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Latest Episodes
Design with the times
Designer Dr Danah Abdulla joins Josh Fehnert for a round-up of the design headlines and author Julia Watson talks about indigenous design. Plus: Erin Lilly of Kohler shares some insights.
Extra: Tragic floor
Pilot and photographer Bill Young tells of the mesmerising, bizarre and sometimes questionable carpets found in hotels around the globe.
Philip Johnson, Helsinki Design Week and the Taiwan Design Research Institute
We talk with the author of a new biography of US architect Philip Johnson, find out the latest from Helsinki Design Week and spotlight the rebranding of the Taiwan Design Research Institute.
Extra: In praise of back-issues
Monocle’s Robert Bound delves into his archive and explores the wonders of wending his way through back issues of magazines.
The fine print
This week we’re leafing through a few of our favourite print titles. How has interiors magazine ‘Apartamento’ shifted its lens on the home in recent months? What does the editor of Hong Kong-based ‘Design Anthology’ think about Asia’s post-pandemic design prospects? Roll up for our glossy, newsy and knowing print-themed…
Extra: Championing craft
Monocle’s design editor Nolan Giles visits the factory of the fine timber furniture brand Ercol to see how it continues to champion craftsmanship.
Meet your makers
Monocle’s Josh Fehnert talks to our Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, about how traditional crafts can help us to rethink manufacturing moving forwards. Plus: we hear from the visionaries behind furniture brands Another Country and Living Edge, from London and Australia respectively.
Extra: Consider the corridor
Writer and academic Roger Luckhurst shares the utopian ideals behind the humble corridor.
Back to work
Linda Morey-Burrows, principal director of architecture and design firm MoreySmith, on how lockdown has changed the world of work. Plus: Canadian designer Jamie Wolfond on staying lively in a lockdown and Brisbane-based commentator Lindy Johnson on getting architects back to work.
Extra: Fit the bill
When New York City’s Poster House museum had to close its doors in early March, director Julia Knight wondered how the institution could support the city. Today her inspiring solution can be seen across all five boroughs.
