Abitare

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Abitare
Arbitare October 2014 cover.jpg
Editor-in-chiefFrancesca Taroni
CategoriesDesign and architecture magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherRCS Mediagroup
Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
CompanyRCS Group
Country Italy
Based in Milan
LanguageItalian
English
Website Abitare

Abitare (which translates to "live" or "dwell"), published monthly in Milan, Italy, is a design magazine. [1] It was first published in 1961.

Contents

History and profile

Abitare was launched in Milan in 1961 by Piera Peroni. [2] [3] [4] It was devoted to architecture, interior design, furniture, product design and graphic arts and was published both in Italian and English. [5]

In 1976, the magazine was sold to Segesta Publishing group. [6] Later it became part of the RCS Group and began to be published by RCS Mediagroup. [7]

Shortly after the founding of the magazine, postwar architect, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi joined Peroni. In addition to writing for the magazine, he later served as acting de facto editor-in-chief with Franca Santi. [2] Stefano Boeri, Chiara Maranzana, Mario Piazza and Maria Giulia Zunino were among the editors-in-chief of the magazine. [6] [8] [3]

The magazine momentarily ceased print publication in March 2014. [4] However, its online version continued to publish content. [4] The magazine was relaunched in October 2014 with a new format and new graphics under the direction of Silvia Botti. [9]

See also

List of magazines published in Italy

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