Monocle on Design

New York’s Galerie Philia presents more than 70 works by 40 designers in Walker Tower, an art deco masterpiece in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood. The exhibition’s co-curator, Italian architect Pietro Franceschini, gives Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan a tour.

We look to Nordic woodworker Nikari for its design philosophy, and speak to architect Hugh Broughton about the challenges of designing for extreme conditions. Also in the programme: how French footwear brand Salomon combines performance with aesthetics.

Co-authors Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar share the archival and geopolitical challenges involved in creating this rich volume – and why designers of the diaspora community were integral to piecing the title together.

In the first part of our ‘Designed to last’ special we take a look at the electronics, clothes and products that have been designed without longevity in mind, encompassing everything from planned obsolescence in technology to fast fashion. Plus: we speak to Jay Osgerby about the design industry’s obligation to the environment.

Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and Timothy Moore, director of Sibling Architecture, discuss their installation that takes inspiration from the boudoir, the salon and the club world. The project is currently at The National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial in Melbourne, Australia.

We look at the winning design of the AA Prize for Unbuilt Work and author Christopher Beanland shares some unrealised visions for expressways. Plus: Sou Fujimoto explains how fragments of imagined ideas have been used in other projects.

Victoria Broackes, director of the London Design Biennale, explains what the new exhibition ‘Design in an age of Crisis’ has in store.

We journey across the globe on some design-led escapes thanks to our guides Johanna Agerman Ross, Lasse Andersson and Alice Stori Liechtenstein. Plus: Daan Roosegaarde shares his latest project, Grow.

On Design Extra: We visit MK Gallery’s exhibition 'Memphis: Plastic Field,' on the irreverent and subversive design collective.

The duo behind WORKac shares how workspaces can foster creativity. Plus: Monocle’s creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, discusses the recent rebrand of the CIA and we find out why physical planners are here to stay.