Monocle on Design
Your essential guide to design, covering furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
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Mantú
We visit the Milanese showroom of the luxury womenswear brand that pairs Italian craftsmanship with a modern and elegant aesthetic.
London Design Festival
At this year’s London Design Festival we meet social enterprise POor Collective, winner of the Emerging Design Medal, and enter the bright world of artist and designer Morag Myerscough. We also stop by Singapore for this year’s edition of Design Fair Asia.
Extra: Helsinki Design Week
Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, gives a roundup of this year’s edition.
London Fashion Week
We recap the recent event with Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, and visit an exhibition supporting and celebrating design rebels. Plus: the platform ushering in a more diverse group of fashion-industry professionals.
Extra: Aviaaja Ezekiassen
We meet the multidisciplinary designer who fuses both Greenlandic and Danish influences in her work.
Paris Design Week 2023
We reflect on the opening days of Paris Design Week, where we drop into a showcase at Studio KO, speak to design collective Meet Met Met and talk to designer Pierre Marie.
Extra: Bavarian manufacturing
Monocle’s Nic Monisse reflects on the strength of craft and production in southeast Germany with Faber-Castell, Gmund Paper and handmade glassware brand Theresienthal.
Quality of Life with Manuel Cervantes, Aurelia Rauch, Merlin Ouboter
We look back at The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2023. We hear from award-winning Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes, talk branding, typography and graphic design with Bergos bank’s Aurelia Rauch and enjoy a spin in Microlino’s compact new car with Merlin Ouboter.
Extra: Back to life
Monocle’s Jack Simpson reflects on the joy found in reviving a well-worn Cesca chair.
‘Beyond Granite’, Bandaloop, At Kollektive
We head to Washington to visit a series of new monuments and memorials, and scale St Paul’s Cathedral in London to learn about the link between choreography and the built environment. Plus, we join a well-heeled collective with footwear brand, Ecco.
