Monocle on Design

‘A fingerprint isn’t a flaw’: Michael Anastassiades on the art of small details Oct 21, 2025

Cypriot born London-based design pioneer Michael Anastassiades discusses the importance of noticing smaller details. Plus: furniture maker Seitz unpacks the concept of “slow living” in Switzerland.

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Extra: ‘Bad Language’ Oct 20, 2025

Photographer Max Creasy discusses the relationship between architecture and pictures, and his new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London.

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Driving Forward: Range Rover Oct 16, 2025

We speak to Andy Wheel, Director of Production Design at JLR at Range Rover House Daylesford. Hear how a strong brand identity and an innovative approach to design continue to drive the brand forward.

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Lessons learned Oct 14, 2025

We reflect on what can be gleaned from years of design discussion and studio visits, featuring highlights from Do Ho Suh, Faye Toogood and Bisila Noha.

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Extra: St Wolfgang station, home to the Schafberg cog railway Oct 09, 2025

We visit Austria’s St Wolfgang station. In addition to being the starting point for the vertiginous Schafberg cog railway, it has also received accolades from the highest levels of the architectural community.

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Artek at 90, Michael Bennett and Dennis Cheung Oct 07, 2025

We celebrate Finnish brand Artek at 90 and athlete-turned-spatial designer Michael Bennett shares how creativity can be found everywhere. Plus: Dennis Cheung, a Hong Kong-based designer, on how he is taking cues from bamboo.

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Extra: Dulwich Picture Gallery Oct 02, 2025

We venture to South London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery to marvel at the new pavilion and more recent developments at the UK’s first purpose-built public art museum.

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British Ceramics Biennial, October issue preview and Vienna Design Week Sep 30, 2025

We visit the ninth edition of the British Ceramics Biennial and preview the October issue of Monocle. Plus: A stopover at Vienna Design week.

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Extra: Emre Arolat Sep 25, 2025

In a conversation recorded at Monocle’s most recent Quality of Life Conference, Turkish architect Emre Arolat discusses the design of the Sancaklar Mosque on the outskirts of Istanbul.

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London Design Festival, Studio Brière and Katie Treggiden Sep 23, 2025

Our highlights from London Design Festival, including everything from material innovation to new furniture and design circularity with journalist Katie Treggiden.

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Extra: POV Budapest Sep 18, 2025

We visit the second edition of the design conference in the Hungarian capital.

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Helsinki Design Week at 20, London’s Open House Festival and Zurich Design Weeks Sep 16, 2025

Helsinki Design Week turns 20 this year and we explore this year’s Open House Festival in London. Plus: An interview with the founder of furniture organisation H100 at Zurich Design Weeks.

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Extra: Willie Williams Sep 11, 2025

The designer discusses his work at the National Theatre’s production of ‘Inter Alia’ in London – and how to strike the balance between performer and technology onstage, including with previous collaborators David Bowie and U2.

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Quality of Life Conference design round-up Sep 09, 2025

A recap of the design-minded discussions at this year’s conference, including Bofill Taller de Arquitectura and a lighting masterclass from Santa & Cole and Marset. Plus: the importance of craft and context for any project.

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Extra: Hyu Lim Sep 04, 2025

California-based designer Hyu Lim discusses his brand, Maju, the lamp series inspired by both his Singaporean heritage and the design systems that he encountered while working in the tech industry.

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World Design Congress and the ‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ exhibition Sep 02, 2025

The Design Council’s CEO, Minnie Moll, previews the World Design Congress at London’s Barbican Centre. Plus: Abe Rogers discusses his curation of the ‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum.

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Extra: Dharma Taylor Aug 28, 2025

Multidisciplinary maker Dharma Taylor reflects on the similarities between producing fashion and designing textile and furniture works. We also discuss her contribution to the ‘Dwellings, Rehomed’ exhibition at London’s Design Museum.

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Obin, haptic feedback and the conclusion to our summer series Aug 26, 2025

Indonesian textile and fashion powerhouse Obin discusses bringing batik to contemporary audiences. Plus: Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility discusses haptic feedback and the last instalment of our summer series.

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Extra: Cabin Fever 2025 Aug 21, 2025

We visit the architectural summer school run by the studio Hello Wood. Helena Kardová reports from this year’s one-of-a-kind adventure, which took place in a former textile factory in the town of Česká Kamenice, Czechia.

