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Following a hunch
As the canny, optimistic winners of this year's Monocle Design Awards demonstrate, staying on top of your game requires detective instincts and curiosity about what makes the world tick.
Stepping up
From his new office at Nike’s HQ, the design chief of the world’s leading sports brand reveals its plans for the future of products that bear the famous swoosh.
Design awards 2021, part 1
Our first ever Design Awards are here, honouring the year’s 50 most thoughtfully made objects and buildings.
Made of stern stuff
Italian design houses unite to protect a €43bn industry that combines generational craftsmanship with global talent, creating an innovation hub rivalling Silicon Valley.
Design Briefing
A round-up of the industry headlines, from the Danish architects reimagining the concept of play to the best furniture releases you might have missed this summer.
Draw upon this
We might not see much of our cities for now but great design is everywhere. From toy building blocks to inspirational theatres, there is plenty to savour in 2020.
The Better by Design Manifesto, 2018
Sometimes you need design to step up to the plate and change your life. In tiny increments, that’s what these tools, materials and products will do. Let’s start the revolution.
True colours
When in Paris, the visionary designer heads for the tranquil – but suitably colourful – setting of her local bistro.
