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
David Rockwell, repurposing seafood waste, Tom Fereday
Architect David Rockwell reflects on his 40-year career, during which he has created a sense of drama through design, both on and off stage. We also meet emerging designers turning seafood waste into glassware…
June issue preview
A look at some of the stories hitting the newsstands in Monocle’s June issue. We visit a cinema in Switzerland that has undergone a restoration and share interviews with creative giants Samuel Ross and…
A Tropical Modernism special
We pay a visit to London’s Victoria and Albert museum, where a new exhibition is dedicated to the architectural style. We also reflect on the work of Sri Lankan practitioner Geoffrey Bawa.Â
Design Miami, Aware, Aram at 60
The furniture shop and brand Aram celebrates its 60th birthday and we meet Jesse Lee, Design Miami’s newest owner. Plus: we head to Copenhagen where a new exhibition examines the relationship between architecture and…
Skateboarding
How has a plank of wood with four wheels ollied, kick-flipped and carved itself a space in design history? The team considers the humble skateboard’s effect on the industry.
Monocle Design Awards
Highlights from this year’s edition of the Monocle Design Awards, celebrating excellence across all disciplines.
Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile, part 2
In the second edition of our Milan Design Week special, Oki Sato and Sophie Lou Jacobsen join us at our pop-up studio. Plus: we discuss a new title that reproduces the final notebook of…
Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile, part 1
We’re in Italy for Milan Design Week. At our pop-up Monocle Radio studio we meet Giopato & Coombes, Matteo Thun, Yves Béhar and Orior Furniture’s Ciaran McGuigan.
Marion Stora, Spacon & X, The Good Plastic Company
We meet French interior architect and furniture designer Marion Stora and the founders of multidisciplinary studio Spacon & X to discuss their collaborations with fashion. Plus: The Good Plastic company shares how we might…
Designing for timelessness: Part 1
Nic Monisse presents highlights from recent panels held at V-Zug shops in London and Hong Kong. Architects and designers discuss the notion of timelessness and how this informs their practice.Â
