Monocle on Design
Your essential guide to design, covering furniture, craft, and architecture. Discover fresh stories, rising talents, and the latest from top studios.
Latest Episodes
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 spaces and learn how Lisbon’s tramways have helped create the city’s official typeface.
Venice Architecture Biennale special
Venice Architecture Biennale special: Tom Morris presents the best of the annual event with insights from Minsuk Cho – the architect and curator of this year’s winning Korean pavilion, we also look at the ever-important role of architecture as a soft-power tool with a Brazilian diplomat-turned-curator and report from the…
100 years of typography from Monotype and Pentagram
We visit the AIGA exhibition looking at the past 100 years of typography curated by Monotype and Pentagram. Plus, Christopher Jenner and Pavlo Schtakleff of Sé meet Aled John at Clerkenwell Design Week and Annie Hastwell reviews the ‘Réenchanter le Monde exhibition in Paris.
A Japanese Batman
Lars Bevanger reports on the Utøya memorial designs of Jonas Dahlberg and the delicate balancing act of private and public grief. We also sit down with New Deal Design’s Gadi Amit to hear about his new wearable tech and modular phone, Terence Woodgate discusses his foray into lighting design, learn…
Monocle at NYCxDESIGN
Monocle design editor Tom Morris hosts a special edition of Section D from NYCxDESIGN, featuring the movers, shakers and makers influencing the future of the industry at New York’s biggest design showcase.
The golden age of corporate identity
Monocle design editor Tom Morris reflects on the golden age of corporate identity with Tony Brook of Unit Editions and our Creative Director Richard Spencer Powell. Plus, Alexei Korolyov profiles Austrian talent Susanne Bisovsky and designer Nuno Coelho discusses Portugal’s identity on the 40th anniversary of the revolution that rid…
Palestine’s fashion week
We stretch our legs down the catwalk at Palestinian Fashion Week, talk the business of design retail with MoMA’s director of merchandise and get up close and personal with London’s leading mannequin maker.
Luis Vidal on Heathrow Terminal 2
Deyan Sudjic discusses his new book, “B is for Bauhaus”, we consider the merits of London’s skyline and Luis Vidal joins us to reflect on the new Heathrow Terminal 2.
Salone del Mobile Part 2
Part two of our Salone del Mobile special: we check out the Republic of Fritz Hansen’s showroom, the new BassamFellows store, interview Nike’s chief footwear designer, meet the successful duo Mischer’Traxler and talk design with the team at Herman Miller.
Salone del Mobile Part 1
From the Fiera to the central design districts of Milan, Tom Morris and the team tell the story of Salone del Mobile design fair in 2014. Featuring interviews and insights from the frontline of design, Monocle 24 reports on the strengths and weaknesses of the calendar’s greatest event.