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Summer schools Aug 19, 2025

We hear from Alexander von Vegesack, founder of Domaine de Boisbuchet – an international research centre for design and architecture in southwest France that hosts workshops for students and professionals.

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Extra: ‘Perfection’ Aug 14, 2025

Vincenzo Latronico’s new novel ‘Perfection’ is a launchpad for Monocle’s associate editor, Grace Charlton, to explore ideas of materialism.

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Supermundane, architecture and landscape and another instalment of our summer series Aug 12, 2025

Artist, illustrator and writer Rob Lowe, also known as Supermundane, joins us in the studio for another instalment of our summer series. Plus: the team discusses the link between architecture and landscape.

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Extra: Who was Lorenzo Homar? Aug 07, 2025

The printmaker and poster designer is celebrated at the Poster House in New York in an exhibition that charts the pioneering work of the creative.

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‘Pictograms’ at Japan House and Robert Wilson Aug 05, 2025

A review of the ‘Pictograms’ exhibition at Japan House in London. Then: we remember the late, great Robert Wilson. And: we kick off our summer series highlighting design essentials for the season.

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Extra: Bora Jul 31, 2025

We head to Portugal to meet João Xará, one of the co-founders of this design collective, to discuss why the group formed and the power of experimentation.

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‘More Than Human’, Marco Sousa Santos and Bolaji Teniola Jul 29, 2025

The Design Museum in London explores how we might design beyond human needs in its latest exhibition. Then we visit the showroom of Portuguese furniture brand Branca and sit down with interdisciplinary designer Bolaji Teniola.

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Extra: On performing good taste Jul 24, 2025

Monocle’s associate editor of design and fashion, Grace Charlton, muses on the importance of enjoying good design rather than the performance of merely owning it.

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Karimoku furniture, Austrian concrete and ‘Slop Magazine’ Jul 22, 2025

We’re in Japan to visit furniture manufacturer Karimoku. Then we consider the use of concrete in Austrian architecture and the team behind ‘Slop Magazine’ discuss graphic design and client relationships.

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Extra: Temitayo Ogunbiyi Jul 17, 2025

The Lagos-based artist’s exhibition, ‘You will wonder if we would have been friends’, is on at The Noguchi Museum in New York. Ogunbiyi’s artworks playfully blur the line between functional design and art.

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The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025, ‘Xisto’ and Bogdan Ciocodeica Jul 15, 2025

Lulu Harrison, winner of The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025, discusses her ‘Thames Glass’ project. We also head to Lisbon’s Made in Situ gallery to see its ‘Xisto’ collection. Plus: Romanian designer Bogdan Ciocodeica.

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Extra: Norman Foster Jul 10, 2025

The celebrated architect discusses the future of mobility and his project, ‘Gateway to Venice’s Waterways’, at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition.

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IKAT Indonesia, Nordic design news and Hamrei Jul 08, 2025

Didiet Maulana, founder of Ikat Indonesia, discusses bringing historical textile techniques to a contemporary audience. Plus: Nordic design news and we hear from the founder of collectible design brand Hamrei.

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Extra: How cars shaped modern architecture Jul 03, 2025

Writer Christopher Beanland considers the cultural and architectural impact of cars in shaping our built environment.

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Timber: Darren Appiagyei, Material Cultures and Oregon lumber Jul 01, 2025

We visit the studio of wood artist Darren Appiagyei, find out why Portland, Oregon, has become a mass-timber hub and design organisation Material Cultures shares why timber isn’t the only vital woodland resource.

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Extra: Lahti International Poster Triennial Jun 26, 2025

First held in 1975, the event has grown into one of the world’s most respected poster-design competitions, drawing submissions from top talent across the globe. Petri Burtsoff reports.

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3 Days of Design: Area Luce, Nau, Forma and ‘Home from Home’ Jun 24, 2025

We hear from a global cohort of creatives at Copenhagen’s de facto design week, 3 Days of Design.

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Extra: ‘Eastern Blocks II: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc’ Jun 19, 2025

The second photographic survey from independent publishing house Zupagrafika considers the building style that dominates much of Eastern Europe. Architectural historian Kateryna Malaia tells us more.

