''Abitare (which translates to "live" or "dwell")'', published monthly in
Milan
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,
Italy
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, is a design
magazine
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. It was first published in 1961.
History and profile
''Abitare'' was launched in
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
in 1961 by Piera Peroni. It was devoted to architecture,
interior design
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, furniture,
product design
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and
graphic arts
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RCS MediaGroup
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.
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
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with Franca Santi.Stefano Boeri, Chiara Maranzana, Mario Piazza and Maria Giulia Zunino were among the editors-in-chief of the magazine.
The magazine momentarily ceased print 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 Silvia Botti.
See also
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List of magazines published in Italy
In Italy there are many magazines. In the late 1920s there were nearly one hundred literary magazines. Following the end of World War II the number of weekly magazines significantly expanded. From 1970 feminist magazines began to increase in numbe ...