Monocle on Design
Monocle
Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Artek at 90, Michael Bennett and Dennis Cheung
10/7/2025
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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Duration:00:29:42
Extra: Dulwich Picture Gallery
10/2/2025
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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Duration:00:07:10
British Ceramics Biennial, October issue preview and Vienna Design Week
9/30/2025
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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Duration:00:34:47
Extra: Emre Arolat
9/25/2025
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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Duration:00:08:23
London Design Festival, Studio Brière and Katie Treggiden
9/23/2025
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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Duration:00:30:44
Extra: POV Budapest
9/18/2025
We visit the second edition of the design conference in the Hungarian capital.
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Duration:00:09:28
Helsinki Design Week at 20, London’s Open House Festival and Zurich Design Weeks
9/16/2025
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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Duration:00:29:44
Extra: Willie Williams
9/11/2025
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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Duration:00:10:40
Quality of Life Conference design round-up
9/9/2025
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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Duration:00:30:54
Extra: Hyu Lim
9/4/2025
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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Duration:00:06:53
World Design Congress and the ‘Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings’ exhibition
9/2/2025
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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Duration:00:28:36
Extra: Dharma Taylor
8/28/2025
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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Duration:00:05:57
Obin, haptic feedback and the conclusion to our summer series
8/26/2025
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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Duration:00:31:24
Extra: Cabin Fever 2025
8/21/2025
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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Duration:00:12:30
Summer schools
8/19/2025
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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Duration:00:29:05
‘Perfection’
8/14/2025
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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Duration:00:05:32
Supermundane, architecture and landscape and another instalment of our summer series
8/12/2025
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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Duration:00:28:19
Who was Lorenzo Homar?
8/7/2025
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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Duration:00:11:08
‘Pictograms’ at Japan House and Robert Wilson
8/5/2025
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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Duration:00:30:21
Extra: Bora
7/31/2025
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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Duration:00:06:08