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‘The Shakers: A World in the Making’, Falé and the Hannah Ryggen Triennale Jun 17, 2025

The Vitra Design Museum considers how Shakers have inspired designers. Then: we head to Senegal to meet the co-founder of Falé, a brand focusing on hand-spun cotton. Finally, the Hannah Ryggen Triennale in Norway.

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Extra: ‘Across the Spooniverse’ Jun 12, 2025

In San Diego the Mingei International Museum’s latest exhibition explores how the humble spoon is a vessel for human creativity across the world.

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London Design Biennale, Finnish Glass Biennale, Art Deco in Shanghai Jun 10, 2025

The London Design Biennale’s director, Victoria Broackes, and experiential designer and author Rachel Botsman discuss this year’s event and the latter’s “Roots of Trust” installation, which reimagines a historical design artefact.

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Extra: Mariana Ralo Jun 05, 2025

As part of this year’s Lisbon Design Week, artist Mariana Ralo produced a vast tapestry crafted from nautical rope and rubber for the courtyard at Locke da Santa Joanna hotel.

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Marina Tabassum, Lisbon Design Week, Dan Thawley Jun 03, 2025

Architect Marina Tabassum discusses her inspiration for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Then: a report from the third edition of Lisbon Design Week. Plus: we meet Dan Thawley, artistic director of Matter and Shape.

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Extra: ‘Visibly Invisible – Artek’s Drawing Office 1936–2004’ May 29, 2025

The in-house design team at Finnish furniture company Artek is the focal point of The Alvar Aalto Museum’s summer exhibition. Petri Burtsoff reports.

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The fabric architecture of Do Ho Suh, Romanian Design Week May 27, 2025

South Korean artist Do Ho Suh discusses his ongoing fabric-architecture series and the laborious process of producing these structures. Plus: a recap of Romanian Design Week.

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Extra: Designmonat Graz May 22, 2025

The second edition of Designmonat Graz has taken over Austria’s second city. It explores the melding of analogue and digital worlds under the theme “The New Real”. Alexei Korolyov reports.

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Venice Architecture Biennale – Part 2 May 20, 2025

The second of our two episodes dedicated to the Venice Architecture Biennale’s international showcase. We stop in at the pavilions of Australia, Germany, Togo and the USA.

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Extra: ‘Embracing Craft, Connecting Culture’ May 15, 2025

We visit Crafts On Peel’s exhibition, Embracing Craft, Connecting Culture, which showcases rattan, neon and metalsmithing among other practices. It’s one of many events taking place during London Craft Week.

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Venice Architecture Biennale – Part 1 May 13, 2025

In the first of two dedicated episodes, we visit the pavilions of Denmark, Brazil and Switzerland at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Extra: Inner-city Ikea May 08, 2025

We visit the Swedish homeware and furniture giant’s newest retail location on London’s Oxford Street.

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Monocle Design Awards 2025 May 06, 2025

We’re celebrating the fifth edition of the annual Monocle Design Awards by discussing highlights from this year’s cohort of winners. We hear from medallists Manuel Cervantes and Eva-Marie Eriksson.

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Extra: On the Sq May 01, 2025

In east London a four-storey house has been renovated and transformed into a design wonderland, with bespoke works made in response to the site. The project’s curator, Irenie Cossey, tells us more.

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'Morris Mania', Ethnicraft, MAKE Southwest Apr 29, 2025

The William Morris Gallery celebrates the versatility and popularity of the designer’s patterns in its latest exhibition.

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Extra: Bronze-casting in Benin City Apr 24, 2025

Artist and maker Bisila Noha presents a diary of the processes and experiences of learning at famous casting epicentre Igun Street.

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Type and textiles Apr 22, 2025

Graphic designer and co-founder of Dinamo Typefaces, Johannes Breyer discusses storytelling through type and rebranding Spotify. Plus: curator and historian Mary Schoeser discusses the link between textiles and people over history

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‘Future Impact 3: Design Nation’ Apr 18, 2025

‘Future Impact 3: Design Nation’ is an exhibition produced by Design Singapore Council, which enjoyed its first outing at the most recent edition of Milan Design Week. Curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero and Hunn Wai, it featured both established Singaporean names and rising stars. The event – and Monocle – also brought a host of international talent through the door to discuss the future of design.

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Extra: Expo 2025 Osaka: The USA Pavilion Apr 17, 2025

Trey Trahan, the lead architect for the USA Pavilion, discusses the structure on show as part of Expo 2025 Osaka.

