March 2010
Vintage Danish design is the focus of the pop-up concept Modern Danish Warehouse. Featuring a carefully edited selection of period pieces, the collection is a reminder of the enduring appeal of Danish Modernism. Monocle…
February 2010
Designer John Morford has created some of the most iconic hotel interiors in Asia - from the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to the Park Hyatt Tokyo, made famous in the Sofia Coppola film "Lost in Translation". Monocle editor-in…
December 2009
Celebrating its fifth year, a record-breaking 23,000 people visited Design Miami this year. The event is a showcase for the world's best limited-edition design. Curators, collectors, gallerists and press descend on Miami's…
April 2008
This year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile defied the credit crunch with an optimistic mood and a record number of visitors. Sarah Balmond reports on how emerging designers and established brands are responding to turb…
May 2009
This year Design Miami staged an installation at Salone del Mobile that created a public atelier for emerging designers to make and show their work. Monocle's design editor Sarah Balmond looks at CRAFT PUNK's celebration…
April 2010
In studios around the world, they sit with scalpels, glue and balsa wood, creating everything from mini cities to pint-sized planes and shrunken ships in order to secure big budgets to build the real thing. Monocle meets…
June 2007
In part two of our Milan Design Diary from the Salone del Mobile, Monocle focuses on the Finnish firm Artek, talking to managing director Mirkku Kullberg and creative director Tom Dixon. We also explore the Artek pavilion…
May 2010
During this year's Milan furniture fair, Monocle visited three of the city's most celebrated design galleries. As well as checking out their collections and finding out how their businesses are growing, we talked to the…
May 2009
All eyes have been on the Salone, the world's biggest and most important furniture fair, held in Milan. The mood was optimistic and confident, and a scaling back gave rise to a more considered and thoughtful event. In the…
April 2010
Monocle took to Milan in force for the Salone del Mobile to pick through the stands, showrooms and satellite exhibitions and sum up what's going down in the design world. Design editor Hugo Macdonald reports on the wind of…
November 2007
Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…
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