Monocle in Paris
Live from Paris during the Olympic Games. Emma Nelson and Monocle’s team bring insights, interviews, and conversations with athletes, innovators, and special guests
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Animation with Glen Keane and BMXing with Carlos Ramírez
Day 10 and the final of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We flick through the Parisian papers with Francis Collings, take a look at sports marketing with Puma’s Johan Adamsson, explore sports and film with legendary animator Glen…
Filming the Games and Olympic graphic design
Day nine of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services. Stephanie Jenzer flicks through the Parisian papers, we take a look inside ON’s flagship shop with Caspar Coppetti, explore Olympic graphic…
The man running the Olympics and Parisian furniture design
Day eight of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi and flick through the French papers with Colette Davidson. Plus: we check in with Matt Taylor, CEO of Tracksmith, and learn about…
Voguing balls and the technology behind athletes’ uniforms
Day seven of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Marie-Pierre Lannelongue flicks through the latest edition of ‘M Magazine’, Mickael Meunier takes a look at the Parisian hotel scene, we talk voguing with Vinii Revlon, athletes’ uniforms with Rheon…
The galleries changing the Paris art scene and Olympian and artist Annabel Eyres
We turn our focus to the art world for the second week of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Parisian gallerists Serena Cattaneo Adorno and Elsa Favreau tell us about their global network of art galleries before we meet…
The built environment: legacy and how to prepare a city for the Olympics
For day five of our residency at Maison Allianz, we turn our focus to the built environment. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We delve into the world of sports architecture, first with Kevin Owens, founder of Woo architects, which worked on several venues…
Refugees at the Games and the transformation of Paris
How are the Olympic Games changing Paris? Join us for day four of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We speak with Didier Fusillier, director of the Grand Palais, to discover how the iconic landmark has been transformed for…
How sport and fashion have come together at the Games
We look at how the Games have brought together the worlds of sport and fashion, with four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero and fashion industry expert Phoebe Mackay. Then we meet US Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt and discuss the effect of the Olympics on housing in Paris with Barbara Gomes, a city…
A design special and Olympian Lobke Berkhout
We turn our focus to the world of design for day two of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Parisian designer Mathieu Lehanneur tells us about creating the Olympic flame and Olympic cauldron, and graphic designer Joachim Roncin…
Parisian hospitality and how the Olympic spirit applies to art
It’s day four of the Olympic Games and day one of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journalist and author Simon Kuper tells us how the event has transformed the city and we meet American artist Alison Saar,…
