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
‘Carve, Curve, Cane’
We stop by a new exhibition by design studio Bassamfellows in New York, then discuss sustainability and the circular economy with design writer Katie Treggiden. Plus: we get the highlights from the menswear collections…
Fashion special: Ferrari, Milan, Begg x Co
June is always a busy month for fashion but, after a quiet year, summer 2021 is packed. We hear from esteemed automaker Ferrari about its new clothing line, return to Men’s Fashion Week in…
Design for the community
Community involvement in the design process is good for the public and creatives alike. We meet Yinka Ilori, the designer whose artworks have brightened many civic spaces, and visit Tableau Zürich, the Swiss outdoor…
London Design Biennale
The team touches down at the London Design Biennale at Somerset House. We speak to this year’s artistic director Es Devlin and the curators and designers behind the Ghanaian, French, Chilean and African Diaspora…
Venice Biennale, part two
From wood-framed construction to the world in 2038, we meet the entrants from the US, Britain and Germany. Plus: we reflect on diversity at the biennale.
Venice Biennale, part one
We visit the long-awaited Venice Architecture Biennale. In the first instalment of a two-part special, we explore this year’s theme – ‘How will we live together?’ – and meet entrants from Hungary, Grenada and…
Rebuilding schools in Beirut
We speak to an architect involved in the repair of public schools in Beirut, cross to Helsinki to check out a new retail concept store, and visit a new Aldo Rossi exhibition in Rome.
Episode 500: A celebration
In this milestone episode, we catch up with some of the figures who have helped to define Monocle’s relationship with design, including our editor in chief Andrew Tuck and creative director Richard Spencer Powell.
Monocle Design Awards
From a Korean beer mascot to centuries-old Japanese pottery, we meet some of the winners in the inaugural Monocle Design Awards.
Design and the silver screen
This week, we roll out the red carpet for the unsung heroes of cinema. We speak to the Oscar-winning set decorator of ‘Mank’, hear about a new biopic of a design legend and get…
