29 July 2021

Writer Clarissa Wei shares the history of the Taiwanese granny-bag.

27 July 2021

What will our homes, cars and offices look like in the future? Hear from Vitra about its reimagined workplace, the Club Office, and Audi on the latest in autonomous vehicles. Plus: an innovative housing plan designed for…

22 July 2021

The British fashion designer is lauded for her ability to produce garments with the female gaze in mind. With news that Philo will launch an eponymous brand, fashion journalist Dana Thomas tells us what we could expect from…

20 July 2021

Join us in Tokyo for the Olympic Games. From medals and pictograms to uniforms and venues, we hear how designers have shaped the event. Plus: get the lowdown from gold medallist Connor Fields on Team USA’s Ralph Lauren…

19 July 2021

Monocle’s Nina Milhaud discusses building preservation in Hong Kong with architectural historian Charles Lai, as they look at a classic piece of civic architecture that is due for demolition.

15 July 2021

Architectural historian Barnabas Calder explains how our access to fire, farming and fossil fuels have shaped the building styles found across the globe.

13 July 2021

Thomas Heatherwick unveils a radical design for a new electric car and architect Jane Smith shares the key to designing embassies overseas. Plus: we visit the collectible art and design fair Nomad St Moritz.

12 July 2021

Monocle’s Emma Nelson visits the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society to see how it’s monitoring trees to tackle climate change.

8 July 2021

Travis Elborough, author of ‘Through the Looking Glasses’, shares the curious history of sunglasses in the early 20th century.

6 July 2021

In London, we visit the city’s new Design District and browse the shelves of homeware and fashion shop Labour and Wait. Plus: we get the highlights from Florentine fashion trade show, Pitti Uomo.

5 July 2021

Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan takes a closer look at the forces behind New York’s newest park.

1 July 2021

The creative director of Aspesi discusses the fashion label’s focus on quality materials and its ability to carve out its own path by avoiding fads.

29 June 2021

We stop by a new exhibition by design studio Bassamfellows in New York, then discuss sustainability and the circular economy with design writer Katie Treggiden. Plus: we get the highlights from the menswear collections…

28 June 2021

Monocle’s Christy Evans travels to the dead centre of Surrey to visit the largest cemetery in the UK.

24 June 2021

We visit an exhibition at Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts that hopes to convince visitors to behave more responsibly towards the environment.