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27 Mar 2025
7 min

Monocle on Design - My First Sony Cassette recorder : 

We take a trip down memory lane to find out why this toy offers a glimpse into a much bigger moment in design history. 

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20 Mar 2025
8 min

Monocle on Design - Orla Kiely: ‘A Life in Pattern’: 

The National Design & Craft Gallery in Kilkenny, Ireland, celebrates the bold patterns and organic shapes found in Orla Kiely’s work in its latest exhibition.

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13 Mar 2025
3 min

Monocle on Design - From fashion to furniture: 

Monocle’s design editor Nic Monisse reflects on the blurred boundaries between the design and fashion industries.

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6 Mar 2025
10 min

Monocle on Design - ‘About Consuming Books: The Nijhof & Lee Collection’: 

The current exhibition at the London Centre for Book Arts explores the legacy of the Dutch design bookshop, Nijhof & Lee.

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27 Feb 2025
14 min

Monocle on Design - Madrid Design Festival 2025: 

Monocle’s Liam Aldous reports from the 8th edition of the annual Madrid Design Festival.

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20 Feb 2025
3 min

Monocle on Design - Diary at the ready  : 

Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, considers some key dates and events to mark out on your design calendar.

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13 Feb 2025
5 min

Monocle on Design - Yrjö Kukkapuro : 

A reflection on the life and legacy of Finnish furniture designer Yrjö Kukkapuro. Petri Burtsoff reports.

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6 Feb 2025
9 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Distillation of Architecture’  : 

The current exhibition at the AA, London’s eminent architectural school, pairs Japanese architectural studios and artists to rethink a piece of furniture or domestic structure. 

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30 Jan 2025
3 min

Monocle on Design - Echoes of the past: 

Nic Monisse reflects on the importance of historic craft guilds in France and where the remnants of their design legacy can be found today.   

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23 Jan 2025
6 min

Monocle on Design - Maison&Objet: Niwar: 

The Niwar Collection of upholstered furniture was created by Phantom Hands, a furniture maker based in India. Co-founder Deepak Srinath joins to discuss the brand’s collaboration with Swiss design studio Big Game.  

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16 Jan 2025
11 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Lester Beall & A New American Identity’: 

This exhibition at Poster House in New York explores how the US graphic designer translated concepts of European modernism into art for local audiences. Curator Angelina Lippert explains the importance and techniques used in three series of Beall posters produced for the Rural Electrification Administration in the 1930s.

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9 Jan 2025
8 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Never At Home’ : 

We meet the team behind the art initiative that transforms vacant sites for temporary artistic use. Among these is the Funkhaus, a former radio building of Austria’s national broadcaster, ORF. Alexei Korolyov reports. 

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19 Dec 2024
3 min

Monocle on Design - Highlights from the year: 

Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, reflects on some of the conversations shared with creatives this year as 2024 comes to a close.

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12 Dec 2024
6 min

Monocle on Design - Contemporary architecture in Chiang Mai  : 

Tomás Pinheiro considers how contemporary practitioners in Thailand’s second city, Chiang Mai, work with local materials and traditional construction methods. 

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5 Dec 2024
4 min

Monocle on Design - Home comforts: 

Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, reflects on how architecture is key to a strong sense of home.

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28 Nov 2024
6 min

Monocle on Design - Family values: 

Giulia Molteni, part of the third generation of the Molteni family, discusses the importance of a shared vision when continuing the international legacy of the family-owned furniture business.

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21 Nov 2024
8 min

Monocle on Design - ‘Rooted’: 

The first solo exhibition at London’s Gallery Fumi, from James Plumb. The British design duo, Hannah Plumb and James Russell discuss their development process for the sculptural lighting pieces featured.

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