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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,…
On Design 68: Spirited design – why the martini glass matters
Whether its contents are shaken or stirred, the silhouette of the angular martini glass stems from its prohibition heyday and charts the history of how we drink.
John Pawson
We sit down with master of minimalism John Pawson as he reveals his love of colour in a new photography book, ‘Spectrum’.
On Design 67: Michael Bierut: ‘Fear of Color’
This week graphic designer Michael Bierut gives us a sneak peek of an essay from his new book: ‘Now You See It and Other Essays on Design’.
