Monocle on Design

Nov 19 2024 100 ep. 19 mins 7.5k
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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.

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Sydney special

Nov 19 2024 29 mins  
We hear from leading Australian architects and interior designers on residential, hospitality and school design. Plus, how architects can work with indigenous cultures.

Miriam Hillawi Abraham

Nov 14 2024 6 mins  
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.

Dubai Design Week

Nov 12 2024 29 mins  
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.

‘A Present/Absent Mudhif’

Nov 07 2024 6 mins  
The titular pavilion is on show as part of this year’s Dubai Design Week. The structure’s Iraq-based architect, Ola Saad Znad, discusses the shelter that is inspired by the floating houses found in the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq.

November issue preview

Nov 05 2024 29 mins  
With our latest issue set to hit newsstands this month, we preview some of our favourite stories from a design special that features interviews with industrial designers Cecilie Manz and Ini Archibong.

Sheryl Leysner

Oct 31 2024 6 mins  
The interior-and-lighting designer, Sheryl Leysner, discusses her approach to upcycled materials and reuse in her East Amsterdam studio.

Tallinn Architecture Biennale, formations in clay furniture, Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suites

Oct 29 2024 31 mins  
We report from the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and meet one of the designers behind Cathay Pacific’s new Business Class suites. Plus: an exhibition in London explores the role of ceramics in furniture design.

Tubelight

Oct 24 2024 6 mins  
Boaz Cohen, co-founder of Amsterdam-based studio BCXSY, shares the development process behind the Tubelight, the practice’s playful, award-winning take on fluorescent lights.

Rooms Studio, Ghost Signs, ‘Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums’

Oct 22 2024 30 mins  
We visit a design practice in Tbilisi, take a tour of faded signs of east London with Sam Roberts and learn about paper models at the Zaha Hadid Foundation.

Mobile Phone Museum

Oct 17 2024 8 mins  
We meet the co-founder of the virtual Mobile Phone Museum to discuss the rich history and design diversity of these portable devices.