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Your essential guide to design, covering furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
Latest Episodes
Sitting pretty
A colourful selection from the London Design Festival. We take in Ercol’s Flow chair designed by Tomoko Azumi, the showroom of iconic French interior designer Christian Liaigre and an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the British road sign.
Modern dreams
Josh Fehnert talks to the former design journalists who founded The Modern House as the website and property-selling platform celebrates its 10th anniversary. We also kick off London Design Festival with the founder of Punkt. and go up the garden path at the Spoga+Gafa garden trade fair in Köln. Plus:…
Ljubljana Biennial
As Slovenia’s capital hosts the 60th anniversary rendition of the now famous Biennial of Graphic Arts, our correspondent takes stock of the historical, abstract and more applied side of the graphic design in the region. We also hear from Helsinki Design Week and take a look at Wilton’s Music Hall…
Object lessons
David Plaisant takes in the sights, sounds, trends and industry insights of the Maison & Objet design fair as it marks its 20th anniversary. We hear from its director general Philippe Brocart who oversaw a major shake-up this year and speak to Rolf Hay from design brand Hay in Copenhagen,…
Home from home
As ‘The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes’ hits the shelves we take a look at the products, places and people that make for some of the best places to live. We visit furniture shop Førest London and hear from architect Pascal Flammer who built a “stöckli”, or farmstead, for his…
Graphic greatness
David Plaisant takes a look at graphic-design master Lance Wyman as a new monograph on his work, including his artwork for the Mexico 1968 Olympics, hits the shelves. We also speak to world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind as he reveals the tower he has designed for Jerusalem. Plus: we take a…
What’s your craft?
In today’s episode we tour workshops and studios from Canada to Cornwall. In Berlin we meet maverick perfumer Geza Schön, in Toronto we talk to leather craftswoman Robin Ackitt of Ship Island Leather and in Cornwall we get a masterclass in blacksmithing from Tristan Kessel and James Kerr. But first…
When is heritage historic?
As London’s 1998 British Library is granted the highest level of protection, we ask what constitutes heritage and what makes this building so special. We also open up our summer suitcase of fashion and other beach essentials as the season hots up. Plus: as Washington DC opts for an official…
Holiday notes
We meet Barcelona-based designer Marcel Baer whose brand Octaevo is inspired by the Mediterranean. We also pop into the London concept store Wolf & Badger. Plus we go to Queens to hear the new beats of Sensory Percussion, a gadget designed for drummers.
Taking shape
As the Olympic Games in Rio approach, our correspondent dons a hard hat and takes a look at the near-completed Olympic Village. Plus we visit the ‘Disarming Design from Palestine’ exhibition in Ramallah, Josh Fehnert meets the Polish developers of new design application Tylko and we look at the history…
