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Industrial Facility and Ole Scheeren

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27 August 2024

Episode 672

29 minutes

German architect Ole Scheeren joins us in the studio, and we discuss the importance of simplicity and utility in design with London-based studio Industrial Facility. Plus: the last instalment of our summer series. 

27 August 2024

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Industrial Facility

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Sam Hecht and Kim Colin founded the London-based studio in 2002. Colin trained as an architect and Sam as an industrial designer. Together they create beauty out of utility, with projects including a portable power box for furniture giant Herman Miller, a smart dining chair for Denmark’s Takt and a colour palette for paint brand Bleo.

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Summer series

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We close the season with Monocle’s senior correspondent, Fernando Pacheco, who shares his summer essentials.

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Summer series

Chapter 3

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Ole Scheeren

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The architect and urbanist was a long-serving partner and director at Oma before he started his own practice, Büro Ole Scheeren, in 2010. Here, he discusses the making of the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, as well as the headquarters of Tencent Helix in Shenzhen.

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