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
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
‘More Than Human’, Marco Sousa Santos and Bolaji Teniola
7/29/2025
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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Duration:00:26:15
On performing good taste
7/24/2025
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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Duration:00:04:44
Karimoku furniture, Austrian concrete and ‘Slop Magazine’
7/22/2025
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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Duration:00:26:55
Temitayo Ogunbiyi
7/17/2025
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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Duration:00:07:30
The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025, ‘Xisto’ and Bogdan Ciocodeica
7/15/2025
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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Duration:00:31:11
Extra: Norman Foster
7/10/2025
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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Duration:00:05:52
IKAT Indonesia, Nordic design news and Hamrei
7/8/2025
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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Duration:00:29:49
How cars shaped modern architecture
7/3/2025
Writer Christopher Beanland considers the cultural and architectural impact of cars in shaping our built environment.
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Duration:00:08:13
Timber: Darren Appiagyei, Material Cultures and Oregon lumber
7/1/2025
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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Duration:00:31:19
Lahti International Poster Triennial
6/26/2025
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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Duration:00:08:40
3 Days of Design: Area Luce, Nau, Forma and ‘Home from Home’
6/24/2025
We hear from a global cohort of creatives at Copenhagen’s de facto design week, 3 Days of Design.
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Duration:00:29:03