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Latest Episodes
On Design 82: Hubert de Givenchy
With a career spanning 65 years, Givenchy became one of the last true icons of classical couture. Fashion journalist and author Dana Thomas explains how he changed the silhouette of women’s wardrobes forever and how his legacy continues to live on.
Perfecting pavilions
We put up a case for pavilions, those temporary structures that leave lasting impressions, enliven social spaces and make visitors think, and sit down with the folk designing them, from Snarkitecture in New York to Asif Khan’s creation for the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
On Design 81: Designing the news
Infographics are becoming an increasingly important component of news coverage across print and digital formats. But what exactly do they add to our understanding of current affairs?
Saturday night’s alright: bar design
How do you design a venue to last? We head backstage at London mainstay Ronnie Scott’s. Plus: a hospitality consultant giving restaurants and bars their hum from Copacabana to the Black Forest and the week’s design headlines.
On Design 80: Merging markets
In an industry where heritage matters, what happens when a much-loved brand is bought by another company with its own history? Monocle’s design editor Nolan Giles reflects on the occasion of US furniture giant Knoll’s purchase of Danish brand Muuto.
Slow retail
In a world of fast fashion, Venetian brand Slowear’s CEO speaks out on the importance of taking one’s time. Plus: Monocle’s Jamie Waters on Milan and Paris’s respective fashion weeks and highlights from Madrid’s inaugural Design Festival.
On Design 79: Go long
Can long-form design journalism thrive and shape debates in the internet age? ‘Disegno’ editor in chief Oli Stratford impresses upon us his view that print still matters.
Divine provenance
With the hows and wheres of production more important than ever, we bag an interview with Swedish accessories brand Sandqvist and design journalist Katie Tregidden. Plus: why gloomy headlines aren’t dampening the spirits of Greece’s native makers.
On Design 78: Into the ring
With the Winter Olympic Games well underway in Pyeongchang, sports writer and journalist David Goldblatt tells us why there’s much more to Olympic design than the famous rings (though they’re a good place to start).
Moomin on up
We sit down with the creative director of the Moomins brand who’s teamed up with a notable London retailer to create a design-minded shop touting these lovable trolls to a new generation. We also hear from Monocle’s Design editor who delivers a digest of Stockholm Design Week.
