Monocle on Design
Your essential guide to design, covering fashion, furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
Latest Episodes
Moshe Safdie and Clothsurgeon
Architect Moshe Safdie discusses his illustrious career and latest title. Plus: we head to Savile Row, where a streetwear brand is breaking the mould.
Best of Monocle On Design, part two
Our favourite design stories from our global contributors including a Hungarian music museum, a Bosnian coppersmith and a Japanese woodworking exhibition.
Best of Monocle On Design, part one
The On Design team discuss highlights from this year’s programming.
Mattiazzi, turntables and design in Budapest
Nevio Mattiazzi shares the history of his furniture factory in northeastern Italy and author Gideon Schwartz discusses the design of the turntable.
Fashion awards, Design Miami, Polestar
Hear from the winners of the British Fashion Council’s annual awards, including Gabriela Hearst, creative director at Chloé, and Charles Conn, chair at Patagonia. Then we head to Design Miami with Nada Debs, Maria…
‘The Forecast’ 2023
A preview of design and fashion stories in ‘The Forecast’, Monocle’s annual look ahead to the year to come. Plus: a bell foundry producing bronze and ceramic bells and wind chimes and bedframe brand…
Icelandic Design Awards and Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Today’s programme is a bit of a Nordic special. We hear from the winners at this year’s Icelandic Design Awards and visit a Danish museum that has proved itself to be “best in glass”.
Cecilie Bahnsen, Roksanda and Thebe Magugu
We meet Denmark’s Cecilie Bahnsen, London-based fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić and talk to South African designer Thebe Magugu.
Francis Kéré
We meet Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Francis Kéré to discuss his sustainable and local approach to design. Plus: we visit tropical modernism masterpiece Casa de Vidro in Brazil.
Volt, Lodes, Sunspel, Space Perspective
We ride e-bikes in London with British manufacturer Volt and visit Italian lighting manufacturer Lodes. Plus: Sunspel’s creative director and interstellar travel with Space Perspective.
