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A tour around the Outdoor Recreation Archive, an institution preserving the history of outdoor retail
The expansive design repository at Utah State University holds more than 10,000 items that chart the development of outdoor equipment – tracing a line from today’s designers back to innovators of the past.
How a Swiss architecture duo transformed a dilapidated farmhouse into a light-filled, modern home on Lake Geneva
A painting of an abandoned farmhouse near Lausanne inspired the architect couple to bring the real structure back to life.
Salone del Mobile launches ‘Raritas’ as collectable design booms among younger buyers
Last week, Salone del Mobile announced that it will be delving into the rarefied world of collectable design as it returns to Milan for its 2026 edition. Titled Salone Raritas, this addition to the…
Bulgari bets on Bodrum: Inside the jewellery house’s vast luxury residence in Turkey
Italian luxury brand Bulgari is bringing its eye for detail to the Aegean, offering Monocle a preview of its newest chapter in design-led hospitality and discreet luxury living.
Can concrete build a better world? Singapore’s scientists think so
Scientists in Singapore have found a way for concrete to absorb CO2 instead of emitting it. Could this invention finally make construction part of the climate solution?
See inside The Monocle Book of Designers on Sofas
From Bjarke Ingels’ harbour-inspired Brick to Naoto Fukasawa’s craned-in Hiroshima, The Monocle Book of Designers on Sofas – available to buy now – reveals how 50 of the world’s top architects and designers sit, think…
Dubai Design Week has matured by focusing on perspective over scale
Dubai Design Week 2025, which begins today and runs until Sunday in Dubai Design District (D3), arrives at a moment when the city’s design ambitions are no longer being underestimated. What began a decade…
Designing for disaster: Taiwan leads the way in cute catastrophe kit
Earthquakes, typhoons and geopolitical strain have spurred a new kind of innovation in Taiwan – one where sleek, stylish design and practical preparedness has become a thriving business.
Altqadum, the Omani design studio rethinking form and function of shared cultural spaces
This Oman-based architecture firm combines tradition, memory and community to push design in the Sultanate and beyond. We speak to members of its team, Najd Al Balushi and Abdulrahim Alkendi, to learn more.
