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.
Latest Episodes
Part 2 of Venice Architecture Biennale: the pavilions
Part two of Venice Architecture Biennale visits pavilions from Angola, Taiwan, Chile and Ireland. We also learn about Rolex’s new mentoring program for architecture.
Part 1 of Venice Architecture Biennale: shaping the architecture industry
This week’s episode is part one of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, bringing you the news and views of people shaping the global architecture industry.
Why we build
We talk to Rowan Moore about his new book “Why We Build” and head to Copenhagen to hear about Jan Gehl’s film “Life Between Buildings”.
Swedish fashion
The show decamps to Stockholm for the city’s fashion week to talk to those working at the heart of Sweden’s clothing industry.
Capturing creativity
A discussion with London designer Dominic Wilcox about his new “Sounds of Making in East London” vinyl recording project, capturing the sound of creativity.
Olympic branding
We visit German outdoor furniture manufacturers Dedon in the Philippines, talk to architect Morris Adjmi and discuss Olympic branding with Richard Spencer Powell.
Matchbox collections
We visit the design community of Buenos Aires, hear from Melbourne’s Audio Architecture conference and talk to a Macedonian man about his matchbox collection.
Can luxury and digital technology coexist?
The design series is presented by Monocle’s design editor Hugo Macdonald and focuses on global design, architecture, fashion and graphics.
Pep Torres’s favourite forms
We head to the annual Design Parade at Hyères, talk to Pep Torres about his favourite forms and look at Singaporean graphics with Hanson Ho.
Architecture and wellbeing
David Burney on how architecture can improve wellbeing, we visit an ambassador residency in Wellington and enjoy sporting posters at the Russian embassy in London.
