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The Monocle Design Awards 2025: All 50 winners
From handsome Nordic furniture to sleek kitchen appliances, the following 50 designs, people and places are the recipients of Monocle’s annual Design Awards.
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Profile: Fabian and Liza Laserow Berglund, Nordic Knots
The duo behind Stockholm-based carpet company struggled to find a business making rugs to match the most tasteful furniture, so they started their own. We follow the thread.
Five creative forces shaping the worlds of architecture and design
From a designer honing Nigeria’s modern craft legacy to a pioneering Milanese gallerist, our interviewees share their thoughts about their work and this year’s Salone del Mobile.
How Completedworks has made a name for itself using materials in unconventional ways
We speak with founder Anna Jewsbury, who sketches her next move into furniture.
Danish brand Georg Jensen is reimagining classic items with a material twist
Sometimes all you need to elevate an old staple is a new look. We head to the brand’s ice-cream pop-up to get a taste of its philosophy.
Interview: Draga & Aurel on using resin to create multiple dimensions
Meet the designers whose refined, transparent creations work best in three dimensions.
Artist Patrick van Riemsdijk on the daybed that turns people using it into art
Creatives often talk about the blurring of boundaries between art and design. Patrick van Riemsdijk eloquently articulates the link between the two by referencing his partnership with Maxalto. “A daybed is an item of…
Interview: US playwright Robert Wilson
The stage director on rewriting the script of the design world.
What we can learn from Danish fair 3 Days of Design
The annual event has been a roaring success for Copenhagen and offers important lessons for bigger fairs worldwide.
The temporary genius of Hyde Park’s summer pavilions
The pavilions erected in the London park have become iconic – if fleeting – calling cards for some of the world’s greatest designers.
Right up our street: Cities as design objects
Can the essence of a city be captured in a piece of furniture? We round up 10 noteworthy pairings.
