Design
How Paris Design Week is now emerging as a contender to Milan’s design reign
With striking venues, support for emerging designers and renewed respect for France’s métiers d’art, Paris Design Week has quickly become a must on the global design circuit, and Milan’s fiercest competitor.
Latest in Monocle Radio
Latest
Why Madison Avenue is attracting a new design-focused crowd
New York’s Madison Avenue, historically the home of America’s greatest advertising agencies, is attracting a new crowd. In recent years, the area has become a design hub, with a string of furniture showrooms from…
Interview: Design Week South Africa curator Zanele Kumalo
Insight into the event highlighting the immense talent behind the country’s home-grown industry.
Interview: Future Impact curator Hunn Wai on showcasing Singaporean design in Milan
At its best, Milan Design Week serves as a forum for championing the best design from many countries. A case in point is Future Impact 3: Design Nation, backed by the DesignSingapore Council, which…
Dubai Design Week is providing a creative launchpad for the wider Gulf region
The UAE design showcase transforming the region’s cultural outlook.
Interview: Giulia Molteni, Molteni&C
A new flagship in a former 19th-century family residence is not only a literal home for Molteni&C – it’s a spiritual one too.
How Flexform has funded the renovation of a cloister in a former convent
Meet the furniture brand seeking divine intervention in its design work.
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.
