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18 August 2022

Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi discusses the more accessible approach on show at this year’s event.

16 August 2022

We learn about the biodegradable polymers devised by Eco Logic Studio and take a dip at a Danish ‘badehotel’. Plus: we visit a bootmaker’s workshop in Paris.

11 August 2022

We reflect on the career and legacy of the esteemed fashion designer following his death last week.

9 August 2022

We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.

4 August 2022

We visit Geneva city hall, newly revamped by architecture firm Bonhôte Zapata to help foster dialogue and democracy.

2 August 2022

We look at the legacy of avant garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli through a new show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and learn about Rana Salam’s use of colour. Plus: Nic Monisse on the ideal summer house.

28 July 2022

Emerging designer Federica Biasi tells us how to strike the balance between trendy and timeless.

26 July 2022

Architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses material development in Nigeria, and we visit the new offices of design studio Commune in Los Angeles. Plus, we meet designer Faye Toogood in her London studio. 

21 July 2022

How can designers engage the public in conversations about urban design? Monocle’s executive editor Nolan Giles reflects on the example set by Concéntrico, an architecture and design festival in Logroño, Spain.

19 July 2022

Architect Mario Cucinella discusses smog-eating ceramics and his ecologically sustainable 3D-printed house. Plus: we hear how indigenous technologies could be used to improve cities by 2040 and learn about design solutions…

14 July 2022

We head to Lyon, a city with a storied tradition in textiles, to see how the craft of silk-weaving is being kept alive.

12 July 2022

From a contemporary take on Congolese textiles to a Sarajevo-based coppersmith challenging stereotypes, we meet some of the people working hard to ensure a future for traditional crafts.

7 July 2022

We head to the observation deck of the Torre Glòries skyscraper to visit ‘Cloud Cities Barcelona’ with artist Tomás Saraceno.

5 July 2022

We meet some of the myriad makers doing wonderful things with materials, including a hand-built sauna in central London, a Copenhagen silversmith and a new glue-less shoe from Nike.