Milan’s I Saloni – the collective name for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and its associated offshoots such as Salone Ufficio and SaloneSatellite – are the most important events in the design calendar, with over 2,300…
The Japanese love vintage, but the idea of bidding for second-hand furniture is an unfamiliar concept. Now three entrepreneurs are bringing design classics to a new market in the country’s first modern and contemporary…
When Nicolas Graas revamped Hermès Luxembourg, he ended up living above the shop. Well, Lionel Jadot’s design does show off the occasional flash of an Hermès orange box to perfection.
Inviting interiors, inspiring inventories and artisanal appeal: we’ve picked out three stores that are truly dedicated to design.
Some of Japan’s best assets are its architects and designers, and their know-how is ripe for exporting. A new exhibition in Tokyo showcases the best ideas for the house of the future.
Milan's Salone del Mobile ranks as the world's biggest industrial design event. This year we dispatched a team of editors to deliver a series of reports in both print and video. For background, see our preview of the event…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thursday 4 October
How often do you show up for a meeting in unfamiliar territory and are suddenly slammed with an extreme case of office envy?
Monday 30 April
Today’s young designers are impressively versed in the art of branding across many different forms of media.
Sunday 10 April
There’s a great deal of expectation riding on this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan. As well as being the 50th anniversary of the fair, it’s also the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.
Wednesday 13 April
For all the fun of the galleries, warehouse exhibitions and street parties elsewhere in Milan, the vast Rho fairground on the city’s outskirts is where the real business of Salone takes place.
Innocean, a global advertising agency, understands the importance of a well-designed HQ to impress clients and motivate staff. Monocle takes a look at its recent facelift, which combines Korean tradition and mid-century…
Beirut apartments, South Korean villages and a silk rethink in India.
In the first edition of Monocle’s Design Dialogues, an intimate series of discussions on key design issues, we throw the spotlight on the future of the workplace. You can also listen to the full discussion at [monocle.com]…
Alongside the vast Tokyo International Gift Show – 2,400 exhibitors and counting – has grown a smaller, carefully edited craft and design show called For Stockists. But this bijou event is now the hot ticket, thanks to its…
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…
If you’re going to employ someone to invade your living space for months and reconfigure your home, you really need to trust the person you call. Here are five design studios, from New York to Sydney, who know how to make…
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