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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 Global Design Directory 2025: Where to find designers around the world
The global studios that should be on your radar, whatever your next project entails.
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.
How an Italian lighting brand is keeping Ingo Maurer’s anarchic charm alive
Can a lighting firm defined by its beloved owner’s playful, idiosyncratic approach thrive after his death? Foscarini’s founder and president says yes.
What can postwar monuments teach us about the role of architecture in shaping nations’ memories?
To honour the sacrifices made during the Second World War, concrete sculptures were erected across what was then Yugoslavia. Today they stand as stark reminders of a history that must not be repeated.
São Paulo, South America’s rising design capital
A new pool of young talent is lifting the city’s creative ambitions. We speak to a few creatives leading the way.
What does a designer’s couch tell us about their approach to creativity? We speak to five creatives to find out
In Monocle’s book ‘Designers on Sofas’, we interviewed 50 leading designers and architects about their relationships with their settee. Here, we visit a few more.
The unlikely parallel between Rome’s eternal architecture and the Las Vegas Strip
What is the curious connection between America’s gaudy Sin City and the Old World’s Eternal City? The devil is in the details, as two books published half a century apart reveal.
Mexico’s fantastical fortresses: From a nearly invisible structure to a concrete cube in a forest
Partly driven by security concerns, architects in the country have made an art of seclusion, designing residential hideaways that offer both safety and comfort.
