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
George Smart, ‘Made in the Middle’ and our Feb issue
We meet George Smart, founder of the architectural archive US Modernist, and visit a contemporary craft exhibition in Leicester. Plus, a preview of the stories hitting newsstands in Monocle’s latest issue.
Echoes of the past
Nic Monisse reflects on the importance of historic craft guilds in France and where the remnants of their design legacy can be found today.
Nanna Ditzel, architectural acoustics and Mylands
We explore a new exhibition in Copenhagen focusing on the grand dame of Danish design, Nanna Ditzel. Then we learn why 1951 was a key year in architectural acoustics and take a factory tour…
Maison&Objet: Niwar
The Niwar Collection of upholstered furniture was created by Phantom Hands, a furniture maker based in India. Co-founder Deepak Srinath joins to discuss the brand’s collaboration with Swiss design studio Big Game.
Maison&Objet
We round up the Maison&Objet trade fair with interviews from across Paris. We hear from the designers of emerging studio Amca Oval and consider the intersection between furniture and architecture. Plus, we discuss rugs…
‘Lester Beall & A New American Identity’
This exhibition at Poster House in New York explores how the US graphic designer translated concepts of European modernism into art for local audiences. Curator Angelina Lippert explains the importance and techniques used in…
Clay special
We take a closer look at the earth beneath our feet. Writer Jennifer Lucy Allan delves into the human history of this ancient material, and we visit the maker Bisila Noha at her London…
‘Never At Home’
We meet the team behind the art initiative that transforms vacant sites for temporary artistic use. Among these is the Funkhaus, a former radio building of Austria’s national broadcaster, ORF. Alexei Korolyov reports.
Film special
We take a look at some silver-screen releases that take a cinematic view on the built environment. Then we go on a global green architecture tour and take a look at New Zealand’s mid-century…
A fresh start
New ideas, bright predictions and the trends that will shape the year to come – we preview some of the design stories found in Monocle’s latest edition of ‘The Forecast’.