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‘The Sculptor of Ultima Thule’ Apr 16, 2025

‘The Sculptor of Ultima Thule’ is an exhibition celebrating the 110th anniversary of Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala’s birth. Co-produced by the Espoo Museum of Modern Art, the Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation and Blue Sheep, it features more than 300 of Wirkkala’s works. It is also headlined by the exhibition’s namesake collection, created in partnership with Finnish glassware specialist Iittala. We’re joined by Petra Wirkkala, Janni Vepsäläinen and Tsuchida Takahiro to discuss Wirrkala’s legacy in Finland and Japan.

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Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week 2025 – Part 2 Apr 15, 2025

More conversations from this year’s edition of the fair. We hear from multidisciplinary maker Omer Arbel and visit the cavernous design gallery Nilufar Depot. Plus: a continents-spanning conversation with researcher Wong Eng Geng and Nifemi Marcus-Bello.

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Extra: Six N Five Apr 10, 2025

At Milan Design Week, Argentine digital designer Six N Five (Ezequiel Pini) discusses his move into the material realm via a collaboration with the Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau.

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Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week 2025 – Part 1 Apr 08, 2025

The team report from the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, with interviews from architect David Rockwell, the CEO of Italian manufacturer Artemide and the design duo behind the studio Formafantasma.

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Extra: Finding relief Apr 03, 2025

Architect Hugh Broughton and the artist James Lambert discuss their designs at a newly upgraded public facility on the Victoria Embankment in London. Monocle’s Francesca Gilks reports.

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‘Living Modernity’, ‘Solar Biennale’ and ‘Splash!’ Apr 01, 2025

We explore experimental ways of living thanks to a new exhibition in Tokyo and we imagine sunnier futures at the ‘Solar Biennale’ in Switzerland. Finally, a cooling dip in the pool as we visit ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ at London’s Design Museum.

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Extra: My First Sony Cassette recorder Mar 27, 2025

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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Powerhouse, Tej Chauhan and a ‘Konfekt’ preview Mar 25, 2025

We visit a floating office in Rotterdam and meet industrial designer Tej Chauhan in Helsinki. Plus, a preview of some of the design stories in the latest issue of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.

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Extra: Orla Kiely: ‘A Life in Pattern’ Mar 20, 2025

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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Vince Frost, ‘The Craft of Carpentry’, Mirkku Kullberg Mar 18, 2025

Graphic designer Vince Frost reflects on his decades in practice; plus Japan’s carpentry culture is front and centre at a new exhibition in London. We then meet Mirkku Kullberg, CEO of Swedish rug company Kasthall.

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Extra: From fashion to furniture Mar 13, 2025

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

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Matter and Shape, ‘Brutalist Japan’, Make Play Mar 11, 2025

Highlights from the second edition of Parisian design salon Matter and Shape. Then: we learn about brutalism in Japan. Plus: we visit the Young V&A in London to meet designer Charlie Boyden.

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Extra: ‘About Consuming Books: The Nijhof & Lee Collection’ Mar 06, 2025

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

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Collect 2025, Christopher Dresser, Jaipur Rugs and Shyam Ahuja Mar 04, 2025

Highlights from the most recent edition of the Collect 2025 art and design fair, and we preview one of the stories in Monocle’s latest March issue. Plus, we find out more about the designer and theorist Christopher Dresser as a trove of his works go to auction in London.

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Extra: Madrid Design Festival 2025 Feb 27, 2025

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

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Design Biennale Rotterdam Feb 25, 2025

Highlights from the inaugural edition of the Design Biennale Rotterdam, featuring experimental and collectible design from local and international designers. Across the city, participants have responded to the overarching theme: “What’s Real is Unfamiliar”.

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Extra: Diary at the ready Feb 20, 2025

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

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‘Soane and Modernism: Make it New’, ‘The Brutalist’ and County Hall Pottery Feb 18, 2025

We find out how Sir John Soane was a forerunner of modernist architecture and discuss the award-winning feature film, ‘The Brutalist’. Plus, a visit to a pottery studio and exhibition space in central London.

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Extra: Yrjö Kukkapuro Feb 13, 2025

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

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Stockholm Design Week, Zona Maco Diseño Feb 11, 2025

We recap the recent Stockholm Design Week and Zona Maco Diseño in Mexico City.

