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Community involvement in the design process is good for the public and creatives alike. We meet Yinka Ilori, the designer whose artworks have brightened many civic spaces, and visit Tableau Zürich, the Swiss outdoor gallery bringing art to the public. Plus: a preschool in rural Vietnam that puts its local community at the heart of the project.

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★	17 Jun 2021 7 min	Extra: ‘Two Sides of the Border’ : Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao discusses her new book ‘Two Sides of the Border: Reimagining the Region’. Its aim? To look at the shared histories, cultures and economics of the US and Mexico through the lens of architecture and design.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
505	15 Jun 2021 30 min	Design for the community: Community involvement in the design process is good for the public and creatives alike. We meet Yinka Ilori, the designer whose artworks have brightened many civic spaces, and visit Tableau Zürich, the Swiss outdoor gallery bringing art to the public. Plus: a preschool in rural Vietnam that puts its local community at the heart of the project.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	10 Jun 2021 11 min	Extra: Design Shanghai: Zhuo Tan, director of Design Shanghai, discusses the return of colour and positive attitudes to the trade booths at this year’s event.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
504	8 Jun 2021 30 min	London Design Biennale: The team touches down at the London Design Biennale at Somerset House. We speak to this year’s artistic director Es Devlin and the curators and designers behind the Ghanaian, French, Chilean and African Diaspora pavilions.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	3 Jun 2021 6 min	Extra: ‘Mid-Century Home’: We speak to Marco Guagliardo, founder and editor in chief of online magazine ‘Mid-Century Home’. He shares the journey of the digital platform that highlights the evolution of modernist interiors, furniture and architecture.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
503	1 Jun 2021 30 min	Venice Biennale, part two: From wood-framed construction to the world in 2038, we meet the entrants from the US, Britain and Germany. Plus: we reflect on diversity at the biennale.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	27 May 2021 7 min	Extra: Gio Ponti: Produced in close collaboration with the Ponti Archive, a new book on the Italian architect, designer and art director offers a comprehensive account of his output.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
502	25 May 2021 30 min	Venice Biennale, part one: We visit the long-awaited Venice Architecture Biennale. In the first instalment of a two-part special, we explore this year’s theme – ‘How will we live together?’ – and meet entrants from Hungary, Grenada and Denmark.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	20 May 2021 9 min	Extra: The SAS Royal Hotel: We visit a new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center, looking at Arne Jacobsen’s SAS Royal Hotel.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
501	18 May 2021 30 min	Rebuilding schools in Beirut: We speak to an architect involved in the repair of public schools in Beirut, cross to Helsinki to check out a new retail concept store, and visit a new Aldo Rossi exhibition in Rome.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	13 May 2021 7 min	Extra: Home Farm Cooking: The designers John and Catherine Pawson discuss their new cookbook and adjusting to a slower pace of life in the Cotswolds.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
500	11 May 2021 30 min	Episode 500: A celebration: In this milestone episode, we catch up with some of the figures who have helped to define Monocle’s relationship with design, including our editor in chief Andrew Tuck and creative director Richard Spencer Powell.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	6 May 2021 6 min	Extra: ‘Patented: 1,000 Design Patents’: Author and architectural designer Thomas Rinaldi shares why patents provide a window into the history of modern design and encompass everything from petrol stations to mobile phones.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
499	4 May 2021 30 min	Monocle Design Awards: From a Korean beer mascot to centuries-old Japanese pottery, we meet some of the winners in the inaugural Monocle Design Awards.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	29 Apr 2021 7 min	Extra: David Thulstrup: David Thulstrup’s eponymous studio is best known for combining modern design with classic Scandinavian heritage. A recent recipient of a Monocle Design Award for the beautiful Tank bar stool, his latest work has focused primarily on the hospitality sector. We caught up with him to discuss these projects and how good design can help to create memorable hospitality experiences.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

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Monocle on Design

Latest episode

Latest episodes

Extra: ‘Two Sides of the Border’ :

Design for the community:

Extra: Design Shanghai:

London Design Biennale:

Extra: ‘Mid-Century Home’:

Venice Biennale, part two:

Extra: Gio Ponti:

Venice Biennale, part one:

Extra: The SAS Royal Hotel:

Rebuilding schools in Beirut:

Extra: Home Farm Cooking:

Episode 500: A celebration:

Extra: ‘Patented: 1,000 Design Patents’:

Monocle Design Awards:

Extra: David Thulstrup:

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