Design
Why ‘Perfection’ will be the most-discussed design book of the summer
In just 120 pages, Perfection captures millennial malaise, design lust and the inevitable disappointment when the perfect home — or life — proves impossible to achieve.
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What Japanese design can teach us about decent communication
A new London exhibition explores how clever visual design – from Olympic pictograms to global fonts – helps us communicate better across borders, cultures and even political divides.
The London home that helped shape a new lighting design
Where do you look when your piece of industrial design, in this case a lamp, gets stuck in the development phase?
The five architecture and design books you should be reading this summer
Top up your design knowledge and spruce up your coffee table with these five Monocle-recommended monographs.
Why we all need to learn how to “speak architecture”
Buildings shape our world – so why don’t we discuss them?
Return-to-office mandates won’t keep workers in their cubicles – but a lavish workspace can
Hoping to lure remote workers back to the office, businesses in the US’s financial capital are giving their HQs an upgrade.
Three offices so beautiful you’ll want to apply to work in them
As these workspaces can attest, a place of business should have as much thought showered upon it as the work created within its walls.
Why selling a brand is about getting back to basics
For Australian design studio Landini Associates, effectively going to market is about doing things simply.
The artisans battling to keep craft alive with achingly beautiful creations
Monocle looks at the ways that artisans around the world are preserving ancient skills and processes by making sure that they remain relevant and desirable in the modern world.
This modern Danish summerhouse is a masterclass in timeless design
Visitors driving into Rågeleje, a resort town north of Copenhagen, are greeted by pastel-striped beach huts against a backdrop of the Kattegat sea. A country road that turns away from the coast leads to…
How Brazil is restoring and reclaiming its first modernist landmark
Saved from the auction block by public outcry and now lovingly restored, the Gustavo Capanema Palace is a celebration of Brazilian culture in concrete.
