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Latest Episodes
Checking in at the Muji Hotel
Can Japanese retailer Muji’s first hotel set a new standard for minimally designed stop-overs? We check in with Satoru Matsuzaki, president of Ryohin Keikaku, which owns the Muji. Plus: a tour of Danish firm Carl Hansen & Søn’s new Stockholm flagship and the New York exhibition dedicated to architect-designed furniture.
What’s next for tech?
We mull over self-driving cars, facial-recognition technology and the dubious dream of an utterly connected kitchen. Plus: nab a word with Hong Kong-born designer André Fu and ask a new appointee at the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design how these institutions can play a larger role in the public…
Maison et Objet
Maison et Objet designer of the year, Cecilie Manz, shares the secrets of success with Monocle’s Design editor Nolan Giles. Meanwhile M24’s luxury correspondent, Sagra Maceira de Rosen, reviews January’s fashion pages.
What to wear in 2018
We’re flying our fashion flag at two of Europe’s leading menswear events: Florence’s Pitti Uomo and Paris Fashion Week Men’s. Plus: ingenious industrial designs at Köln’s interiors fair.
Naked ambition: redesigning the hospital gown
Have you ever wondered why hospital gowns often leave one’s bare essentials exposed? We get to the bottom of it with health-wear company Care + Wear’s cleverly redesigned wearable. Plus: how Campari transplanted its brand from bottle to bar and tracking denim’s heritage with Levi’s vintage offshoot.
Argentina’s awkward architecture
Architecture in the Argentine capital is famously chaotic but a fresh crop of designers are giving the city’s skyline renewed elegance. We embark on a guided tour. Plus: Taschen’s ‘The History of Graphic Design’ and the governor of Chiang Mai on the role of design in the city.
Hadid to Calatrava: a year in design
In this special programme, we look back at the defining ‘Section D’ moments of 2017, including an exhibition that pondered the legacy of Zaha Hadid, an interview with renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, Budapest’s thoughtful take on its polarising past and how Farfetch OS is eyeing up the future of fashion.
Burton Kramer
Renowned Canadian graphic designer Burton Kramer discusses his 60-year career and the state of today’s industry. Plus: a lesson in good gift-wrapping with UK design firm Esme Winter.
Meeting Ole Scheeren
German architect Ole Scheeren talks greenery, density and building business in Southeast Asia. We get Jamie Fobert’s tips for running a successful studio and flick through a design-focused travel guide.
V&A’s new Chinese outpost
We mull over the results of the V&A’s new Chinese outpost in Shenzhen’s Design Society, step out with US boot-maker Red Wing and proffer a list of wardrobe essentials for the winter.
