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What’s in an image?
We trace the origins of mid-century theatre posters in the UK, sit down with Greek film-poster designer Vasilis Marmatakis and head to Australia to speak to musician Mark Pritchard and visual artist Jonathan Zawada about their favourite cover art.
On Design 83: Social architecture
WTA Architecture and Design Studio in Manila has created The Book Stop, a project that reinvents the place and space that a library embodies to increase accessibility in fragmented urban environments. William Ti from the company spoke to Monocle’s James Chambers about how the design of a city affects the…
House Rules
As cities struggle to provide homes in the numbers and to the quality that many desire, we head to London’s Alexandra Road Estate and visit the work of the Amsterdam School for inspiration. Plus: Jo McCafferty from Levitt Bernstein gives us an architect’s view on social housing.
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.
