DARC is a research and professional consulting center that works on design innovation. Since 1985 it has been developing design researches and projects for companies, public and private associations and international research institutes.
DARC was born during the 80’s as the natural interface of DA with the industrial world: a structure offering applied researches and design projects, exploring and opening new design fields such as the design of materials, the environmental sustainability of products, the interactive media design, the experience design, the brand culture, the relationship between design and business.
DARC explores and grows competences in new territories of design through activities of basic and applied research (EU and national co-founded research projects) and provides consultancy to the management of companies, to internal Design groups and in collaboration with R&D of companies.
Domus Academy’s activity received the Compasso d’Oro in 1985. DARC projects received international awards such as the IF Hanover Interaction Design Award 97, ID Magazine Interaction Design Award 97, Moebius Multimedia Design Award 97, Honda ICTV Design Award, Smau Product Design 97.