Monocle on Design
592 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 59 ratingsEverything 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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Extra: Leo Palmer
November 09, 2023 18:58 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBThe Moravia-based designer talks about his Xylographic project, which transforms wood prints into furniture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charlene Prempeh, Fforme, Martin Brudnizki
November 07, 2023 18:01 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWe talk to Charlene Prempeh about diversity in design and hear from fashion label Fforme. Plus: a chat with designer Martin Brudnizki about his new retail outpost for And Objects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Pottery workshop
November 02, 2023 13:01 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBMonocle’s Amy van den Berg goes to a pottery class hosted in collaboration with furniture and interior designer, Fred Rigby, and ceramic brand, Monoware. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
David Thulstrup, The Office Group, Store Projects
October 31, 2023 18:08 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe talk about total design with Danish architect David Thulstrup and find out how The Office Group’s new timber tower could tempt workers back into town. Plus: we check in with Store Projects, an association of creatives working to address inequalities in design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: LGR eyewear
October 26, 2023 10:41 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MBThe Rome-based maker of sunglasses and designer eyewear has created a successful niche thanks to a focus on Italian craftsmanship and models that tap into classic optical designs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Frances Priest, ‘Small Spaces in the City’, Building on the Built
October 24, 2023 16:21 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe visit ‘Small Spaces in the City’ at Roca London Gallery, an exhibition that looks at the challenges of tiny homes across the globe. We also tour the studio of Edinburgh-based ceramicist Frances Priest and talk architecture with Jonathan Tuckey Design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Krehky
October 19, 2023 14:56 - 7 minutes - 7.35 MBThe Czech brand produces limited-edition products manufactured in Czechia through collaborations with emerging and established designers. We meet its co-founder, Jana Zielinski. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
William Smalley, ‘Fashion City’, TAKT
October 17, 2023 16:45 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBArchitect William Smalley tells us what makes the ideal ‘quiet space’ and Danish brand TAKT rethinks how we design, build and sell furniture. Plus: we visit a new exhibition, ‘Fashion City’, at the Museum of London Docklands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Stelo glass
October 12, 2023 17:45 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBWe meet Ambra Dentella, designer of the Stelo glass, one of the creatives at the London design incubator, Atelier100. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Refract, ‘Tough Moment’ and The Shop at LMN
October 10, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWe preview the forthcoming Refract glass arts festival in Seattle and meet British industrial designer Matthew Hilton to discuss his first sculpture show in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: ‘Antifurniture’
October 05, 2023 17:24 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBWe head to London’s Design Museum, where a new interactive display aims to challenge our understanding of furniture design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vienna Design Week, Fashion Week Reflections, British Ceramics Biennial
October 03, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWe head to the Austrian capital for its design week and review the recent run of fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris. Plus: a visit to Stoke-on-Trent for the British Ceramics Biennial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mantú
September 28, 2023 16:09 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWe visit the Milanese showroom of the luxury womenswear brand that pairs Italian craftsmanship with a modern and elegant aesthetic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
London Design Festival
September 26, 2023 15:22 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAt this year’s London Design Festival we meet social enterprise POor Collective, winner of the Emerging Design Medal, and enter the bright world of artist and designer Morag Myerscough. We also stop by Singapore for this year’s edition of Design Fair Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Helsinki Design Week
September 21, 2023 15:43 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBMonocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, gives a roundup of this year’s edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
London Fashion Week
September 19, 2023 17:03 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWe recap the recent event with Monocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, and visit an exhibition supporting and celebrating design rebels. Plus: the platform ushering in a more diverse group of fashion-industry professionals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Aviaaja Ezekiassen
September 14, 2023 17:20 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBWe meet the multidisciplinary designer who fuses both Greenlandic and Danish influences in her work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paris Design Week 2023
September 12, 2023 16:43 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWe reflect on the opening days of Paris Design Week, where we drop into a showcase at Studio KO, speak to design collective Meet Met Met and talk to designer Pierre Marie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Bavarian manufacturing
September 07, 2023 12:51 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MBMonocle’s Nic Monisse reflects on the strength of craft and production in southeast Germany with Faber-Castell, Gmund Paper and handmade glassware brand Theresienthal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Quality of Life with Manuel Cervantes, Aurelia Rauch, Merlin Ouboter
September 05, 2023 16:50 - 34 minutes - 32 MBWe look back at The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2023. We hear from award-winning Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes, talk branding, typography and graphic design with Bergos bank’s Aurelia Rauch and enjoy a spin in Microlino’s compact new car with Merlin Ouboter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Back to life
August 31, 2023 17:04 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBMonocle’s Jack Simpson reflects on the joy found in reviving a well-worn Cesca chair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Beyond Granite’, Bandaloop, At Kollektive
August 29, 2023 17:26 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe head to Washington to visit a series of new monuments and memorials, and scale St Paul’s Cathedral in London to learn about the link between choreography and the built environment. Plus, we join a well-heeled collective with footwear brand, Ecco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special edition: Creative Denmark
August 25, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBTo mark Monocle on Design’s partnership with Creative Denmark, we look at how the organisation supports the country’s rich design heritage and commitment to sustainability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: ‘The Golden Fibre’
August 24, 2023 14:55 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBMontreal-based artist, curator and writer, Swapnaa Tamhane, explores the colonial history of jute in her installation, ‘The Golden Fibre’, at the V&A Dundee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tosin Oshinowo, PET lamp, Asim Waqif
August 22, 2023 18:39 - 30 minutes - 28 MBTosin Oshinowo shares how she scaled her architectural firm and product designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón celebrates 10 years of the PET lamp. Plus, artist Asim Waqif discusses his ongoing collaborative approach to working with fabricators. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Occhio
