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On Design 72: Peugeot’s design diversity
While best known for its cars, Peugeot has a diverse industrial design pedigree – spanning everything from bicycles to boats – that can be traced back to an altogether more homely object: the pepper mill.
Argentina’s awkward architecture
Architecture in the Argentine capital is famously chaotic but a fresh crop of designers are giving the city’s skyline renewed elegance. We embark on a guided tour. Plus: Taschen’s ‘The History of Graphic Design’ and the governor of Chiang Mai on the role of design in the city.
Hadid to Calatrava: a year in design
In this special programme, we look back at the defining ‘Section D’ moments of 2017, including an exhibition that pondered the legacy of Zaha Hadid, an interview with renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, Budapest’s thoughtful take on its polarising past and how Farfetch OS is eyeing up the future of fashion.
Burton Kramer
Renowned Canadian graphic designer Burton Kramer discusses his 60-year career and the state of today’s industry. Plus: a lesson in good gift-wrapping with UK design firm Esme Winter.
On Design 71: Caracas’s vertical slum
The Centro Financiero Confinanzas high rise in Caracas – popularly known as the Tower of David – has become a monument to Venezuela’s political and economic crisis.
Meeting Ole Scheeren
German architect Ole Scheeren talks greenery, density and building business in Southeast Asia. We get Jamie Fobert’s tips for running a successful studio and flick through a design-focused travel guide.
On Design 70: Vans: the chequered history of a footwear giant
We take a closer look at how Vans rose from California’s 1960s skate scene to become one of the world’s most recognised sportswear brands.
V&A’s new Chinese outpost
We mull over the results of the V&A’s new Chinese outpost in Shenzhen’s Design Society, step out with US boot-maker Red Wing and proffer a list of wardrobe essentials for the winter.
On Design 69: Camouflage – design hiding in plain sight
In any given combat scenario the soldiers, vehicles and weapons are likely to be almost totally covered in camouflage. It’s an essential component of modern warfare. But as a design innovation, it’s younger than you might think.
Design at the dining table
Maximilian Riedel, the 11th generation president and CEO of the eponymous glassware firm, spills the secrets of successful drinking and dining. Plus: David Mellor Design’s Corin Mellor, choosing chairs with the Design Museum of Denmark and Carl Hansen & Søn, and we set the table with Monocle’s editor in chief,…
