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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
The man behind Studio 54
Jorge P Silva of Aires Mateus architects in Lisbon reflects on the state of Portuguese architecture, our Toronto correspondents report on both the local fashion week and ICAMA (International Conference on Adaptation and movement in Architecture) and Alexa Firmenich meets the man who designed Studio 54, Ian Schrager.
Brazil on the global stage
We speak to Brazilian retailers and designers helping put the nation on the global stage. Brazil aside. Plus visits to two film festivals dedicated to architecture on the silver screen – one in New York and the other in Rotterdam.
Canada’s IIDEX conference
Our Toronto bureau chief Nelly Gocheva reports from Canada’s largest architecture and design event – the IIDEX conference, Tomos Lewis joins the world’s graphic design giants at the members-only annual AGI Open conference in London and David Plaisant heads to the Ditchling Museum which houses some of the best pieces…
London Design Festival special Part 2
London Design Festival special part two: Yves Behar tells Monocle editor Andrew Tuck how good design and environmental concerns can go hand in hand, HTC’s senior vice president of design Scott Croyle outlines how his department will be at the forefront of the embattled brand’s resurgence, and we take a…
London Design Festival special Part 1
London Design Festival special: we traverse all corners of the city meeting a mix of organisers, designers and observers, to discover why 2013’s event has been bigger than ever before.
Monocle on Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Lisbon Architecture Triennale Special: featuring interviews with chief curator Beatrice Galilee and Jimenez Lai, winner of this year’s Debut Award. Plus Zak Kyes – the designer behind the triennale’s identity.
Monocle at Maison et Object
100th episode special: we’re in Paris for this season’s edit of design fair Maison et Objet featuring interviews with Sheridan Coakley, founder of London-based retailer and manufacturer SCP, two giants of the FInnish design scene –Marimekko and Iittalla, and Aled John takes over in the London studio with a retrospective on…
The Ottoman legacy
We investigate the ongoing legacy of one of the Ottoman Empire’s most imposing architectural talents Mimar Sinan, talk with Israeli architect Nir Sivan to discuss a unique new work he is unveiling in a Rio shopping centre and Tom Morris sits down with Monocle photo director Poppy Shibamoto to reflect…
Envisaging peace between Palestines and Israel
We talk with Michael Ian Kaye of global creative agency Mother, meet architects in Israel who have recently envisaged what peace with Palestine would look like and visit a Hong Kong design firm that’s using old finds to make new furniture.
Kengo Kuma on Dundee’s V&A
Japanese architectural master Kengo Kuma reflects on his new commission for Dundee’s V&A Museum, we head to an exhibition celebrating new architecture in Antarctica, London Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic discusses its impending relocation and Monocle fashion director Takeharu Sato looks back on Copenhagen Fashion Week.
