Domus Academy boasts an exceptional global environment where more than 90% of students are international from over 50 nations. The academy offers dual-award Master of Arts programs (accredited by the Italian Ministry of University and Research - MUR) and Academic Master degrees in Milan, the capital of international design.
Domus Academy's educational philosophy revolves around project-driven workshops conducted directly with iconic global enterprises. Over the course of their intensive master's programs, students collaborate on real industry briefs with brands such as Kartell, Versace, BMW, Cisco, Ducati, Fondazione Prada, and 3M, building an executive-ready professional portfolio and a worldwide network of creative leaders.
