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
Finding relief
4/3/2025
Architect Hugh Broughton and the artist James Lambert discuss their designs at a newly upgraded public facility on the Victoria Embankment in London. Monocle’s Francesca Gilks reports.
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Duration:00:09:09
‘Living Modernity’, ‘Solar Biennale’ and ‘Splash!’
4/1/2025
We explore experimental ways of living thanks to a new exhibition in Tokyo and we imagine sunnier futures at the ‘Solar Biennale’ in Switzerland. Finally, a cooling dip in the pool as we visit ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ at London’s Design Museum.
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Duration:00:34:01
My First Sony Cassette recorder
3/27/2025
We take a trip down memory lane to find out why this toy offers a glimpse into a much bigger moment in design history.
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Duration:00:07:05
Powerhouse, Tej Chauhan and a ‘Konfekt’ preview
3/25/2025
We visit a floating office in Rotterdam and meet industrial designer Tej Chauhan in Helsinki. Plus, a preview of some of the design stories in the latest issue of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.
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Duration:00:28:43
Orla Kiely: ‘A Life in Pattern’
3/20/2025
The National Design & Craft Gallery in Kilkenny, Ireland, celebrates the bold patterns and organic shapes found in Orla Kiely’s work in its latest exhibition.
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Duration:00:08:44
Vince Frost, ‘The Craft of Carpentry’, Mirkku Kullberg
3/18/2025
Graphic designer Vince Frost reflects on his decades in practice; plus Japan’s carpentry culture is front and centre at a new exhibition in London. We then meet Mirkku Kullberg, CEO of Swedish rug company Kasthall.
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Duration:00:31:22
From fashion to furniture
3/13/2025
Monocle’s design editor Nic Monisse reflects on the blurred boundaries between the design and fashion industries.
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Duration:00:03:24
Matter and Shape, ‘Brutalist Japan’, Make Play
3/11/2025
Highlights from the second edition of Parisian design salon Matter and Shape. Then: we learn about brutalism in Japan. Plus: we visit the Young V&A in London to meet designer Charlie Boyden.
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Duration:00:31:03
‘About Consuming Books: The Nijhof & Lee Collection’
3/6/2025
The current exhibition at the London Centre for Book Arts explores the legacy of the Dutch design bookshop, Nijhof & Lee.
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Duration:00:10:18
Collect 2025, Christopher Dresser, Jaipur Rugs and Shyam Ahuja
3/4/2025
Highlights from the most recent edition of the Collect 2025 art and design fair, and we preview one of the stories in Monocle’s latest March issue. Plus, we find out more about the designer and theorist Christopher Dresser as a trove of his works go to auction in London.
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Duration:00:29:56
Madrid Design Festival 2025
2/27/2025
Monocle’s Liam Aldous reports from the 8th edition of the annual Madrid Design Festival.
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Duration:00:14:59
Design Biennale Rotterdam
2/25/2025
Highlights from the inaugural edition of the Design Biennale Rotterdam, featuring experimental and collectible design from local and international designers. Across the city, participants have responded to the overarching theme: “What’s Real is Unfamiliar”.
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Duration:00:32:41
Diary at the ready
2/20/2025
Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, considers some key dates and events to mark out on your design calendar.
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Duration:00:03:48
‘Soane and Modernism: Make it New’, ‘The Brutalist’ and County Hall Pottery
2/18/2025
We find out how Sir John Soane was a forerunner of modernist architecture and discuss the award-winning feature film, ‘The Brutalist’. Plus, a visit to a pottery studio and exhibition space in central London.
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Duration:00:29:44
Yrjö Kukkapuro
2/13/2025
A reflection on the life and legacy of Finnish furniture designer Yrjö Kukkapuro. Petri Burtsoff reports.
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Duration:00:05:28
Stockholm Design Week, Zona Maco Diseño
2/11/2025
We recap the recent Stockholm Design Week and Zona Maco Diseño in Mexico City.
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Duration:00:29:28
‘Distillation of Architecture’
2/6/2025
The current exhibition at the AA, London’s eminent architectural school, pairs Japanese architectural studios and artists to rethink a piece of furniture or domestic structure.
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Duration:00:09:15
George Smart, ‘Made in the Middle’ and our Feb issue
2/4/2025
We meet George Smart, founder of the architectural archive US Modernist, and visit a contemporary craft exhibition in Leicester. Plus, a preview of the stories hitting newsstands in Monocle’s latest issue.
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Duration:00:29:18
Echoes of the past
1/30/2025
Nic Monisse reflects on the importance of historic craft guilds in France and where the remnants of their design legacy can be found today.
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Duration:00:03:52
Nanna Ditzel, architectural acoustics and Mylands
1/28/2025
We explore a new exhibition in Copenhagen focusing on the grand dame of Danish design, Nanna Ditzel. Then we learn why 1951 was a key year in architectural acoustics and take a factory tour at Mylands, the oldest family-owned and run paint manufacturer in the UK.
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Duration:00:29:41