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13 Jun 2024
14 min

Monocle on Design - Design Miami Basel: 

The 18th edition of Design Miami is under way at Basel’s iconic Messeplatz. We meet some of the award-winning exhibitors whose work is on show this week. 

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12 Jun 2024
24 min

Monocle on Design - Timelessness, part 3: Jay Osgerby, Simone Farresin and Tosin Oshinowo: 

How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It's a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’ featuring a creative panel of Jay Osgerby, Simone Farresin and Tosin Oshinowo.

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6 Jun 2024
5 min

Monocle on Design - Keiji Takeuchi: 

The Milan-based designer shares some of the principles central to his design process. 

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30 May 2024
10 min

Monocle on Design - Lisbon Design Week: 

We meet some of the designers participating in the second iteration of the citywide event. 

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29 May 2024
21 min

Monocle on Design - Timelessness, part 2: Andrea Caputo, Philippe Malouin and Sabine Marcelis: 

How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It’s a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode of ‘Monocle on Design’, featuring a creative panel of Andrea Caputo, Philippe Malouin and Sabine Marcelis.

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23 May 2024
16 min

Monocle on Design - NYCxDesign: 

Monocle’s US Editor, Christopher Lord, shares some highlights from this year’s edition of the design festival. 

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16 May 2024
12 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Craftworks’: 

We visit the inaugural edition of the public exhibition, which is taking place as part of this year’s London Craft Week.

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15 May 2024
22 min

Monocle on Design - Timelessness, part 1: David Thulstrup, Llisa Demetrios and Rikke Frost: 

How do we design for timelessness? And how do we strike a balance between human-centric design features and technical innovation? It’s a topic that V-Zug discusses in this special episode, which features a creative panel of David Thulstrup, Llisa Demetrios and Rikke Frost.

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9 May 2024
9 min

Monocle on Design - Reuse, Refill, Rethink: 

At the Museum of Brands in London, this exhibition considers how refillable, returnable and repurposed packaging has changed over time. Lucrezia Motta reports.

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2 May 2024
7 min

Monocle on Design - Studiomake: 

James Chambers profiles the varied roster of work produced by the Thai practice, which includes architecture, furniture and fabrication. 

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25 Apr 2024
9 min

Monocle on Design - Capsule: 

The founder and deputy editor of the Milanese platform discuss what radical design means today, as well as the company’s approach to translating stories from the printed page into physical space.

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18 Apr 2024
7 min

Monocle on Design - Nuova at Milan Design Week: 

Rodrigo Caula and Enrico Pietra are the co-founders of Nuova, a California-based research and innovation luxury-design practice. At this year’s Milan Design Week, they took over Milanese bistro Via Stampa for their immersive installation emulating 1970s Americana.

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11 Apr 2024
5 min

Monocle on Design - The FDC1 armchair: 

The sculptural lounge chair fashioned from powder-coated steel and leather has had a revival thanks to French furniture brand Objekto. Stella Roos considers its history – and its designer – Brazilian architect and artist Flávio de Carvalho.

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4 Apr 2024
3 min

Monocle on Design - Two-wheel oasis: 

Grace Charlton reflects on a recent trip to Amsterdam – a city often hailed as an oasis, where those on two wheels rule the streets. But does this emphasis on bikes make traversing the metropolis any better for pedestrians?  

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28 Mar 2024
4 min

Monocle on Design - Finland’s forests: 

Why does timber perform a key role in the country’s economy and how has the raw material shaped the nation’s creativity and furniture-making? Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, joins Nic Monisse to discuss.

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21 Mar 2024
8 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Typographic Jazz: The Monoprints of Jack Stauffacher’: 

An exhibition at the Letterform Archive in San Francisco delves into the improvisational and playful processes of Bay Area printer Jack Stauffacher, who demonstrated the creative potential of the letterpress.

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14 Mar 2024
3 min

Monocle on Design - Bland rebrand: 

Writer Grace Charlton laments why boring redesigns often rob cafés, restaurants and homes of a sense of place.

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7 Mar 2024
9 min

Monocle on Design - Collect: 

We visit the contemporary craft and design fair celebrating its 20th anniversary at Somerset House.

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