Jacob Jensen’s products for Bang & Olufsen made design history in the 1960s and 1970s, but his design philosophy is perhaps more relevant today than ever. For an imaginary final lunch he chooses the “incredibly well-desi…
Sunday 15 May
This evening in New York, guests will gather for the High Line’s annual Spring Benefit — the most important fundraising effort of the year for the city’s elevated park built on a disused railway, around 10m above Manhatt…
In our series on emerging business hubs we reveal why you should invest in Pune, India’s booming IT and industrial design centre. But beware: success is already putting strains on the city’s transport system and energy…
Few architects would know how to build their own designs. that’s where the ghost laboratory comes in: this visionary two-week summer camp in rugged nova scotia gives students and qualified architects the chance to practise…
Midland Atelier is a design powerhouse that attracts people to train from all over the world and offers opportunities to local creative talent. In Western Australia, where mining is the major industry, it’s a breath of…
Industrial designer Niels Diffrient says he has built his near 60-year career on a belief in staying under the radar and being ‘technically and stylistically capable’. He does himself a disservice: his work, particularly…
Flensted’s handmade mobiles have hung in well-designed homes around the world for more than 50 years. The family- run company is also one of Denmark’s most successful cottage industries and business is flying high.
The Milan Furniture Fair, or simply “Salone”, has become one of the biggest industrial design events in the world and brings together brand owners, industrial designers, architects, buyers, the press and clients for five…
There's a kernel of truth to the reputation of Los Angeles as a one-industry town fuelled by plastic surgery, smarmy agents and intellectual vacuity. But look past that and you'll see an increasingly sophisticated centre…
The industry of bespoke tailoring, we meet a bellmaker in Germany, and visit Alison and JJ McGowan’s Teich Design store in New York.
Sir James Dyson educates us on industrial design, we learn of the revival of wind towers in Bahrain and talk to Beirut designer Karim Chaaya.
A look at the year just gone for booksellers, we learn about the newspaper industry in India, and a Swiss firm transforming traditional ski design.
A look at Chinese surveillance, the design of the first British £50 note in 70 years and a visit to Swahili’s fashion week to study the rise of the African industry.
A focus on Istanbul’s former industrial buildings, a report on Irish craft and a chat with Heather Fraser from Rotman DesignWorks about design in business.
The 51st Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan revealed a change of mood in the design industry. With manufacturers still suffering from tightened budgets, designers are finding new and innovative techniques to maintain…
As the concept of urban mobility gains momentum, bike manufacturers are harnessing the world's best industrial designers to re-invent locomotion on two wheels. Monocle's Sarah Balmond reports on design innovation in Cope…
For our round-table series, we invited four leaders in the graphic design industry to talk about the state – and the future – of their craft, in print and online.
What the ECB’s interest-rate cut will mean for nations with high unemployment, we also look at the expansion of the Chinese automotive industry, and get comfy in Italian-designed furniture.
BAU is the world’s largest fair for the construction and architecture industries while also being a dream getaway for home handymen. From grand designs to garden sheds, Monocle visits the design world’s most no-nonsense…
Bree Street’s affordable rents and industrial past mean design schools stand next to car mechanics and menswear boutiques alongside panel beaters. The contrasts are beautiful.
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