Monocle on Design

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What can designers learn from the principles of Japanese gardening? Aug 25, 2026

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Niwaki founder Jake Hobson on why Japanese garden shears demonstrate the key to good design. Plus: Ferrari shocks critics. And: the joy of luxury stationery.

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A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on reinventing the kitchen knife Aug 18, 2026

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Chef-turned-CEO Hugo Worsley tells us why design-lovers are obsessed with Allday Goods’ knives. Plus: Australia’s new census puts design on the map and why your next hotel stay should be the Chesa Grischuna in Klosters.

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Narrative design and clubbing with Pirajean Lees Aug 11, 2026

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Clémence Pirajean and James Lees tell us about how narratives are essential to designing luxury interiors well. Plus: cooling off with design-thinking and the architecture of clubs.

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Linda Boronkay on designing for the soul. Plus: late-night kebabs get a chic makeover Aug 04, 2026

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Hungarian designer Linda Boronkay on crafting hospitality interiors that ‘nourish the soul’. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton on luxury kebabs, animism and the object in their house that they would save first.

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Interior architect Alex Holloway takes inspiration from cinema and online slang Jul 28, 2026

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Alex Holloway, of interior architecture studio Holloway Li, on drawing inspiration from cinema aesthetics and online slang. Plus: a review of Sicilian architecture and travel etiquette.

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What separates luxury interiors from the rest? Jul 21, 2026

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Dorothée Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier’s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on “digital minimalism” and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task.

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Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection and Rolf Fehlbaum on the importance of friendship Jul 14, 2026

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Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.

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From house to home: Fernanda Canales, Thuma’s Alec Banks and the importance of ritual with Sophie Lou Jacobsen Jul 07, 2026

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Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma’s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.

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What does ‘good taste’ mean in interior design? The view from Tara Bernerd and Dan Rosen Jun 30, 2026

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UK interior designer Tara Bernerd on how travel has influenced her taste. Then: Design comedian Dan Rosen on why judging others’ interior-design choices can be a good thing. Plus: Paris Fashion Week Men’s and Design Parade.

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How do you revive a club as historic as Paris’s Bus Palladium? Jun 23, 2026

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We hear how Studio KO turned one of Paris’s most famous nightclubs into a hotel. Then: making design more sensual with Astraeus Clarke. Plus: Nic and Grace give their takes on The Barack Obama Presidential Center.

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