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Extra: Rimowa Design Prize:

German luxury luggage brand Rimowa recently launched its own prize. The company’s CEO, Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert, discusses the inaugural edition of the competition.

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★	24 Nov 2022 8 min	Extra: Rimowa Design Prize: German luxury luggage brand Rimowa recently launched its own prize. The company’s CEO, Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert, discusses the inaugural edition of the competition.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
580	22 Nov 2022 30 min	Icelandic Design Awards and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft: Today’s programme is a bit of a Nordic special. We hear from the winners at this year’s Icelandic Design Awards and visit a Danish museum that has proved itself to be “best in glass”.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	17 Nov 2022 6 min	Extra: Yusuke Takahashi: After seven years at Issey Miyake menswear, the Tokyo-based designer branched out to create his own brand, Clothing for Contemporary Life, or CFCL. We find out how he makes use of computer-programming technology to create knitwear collections.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
579	15 Nov 2022 30 min	Cecilie Bahnsen, Roksanda and Thebe Magugu: We meet Denmark’s Cecilie Bahnsen, London-based fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić and talk to South African designer Thebe Magugu.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	10 Nov 2022 6 min	Extra: ‘Terminal G’ : At Dubai Design Week we meet Samer Yamani and Mohamed Maktabi to discuss their exhibition ‘Terminal G’.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
578	8 Nov 2022 30 min	Francis Kéré : We meet Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Francis Kéré to discuss his sustainable and local approach to design. Plus: we visit tropical modernism masterpiece Casa de Vidro in Brazil.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	3 Nov 2022 8 min	Extra: Reimagining cultural spaces: Co-founders of Beijing-based architecture practice Open reflect on their approach to creating cultural buildings.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
577	1 Nov 2022 30 min	Volt, Lodes, Sunspel, Space Perspective: We ride e-bikes in London with British manufacturer Volt and visit Italian lighting manufacturer Lodes. Plus: Sunspel’s creative director and interstellar travel with Space Perspective.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	27 Oct 2022 6 min	Extra: The evolution of a chair: Celebrated designer Antonio Citterio discusses his recent partnership with Knoll to create the Klismos collection, a series of chairs and sofas.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
576	25 Oct 2022 30 min	The Carpenters’ Line, In Plain Sight, Orgatec: We visit an exhibition celebrating Japanese woodworking and an archive that explores our relationship to eyewear. We also check out Kvadrat’s newest release at the world’s biggest office furniture fair, Orgatec.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	20 Oct 2022 6 min	Extra: LAYER: Benjamin Hubert, creative director of LAYER, reflects on the strategic design agency’s debut monograph.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
575	18 Oct 2022 30 min	K-style, OMA and Sony: We chart the rise of South Korean style on the global stage, discuss material innovation with architecture firm OMA, and visit an installation showcasing Sony’s latest innovations. Plus: we find out about another design favourite in Lagos.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	13 Oct 2022 9 min	Extra: Daan Roosegaarde – Spark: Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde shares his latest project, Spark – a new, sustainable alternative to fireworks.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
574	11 Oct 2022 30 min	Theaster Gates, Sabine Marcelis and Chatpong Chuenrudeemol: We meet Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, swivel on public chairs with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis and learn about Thai architect Chatpong Chuenrudeemol’s favourite work of design.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	6 Oct 2022 11 min	Extra: Fashion wrap: Natalie Theodosi reflects on recent fashion weeks in Paris and Milan.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

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Monocle on Design

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Latest episodes

Extra: Rimowa Design Prize:

Icelandic Design Awards and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft:

Extra: Yusuke Takahashi:

Cecilie Bahnsen, Roksanda and Thebe Magugu:

Extra: ‘Terminal G’ :

Francis Kéré :

Extra: Reimagining cultural spaces:

Volt, Lodes, Sunspel, Space Perspective:

Extra: The evolution of a chair:

The Carpenters’ Line, In Plain Sight, Orgatec:

Extra: LAYER:

K-style, OMA and Sony:

Extra: Daan Roosegaarde – Spark:

Theaster Gates, Sabine Marcelis and Chatpong Chuenrudeemol:

Extra: Fashion wrap: