Monocle on Design

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Monocle on Design episodes

August 11, 2022 Extra: Issey Miyake remembered
We reflect on the career and legacy of the esteemed fashion designer following his death last week.
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8 min
August 09, 2022 Performance spaces
We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.
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29 min
August 04, 2022 Extra: Geneva’s city hall
We visit Geneva city hall, newly revamped by architecture firm Bonhôte Zapata to help foster dialogue and democracy.
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5 min
August 02, 2022 Maison Schiaparelli and Rana Salam
We look at the legacy of avant garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli through a new show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and learn about Rana Salam’s use of colour. Plus: Nic Monisse on the ideal summer house.
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30 min
July 28, 2022 Extra: Federica Biasi on timelessness
Emerging designer Federica Biasi tells us how to strike the balance between trendy and timeless.
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5 min
July 26, 2022 Tosin Oshinowo, Commune, Faye Toogood
Architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses material development in Nigeria, and we visit the new offices of design studio Commune in Los Angeles. Plus, we meet designer Faye Toogood in her London studio.
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33 min
July 21, 2022 Extra: Design conversations
How can designers engage the public in conversations about urban design? Monocle’s executive editor Nolan Giles reflects on the example set by Concéntrico, an architecture and design festival in Logroño, Spain.
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4 min
July 19, 2022 The natural world
Architect Mario Cucinella discusses smog-eating ceramics and his ecologically sustainable 3D-printed house. Plus: we hear how indigenous technologies could be used to improve cities by 2040 and learn about design solutions provided by the forms, processes and systems of the natural world.
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33 min
July 14, 2022 Extra: Silk-weaving in Lyon
We head to Lyon, a city with a storied tradition in textiles, to see how the craft of silk-weaving is being kept alive.
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7 min
July 12, 2022 Craft special
From a contemporary take on Congolese textiles to a Sarajevo-based coppersmith challenging stereotypes, we meet some of the people working hard to ensure a future for traditional crafts.
30 min

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