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Extra: ‘Distillation of Architecture’ Feb 06, 2025

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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George Smart, ‘Made in the Middle’ and our Feb issue Feb 04, 2025

We meet George Smart, founder of the architectural archive US Modernist, and visit a contemporary craft exhibition in Leicester. Plus, a preview of the stories hitting newsstands in Monocle’s latest issue.

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Extra: Echoes of the past Jan 30, 2025

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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Nanna Ditzel, architectural acoustics and Mylands Jan 28, 2025

We explore a new exhibition in Copenhagen focusing on the grand dame of Danish design, Nanna Ditzel. Then we learn why 1951 was a key year in architectural acoustics and take a factory tour at Mylands, the oldest family-owned and run paint manufacturer in the UK.

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Extra: Maison&Objet: Niwar Jan 23, 2025

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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Maison&Objet Jan 21, 2025

We round up the Maison&Objet trade fair with interviews from across Paris. We hear from the designers of emerging studio Amca Oval and consider the intersection between furniture and architecture. Plus, we discuss rugs and landscapes with one of France’s top creatives.

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Extra: ‘Lester Beall & A New American Identity’ Jan 16, 2025

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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Clay special Jan 14, 2025

We take a closer look at the earth beneath our feet. Writer Jennifer Lucy Allan delves into the human history of this ancient material, and we visit the maker Bisila Noha at her London studio. Then: Adam Weismann, co-founder of Clayworks, reflects on his journey working with clay as a building material and wall finish.

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Extra: ‘Never At Home’ Jan 14, 2025

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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Film special Jan 07, 2025

We take a look at some silver-screen releases that take a cinematic view on the built environment. Then we go on a global green architecture tour and take a look at New Zealand’s mid-century brutalism.

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A fresh start Dec 31, 2024

New ideas, bright predictions and the trends that will shape the year to come – we preview some of the design stories found in Monocle’s latest edition of ‘The Forecast’.

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The best of 2024 Dec 24, 2024

The team shares this year’s highlights. Expect conversations with designers Maria Bruun and Farah Marafie, and architectural historian, Iain Borden. Also, we hear from the team behind the ‘Dwellings’ exhibition of birdhouses.

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Extra: Highlights from the year Dec 19, 2024

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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Christmas special Dec 17, 2024

In this festive episode recorded at Monocle’s annual Christmas Market, we discuss the art of gift wrapping with author and furoshiki expert Tomoko Kakita. Plus, designer Nika Zupanc on her collaboration with Italian brand Alessi, which incorporates Christmas iconography. Finally, we reflect on the joys of meaningful gift-giving at London’s SoShiro Gallery.

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Extra: Contemporary architecture in Chiang Mai Dec 12, 2024

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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Dafi Kühne, timelessness in design and Fernando Mendes Dec 10, 2024

Swiss graphic designer Dafi Kühne explains why legibility is relative and we meet the president of the Instituto Sergio Rodrigues. Also, the architect Jeanne Autran-Edorh reflects on timelessness in architecture.

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Extra: Home comforts Dec 05, 2024

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

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Soane Medal winner Hanif Kara, plus Rive Roshan Dec 03, 2024

This year’s Soane Medal winner, Hanif Kara, joins us at Midori House. Plus, a studio visit to the Dutch artistic practice, Rive Roshan.

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Extra: Family values Nov 28, 2024

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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An architecture special Nov 26, 2024

We visit a new Asif Khan-designed boardwalk in London and discuss kiosks found across Central and Eastern Europe. Plus, we preview Monocle magazine’s new special edition, ‘Monocle: The Entrepreneurs’, out now.

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Extra: ‘Rooted’ Nov 21, 2024

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

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Sydney special Nov 19, 2024

We hear interviews from Monocle Radio’s pop-up at the UBS Australasia Conference 2024. We check-in with leading antipodean architects and interior designers on residential, hospitality and school design. Plus, how architects can work with indigenous cultures.

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Extra: Miriam Hillawi Abraham Nov 14, 2024

The Ethiopian designer and architectural researcher discusses the role of coral in her recent installation, “Material Witnesses and Narrating Lifeforms”. The project is inspired by the coral used as a construction material on the coast of East Africa and in the Gulf.

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Dubai Design Week Nov 12, 2024

Nic Monisse recaps highlights from the 10th iteration of Dubai Design Week, an event that continues to cement the city’s status as the region’s design hub.

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