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The first solo exhibition from the British design duo, James Plumb, is on show at London’s Gallery Fumi. Hannah Plumb and James Russell discuss their development process for the sculptural lighting pieces featured.

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★	21 Nov 2024 8 min	‘Rooted’ The first solo exhibition from the British design duo, James Plumb, is on show at London’s Gallery Fumi. Hannah Plumb and James Russell discuss their development process for the sculptural lighting pieces featured.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
684	19 Nov 2024 29 min	Sydney special We hear interviews from Monocle Radio’s pop-up at the UBS Australasia Conference 2024. We check-in with leading antipodean architects and interior designers on residential, hospitality and school design. Plus, how architects can work with indigenous cultures.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	14 Nov 2024 6 min	Miriam Hillawi Abraham The Ethiopian designer and architectural researcher discusses the role of coral in her recent installation, “Material Witnesses and Narrating Lifeforms”. The project is inspired by the coral used as a construction material on the coast of East Africa and in the Gulf.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
683	12 Nov 2024 29 min	Dubai Design Week Nic Monisse recaps highlights from the 10th iteration of Dubai Design Week, an event that continues to cement the city’s status as the region’s design hub.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	7 Nov 2024 6 min	‘A Present/Absent Mudhif’ The titular pavilion is on show as part of this year’s Dubai Design Week. The structure’s Iraq-based architect, Ola Saad Znad, discusses the shelter that is inspired by the floating houses found in the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
682	5 Nov 2024 29 min	November issue preview With our latest issue set to hit newsstands this month, we preview some of our favourite stories from a design special that features interviews with industrial designers Cecilie Manz and Ini Archibong.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	31 Oct 2024 6 min	Sheryl Leysner The interior-and-lighting designer, Sheryl Leysner, discusses her approach to upcycled materials and reuse in her East Amsterdam studio.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
681	29 Oct 2024 31 min	Tallinn Architecture Biennale, formations in clay furniture, Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suites We report from the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and meet one of the designers behind Cathay Pacific’s new Business Class suites. Plus: an exhibition in London explores the role of ceramics in furniture design.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	24 Oct 2024 6 min	Tubelight Boaz Cohen, co-founder of Amsterdam-based studio BCXSY, shares the development process behind the Tubelight, the practice’s playful, award-winning take on fluorescent lights.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
680	22 Oct 2024 30 min	Rooms Studio, Ghost Signs, ‘Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums’ We visit a design practice in Tbilisi, take a tour of faded signs of east London with Sam Roberts and learn about paper models at the Zaha Hadid Foundation.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	17 Oct 2024 8 min	Mobile Phone Museum We meet the co-founder of the virtual Mobile Phone Museum to discuss the rich history and design diversity of these portable devices.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
679	15 Oct 2024 29 min	Istanbul Quality of Life Conference Our recap of the Monocle Quality of Life Conference in Istanbul. We meet Maltese architect Richard England, and talk to the founders of fashion label Nackiyé and design studio Autoban. Plus: the creative force behind Hungarian brand Nanushka.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	10 Oct 2024 5 min	Sign of the times Monocle’s Stella Roos reflects on the stylistic choices found on the road signs that pepper Europe’s highways.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
678	8 Oct 2024 30 min	Venice Glass Week, Lake Como Design Festival and Unique Aircraft We visit Northern Italy, stopping first in Murano to learn about the island’s glass production today, then across to Lombardy to reflect on the outstanding works on show at the Lake Como Design Festival. Plus, what are the challenges of designing bespoke interiors fit for the sky? We meet the founder of a luxury brand, Unique Aircraft.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
★	3 Oct 2024 8 min	Christie’s new Asia-Pacific headquarters The world leading auction house has opened its new Asia-Pacific flagship space in Hong Kong. Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, takes a tour with its interior designer, Betty Ng.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

Design / Podcast

Monocle on Design

Latest episode

Latest episodes

‘Rooted’

Sydney special

Miriam Hillawi Abraham

Dubai Design Week

‘A Present/Absent Mudhif’

November issue preview

Sheryl Leysner

Tallinn Architecture Biennale, formations in clay furniture, Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suites

Tubelight

Rooms Studio, Ghost Signs, ‘Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums’

Mobile Phone Museum

Istanbul Quality of Life Conference

Sign of the times

Venice Glass Week, Lake Como Design Festival and Unique Aircraft

Christie’s new Asia-Pacific headquarters