Monocle on Design
Your essential guide to design, covering furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
Latest Episodes
Brian Clarke, Massimiliano Locatelli, Workwear
Stained glass artist, Brian Clarke, shares the importance and challenges of modernising the ancient art form and architect Massimilano Locatelli discusses his approach to designing interiors and buildings. Plus, curator Eldina Begic reflects on the utopian, political and artistic potential of workwear.
Extra: Birdie
Company co-founder and designer, Hans Augustenborg, discusses his analogue approach to devising a visual solution to the issue of indoor air quality.
Challenging Fast-Fashion Consumption
We highlight the platforms that are challenging fast-paced fashion consumption. Plus: we look at revamping our current wardrobe through rental, repair and sustainable clothing choices.
Extra: Daring drapery
Nadia Al Zagir Balling, co-founder and creative director of &Drape, tells us about the aesthetic potential of curtains.
Fashion Week roundup
Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, joins Nic Monisse in the studio for a sartorial roundup, with analysis and interviews from recent Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan, as well as Pitti Uomo.
Extra: The Future of Fabrics
We meet Nina Marenzi, founder of The Sustainable Angle, a not-for-profit organisation behind the annual Future Fabrics Expo. The event showcases sustainable, responsibly produced fibres and helps designers to make informed choices when sourcing their materials.
‘À Table’, Bits To Atoms, Studio Hanna Whitehead
We meet Lina Ghotmeh, the architect behind this year’s pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery, and visit a digital fabrication studio and research lab in Beirut. Plus: we catch up with Hanna Dís Whitehead in Iceland, a maker committed to working with local materials, wool and oat straw.
Extra: The essence of Cartier
Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage, shares the essence of the company’s design philosophy and why its timepieces hold an enduring appeal for collectors and watch enthusiasts alike.
Special edition: Nike on sustainability
To mark Monocle on Design’s partnership with Nike, we sit down with the brand’s chief sustainability officer, Noel Kinder, to learn more about the ways in which it is leading the way and setting a new agenda when it comes to sustainable practices.
3 Days of Design
We report from the 10th edition of Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design festival, where we check out the latest offerings from sustainable material specialists Mater and meet design studio Atelier Axo. Plus: we visit the home of interior designer Kim Grenaa.