Monocle on Design

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Extra: Cabin Fever 2025 Aug 21, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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