''Abitare'', published monthly in

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, is one of the world's best known design magazines. It was first published in 1961.

History and profile

''Abitare'' was launched in

in 1961 by Piera Peroni. The magazine was published monthly. It was devoted to architecture,

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

, furniture,

product design Product design as a verb is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is a major aspect of n ...

and

graphic arts A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.

and was published both in Italian and English. In 1976 the magazine was sold to Segesta Publishing group. Later it became part of the RCS Group and began to be published by RCS Mediagroup. Shortly after the founding of the magazine, the influential postwar architect, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi joined Peroni and, in addition to writing for the magazine, later served as acting de facto editor in chief with Franca Santi. Many known architects and designers were contributors to ''Abitare''.

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and Maria Giulia Zunino were among the

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of the magazine. Chiara Maranzana and Mario Piazza also served as the editors-in-chief of ''Abitare''. The magazine momentarily ceased publication in March 2014. However, its online version continued to publish content. The magazine was relaunched in October 2014 with a new format and new graphics under the direction of

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