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
Braun
To celebrate Braun’s centenary, we reveal why the German company’s designs are so revered and why its future is looking just as bright. Plus: a new installation in Zürich.
Living with nature
We discuss how rewilding brings nature back into our urban environments and why the breeze-block should be Hawaii’s building material of choice. Plus: our Milan correspondent has the latest design industry news.
Design to last – part 2
We look to Nordic woodworker Nikari for its design philosophy, and speak to architect Hugh Broughton about the challenges of designing for extreme conditions. Also in the programme: how French footwear brand Salomon combines…
Designed to last – part 1
In the first part of our ‘Designed to last’ special we take a look at the electronics, clothes and products that have been designed without longevity in mind, encompassing everything from planned obsolescence in…
What can we learn from unbuilt architecture?
We look at the winning design of the AA Prize for Unbuilt Work and author Christopher Beanland shares some unrealised visions for expressways. Plus: Sou Fujimoto explains how fragments of imagined ideas have been…
Design adventures
We journey across the globe on some design-led escapes thanks to our guides Johanna Agerman Ross, Lasse Andersson and Alice Stori Liechtenstein. Plus: Daan Roosegaarde shares his latest project, Grow.
Rebrand and reboot
The duo behind WORKac shares how workspaces can foster creativity. Plus: Monocle’s creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, discusses the recent rebrand of the CIA and we find out why physical planners are here to…
Living a creative life
We hear about a new title that offers fresh perspectives on living a creative life and find out how the Rhode Island School of Design has adapted in 2020. Plus: we discover how one…
Best of 2020
The On Design team reflect on the year and revisit some of the programme’s highlights from 2020.
Festive design
From festive fibro beach shacks in Australia to seasonal shopfronts and a neon christmas tree in Hong Kong – we explore the intersection of the holiday season and design with reports from around the…
