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.
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Studio Octopi’s floating swimming pool
Section D heads to Australia to hear from some of those making design happen in Sydney, we take an imaginary dip in the river Thames where Studio Octopi has unveiled plans to create a…
Beirut’s scars
We meet Bruno Maag, creative director of London font specialists Dalton Maag and also talk typesets from Singapore. Plus, we take a look at two new books about Finnish design from Laura Houseley and…
Modernism with Mies van der Rohe
Liam Aldous heads to Barcelona to visit a stunning modernist house designed by Mies van der Rohe, we get a sneak preview of what’s coming up at the Istanbul Design Biennial with its curator…
Lisbon housing special
Lisbon housing special: Section D travels to two contrasting areas of the city, Bairro da Liberdade and Portela de Sacavem, to examine the legacy of Lisbon’s housing programmes from the past five decades. Plus…
Behind New York’s Park Hyatt capital?
We take a hard-hat tour of the new Park Hyatt hotel in New York with the design firm behind it, Yabu Pushelberg. Plus, a look at how architecture can be a tool for change…
Melbourne: the new furniture capital?
Adrian Craddock reports on mid-century modern pieces in the unlikely furniture capital of Melbourne, Markus Hippi heads to Fire Island, New York, to visit an architecture studio that’s helped create the seaside town’s identity…
Saddles from Brooks England
To mark the arrival of the Tour de France, Section D takes its own tour of the Brooks England factory – purveyor of the finest bicycle saddles in the business. We also discover a…
The minds behind the London Festival of Architecture
We enjoy a roundtable discussion with the minds behind the London Festival of Architecture. Plus: we head to the UK flagship store of La Portegna, hear from the general manager of luxury brand Tod’s…
Ancient Rome’s urban transformation
Section D dons its dickie-bow for a visit to the world’s biggest menswear event, Pitti Uomo, in Florence. Plus, a new exhibition in London that traces the history of Soviet industrial and product design…
World Cup’s design story
A look at designs that have influenced the World Cup over the years, we also visit a revamped Brazilian training ground, profile British designer Asif Khan in Melbourne, assess the layout of Cairo’s green…
