Villa Médici, Jacu Strauss, Villa Müller | Monocle

Monocle on Design

Villa Médici, Jacu Strauss, Villa Müller

15

15

00:00 / 00:00

/

Cover art for Monocle on Design

28 November 2023

Episode 633

31 minutes


Photo: Ashkan Mortezapour

This week we visit Rome’s Villa Médici, which has undergone an acoustic makeover, and designer and hotelier Jacu Strauss joins us in our London studio to discuss his career. Plus: an early modernist home in Prague by architect Adolf Loos.

28 November 2023

Share episode

Download

Chapter 1

11 minutes


Photo: Daniele Molajoli

15

15

/

Chapter 1

Villa Médici

Cover art for Monocle on Design

The 16th-century Villa Médici stands as a monument to the family that built it. The structure has housed the French Academy in Rome since 1803 and today it hosts a variety of French functions. The villa has recently had an overhaul, including work by Paris-based audio-technology company Devialet. David Plaisant reports.

11 minutes

Share chapter 1

Villa Médici

Chapter 2

11 minutes


Photo: Ashkan Mortezapour

15

15

/

Chapter 2

Jacu Strauss

Cover art for Monocle on Design

We meet Jacu Strauss, creative director of hospitality and hotel firm Lore Group. His path to the role was a little unconventional, involving time at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Westminster University, and a position as a senior designer at Tom Dixon’s Research Studio.

11 minutes

Share chapter 2

Jacu Strauss

Chapter 3

8 minutes


Photo: Alamy

15

15

/

Chapter 3

Villa Müller

Cover art for Monocle on Design

Mae-Li Evans visits a landmark building in a residential neighbourhood in Prague whose interior does away with separated floors and has a unique spatial arrangement.

8 minutes

Share chapter 3

Villa Müller

/

sign in to monocle

new to monocle?

Subscriptions start from £120.

Subscribe now

Loading...

/

15

15

Live
Monocle Radio

00:0001:00

  • The Pacific Shift