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Extra: Melbourne Design Week
Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, reflects on the importance of regional showcases of design talent.
The design of play
We explore creativity in play, from the playgrounds of Isamu Noguchi to a company that puts considered design at the heart of its early-years learning spaces. Plus: we meet Amsterdam-based toy designer Luca Boscardin.
Extra: Paris Fashion Week
Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi reflects on the return of Paris Fashion Week.
Extra: The Bauhaus in Budapest
Hungarian design journalist Miklós Vincze takes us on a tour of Napraforgó street and the modernist landscape of Budapest’s 13th district.
A trip to the museum
Members of the ‘Monocle On Design’ team take field trips to the Met in New York, Rome’s Maxxi museum and the recently opened, Sou Fujimoto-designed House of Music in Budapest.
Extra: David Adjaye in Accra
We look at the work of Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye and the legacy he’s leaving in Accra.
Modernism Week
We take a trip to Palm Springs for Modernism Week and discuss how comfort shaped mid-century furniture. Plus: modern architecture and comedy with Tim Ross.
Extra: Collect craft and design fair
We find out about the London-based international fair for contemporary craft and design that returns to Somerset House this month.
Olympic curling, Public Practice and Sálon Cosa
We learn about the curling stones that are sliding across our screens at the Winter Olympics and hear about a new initiative that’s placing architects into municipal governments. Plus: a report from Sálon Cosa, an art and design fair in Mexico City.
Extra: Emil Dervish
Architect Emil Dervish is known for his renovation and restoration work in Kyiv, breathing new life into its Soviet-era structures. Against a backdrop of political tensions rising in the city, we meet the designer to find out how local creatives are adapting to a changing climate.
