Domus Academy was born in Milan in 1982 as an open project around the Italian design and fashion experience. During the years, DA also asserted its importance as a school, in the full meaning of the term: a place of post-graduate training and research laboratory on the processes of industrial creativity, on the aesthetic and consumption scenarios, on space and time relationship, on the form of public and private services and on the radical changes deriving from the diffusion of the “Web”.

Strongly rooted in Italy, Domus Academy works in an international perspective, in order to enrich, spread and update the design culture. Domus Academy is a real point of connection between design, fashion and management culture.

Domus Academy has been representing for more than 20 years a cultural laboratory, a cultural centre and it is one of the most prestigious Italian post-graduate schools in the fields of design and fashion.

A constant research carried out on the themes of consumption and creative processes along with the numerous and hectic changes of the last years led Domus Academy to organise more and more specialised courses able to satisfy the needs of the international market.

In 1994 Domus Academy was awarded to Compasso d’Oro for the career for the quality of its teaching and publishing, for its constant attention to borderline themes, from humanization of technology to exploring the relationship between design and fashion, from reflection on the sociology of design to design management and to design of services.

Last December 2009, Domus Academy  joined the Laureate International Universities network , a global leader in higher education for art and design.With a presence spanning 21 countries, Laureate Education, Inc. provides postsecondary education on an international scale.
It has a global reputation for investing and growing the insititutions part of its network, creating a truly multicultural, career-oriented educational experience.
Domus Academy students will continue to complete programs with the fundamental values of Italian art and design.
Professors and students gain the advantages of  international prestige, accessing the global educational and professional resources provided by the Laureate network.

The Master courses are at the basis of Domus Academy’s training activity. With the structure of post-graduate courses, according to the typical DA training formula, they address young graduates from various disciplines. Students are enrolled after a selection based on their resume and portfolio of projects. Thanks to the collaboration of a staff made of designers, consultants, visiting professors and tutors, students are offered the possibility to get in touch with some of the most stimulating professional realities of the Italian and international scenario.

Domus Academy proposes eleven Master courses in Milan:

• Accessories Design
• Business Design
• Car Design
• Fashion Design
• Interaction Design
• Interior and Living Design
• Fashion Management
• Product Design
• Service Design
• Urban Vision and Architectural Design
• Design Driven Communication in collaboration with IULM

Together with the Master courses, Domus Academy offers tailor-made courses for companies and institutions and a wide range of summer sessions.