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Your essential guide to design, covering furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
Latest Episodes
‘A fingerprint isn’t a flaw’: Michael Anastassiades on the art of small details
Cypriot born London-based design pioneer Michael Anastassiades discusses the importance of noticing smaller details. Plus: furniture maker Seitz unpacks the concept of “slow living” in Switzerland.
Extra: ‘Bad Language’
Photographer Max Creasy discusses the relationship between architecture and pictures, and his new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London.
Driving Forward: Range Rover
We speak to Andy Wheel, Director of Production Design at JLR at Range Rover House Daylesford. Hear how a strong brand identity and an innovative approach to design continue to drive the brand forward.
Lessons learned
We reflect on what can be gleaned from years of design discussion and studio visits, featuring highlights from Do Ho Suh, Faye Toogood and Bisila Noha.
Extra: St Wolfgang station, home to the Schafberg cog railway
We visit Austria’s St Wolfgang station. In addition to being the starting point for the vertiginous Schafberg cog railway, it has also received accolades from the highest levels of the architectural community.
Artek at 90, Michael Bennett and Dennis Cheung
We celebrate Finnish brand Artek at 90 and athlete-turned-spatial designer Michael Bennett shares how creativity can be found everywhere. Plus: Dennis Cheung, a Hong Kong-based designer, on how he is taking cues from bamboo.
Extra: Dulwich Picture Gallery
We venture to South London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery to marvel at the new pavilion and more recent developments at the UK’s first purpose-built public art museum.
British Ceramics Biennial, October issue preview and Vienna Design Week
We visit the ninth edition of the British Ceramics Biennial and preview the October issue of Monocle. Plus: A stopover at Vienna Design week.
Extra: Emre Arolat
In a conversation recorded at Monocle’s most recent Quality of Life Conference, Turkish architect Emre Arolat discusses the design of the Sancaklar Mosque on the outskirts of Istanbul.
London Design Festival, Studio Brière and Katie Treggiden
Our highlights from London Design Festival, including everything from material innovation to new furniture and design circularity with journalist Katie Treggiden.
