Nic Monisse
Editor’s letter: Monocle’s inaugural Design Directory
Our new magazine is packed with deep dives and fresh perspectives. Nic Monisse, Monocle’s design editor, introduces the issue.
Monocle’s rundown of the top 20 thrilling new design discoveries to experience now
Showcasing the best new wine bars, hotels, offices, retail openings and urbanism projects. Plus: We visit the restored Eames House in Los Angeles and catch a cogwheel railway in Austria.
Lounging with legends: Top designers on their favourite sofas
Are you sitting comfortably? Without wanting to knock you from your perch, it turns out that where you choose to sit says a lot about who you are. The sofa in your living room…
Other Circle blurs fashion, design and culture in Copenhagen
The line between fashion and design is disappearing. Silas Adler’s Other Circle brings together artists, chefs, designers and musicians, showing how cross-disciplinary collaboration creates a new cultural currency.
Leading light: London Design Medal winner Michael Anastassiades on thinking outside the box and creating excitement
It has been a busy, award-winning few years for Michael Anastassiades. The Cypriot-born, London-based designer picked up a prestigious Compasso d’Oro from the Milan-based Association for Industrial Design in 2020 and was distinguished as…
Opinion
The Marshall Islands could teach the world a lot with an amphibious parliament building
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How Bofill’s radical ‘living space’ became one of Europe’s most visionary design headquarters
We visit the ever-evolving labs of the award-winning Bofill Taller de Arquitectura studio, where family heritage and experimentation collide.
From cement factory to creative hub: inside Bofill Taller’s adaptable architectural practice
I’m hurtling along the N-340 highway on the outskirts of Barcelona when, suddenly, the skyline of the Sant Just Desvern township is punctuated by a series of tall chimneys painted in a range of…
Three new branding projects raising the bar for graphic design
Having a strong graphic identity and clear visual language matters for everyone from small design brands and independent restaurants, to whole neighbourhoods. Here are three new, standout projects setting today’s design standard.
