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
Theaster Gates, Sabine Marcelis and Chatpong Chuenrudeemol
We meet Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, swivel on public chairs with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis and learn about Thai architect Chatpong Chuenrudeemol’s favourite work of design.
Danish special: Stine Goya, Kvadrat, Hvidt & Mølgaard
Fashion designer Stine Goya discusses her namesake brand, we visit a folly that appears to be made of paper in Ebeltoft and the revival of Hvidt & Mølgaard with &Tradition.
London Design Festival and Feria Hábitat Valencia
We continue our coverage of the London Design Festival and then cross over to international trade fair Feria Hábitat Valencia.
London Fashion Week and London Design Festival
We wrap up London Fashion Week and look ahead to London Design Festival, experiencing the alchemy of glass and copper, courtesy of Omer Arbel.
Maison & Objet, Habitare and Frama x Hender Scheme
We visit Maison & Objet in Paris and make a pit stop at Finland’s largest furniture and decoration event, Habitare. Plus: the story behind a collaboration between a Japanese leather specialist and a Copenhagen-based…
“50 Queens”, Sacred Heart church, Mytheresa
We meet the landscape architect behind an installation highlighting key women in Danish history and visit a church in Canada whose redesign and renovation is fit for the Pope. Plus: an e-commerce fashion company’s…
See the signs
We speak to UK design icon Margaret Calvert and discuss way-finding with the Sign Design Society. Plus: we pay a visit to a new pavilion in Austria.
St Catherine’s College, Grevi hats, Genesis
We learn about Arne Jacobsen’s designs for an Oxford college and pay a visit to a Florentine milliner. Plus: looking to the future with electric car brand Genesis.
Otrivin Air Lab, ‘badehotels’ and Phillipe Atienza
We learn about the biodegradable polymers devised by EcoLogicStudio and take a dip at a Danish ‘badehotel’. Plus: we visit a bootmaker’s workshop in Paris.
Performance spaces
We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.