August 17, 2023 13:49 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBWe meet Axel Meise, founder and chief designer at the German lighting-design brand, at its latest flagship showroom in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aberto, Please Wait to Be Seated, Sondek LP12-50
August 15, 2023 15:18 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWe discuss an art exhibition taking place in São Paulo and pull up a chair with Danish furniture brand, Please Wait to Be Seated, whose latest perch is made from flax. Plus: a collaboration from turntable titans, Linn, and product designer Jony Ive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Rahul Mehrotra
August 10, 2023 17:49 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBThe urbanist and founder of RMA Architects reflects on the importance of twinning practical work with academic research, as well as his continued participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moki Cherry, White Arkitekter
August 08, 2023 15:48 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWe enter the technicolour world of Swedish creative Moki Cherry and learn about the challenges of sustainable timber structures with White Arkitekter. We also discuss emerging design talent in Poland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Refugio
August 03, 2023 15:38 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBThe new community space in Copenhagen offers a home to young designers and independent creatives in the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tartan, Community consultation, Andrea Vytlačilová
August 01, 2023 15:37 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWe head to the ‘Tartan’ exhibition at the V&A Dundee and talk community consultation with landscape architecture firm Scape. Plus, we visit the studio of an emerging Czech designer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Tsukiji Reimagined’
July 27, 2023 17:32 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBThe current exhibition at White Conduit Projects gallery in London evokes the former fish market in Tokyo. We meet with artist Jake Tilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prime Matter, Raw Mango, Low Collection
July 25, 2023 16:53 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe visit Prime Matter, industrial designer Emmanuel Babled’s gallery in Lisbon, meet Sanjay Garg, founder of Indian luxury fashion brand Raw Mango and architect Benni Allan discusses his Low furniture collection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Arranging Things’
July 20, 2023 18:29 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBNew York-based stylist Colin King discusses his recent monograph, published by Rizzoli. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Arranging Things
July 20, 2023 18:29 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBNew York stylist Colin King discusses his recent monograph, published by Rizzoli. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bard, Young V&A, Paper Fashion
July 18, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBWe travel to Bard, an Edinburgh gallery focused on sharing Scottish craft and design. We head to the rebranded and re-vamped Young Victoria & Albert Museum in East London. Plus, we learn of a material innovation in the 1960s that resulted in paper fashion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Atelier Caracas
July 13, 2023 18:21 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBWe meet Julio Kowalenko and Rodrigo Armas, the team behind cross-disciplinary architectural and design practice Atelier Caracas. They discuss their multifaceted approach and the importance of producing design through a Venezuelan lens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian Clarke, Massimiliano Locatelli, Workwear
July 11, 2023 17:55 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBStained glass artist, Brian Clarke, shares the importance and challenges of modernising the ancient art form and architect Massimilano Locatelli discusses his approach to designing interiors and buildings. Plus, curator Eldina Begic reflects on the utopian, political and artistic potential of workwear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Birdie
July 06, 2023 17:35 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBCompany co-founder and designer, Hans Augustenborg, discusses his analogue approach to devising a visual solution to the issue of indoor air quality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Challenging Fast-Fashion Consumption
July 04, 2023 18:02 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWe highlight the platforms that are challenging fast-paced fashion consumption. Plus: we look at revamping our current wardrobe through rental, repair and sustainable clothing choices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Daring drapery
June 29, 2023 16:59 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBNadia Al Zagir Balling, co-founder and creative director of &Drape, tells us about the aesthetic potential of curtains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fashion Week roundup
June 27, 2023 17:12 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBMonocle’s fashion editor, Natalie Theodosi, joins Nic Monisse in the studio for a sartorial roundup, with analysis and interviews from recent Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan, as well as Pitti Uomo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: The Future of Fabrics
June 22, 2023 17:18 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MBWe meet Nina Marenzi, founder of The Sustainable Angle, a not-for-profit organisation behind the annual Future Fabrics Expo. The event showcases sustainable, responsibly produced fibres and helps designers to make informed choices when sourcing their materials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘À Table’, Bits To Atoms, Studio Hanna Whitehead
June 20, 2023 16:44 - 30 minutes - 28 MBWe meet Lina Ghotmeh, the architect behind this year’s pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery, and visit a digital fabrication studio and research lab in Beirut. Plus: we catch up with Hanna Dís Whitehead in Iceland, a maker committed to working with local materials, wool and oat straw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: The essence of Cartier
June 15, 2023 17:41 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBPierre Rainero, Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage, shares the essence of the company’s design philosophy and why its timepieces hold an enduring appeal for collectors and watch enthusiasts alike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special edition: Nike on sustainability
June 14, 2023 15:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBTo mark Monocle on Design’s partnership with Nike, we sit down with the brand’s chief sustainability officer, Noel Kinder, to learn more about the ways in which it is leading the way and setting a new agenda when it comes to sustainable practices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Days of Design
June 13, 2023 15:48 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWe report from the 10th edition of Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design festival, where we check out the latest offerings from sustainable material specialists Mater and meet design studio Atelier Axo. Plus: we visit the home of interior designer Kim Grenaa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: Ever-evolving craft
June 08, 2023 11:29 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBWe meet Alex Tieghi-Walker, the gallerist and curator behind Tiwa Select in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The London Festival of Architecture
June 06, 2023 15:53 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBTo celebrate the London Festival of Architecture, we meet its director, Rosa Rogina, and the photographers behind two exhibitions featured in this year’s edition, Jim Stephenson and Jack Lovel. Plus: design journalist Katie Treggiden discusses her latest book on repair and reuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extra: A Chicago river cruise
June 01, 2023 17:00 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBThe Chicago Architecture Center's river cruise celebrates its 30th season this year. Monocle’s Chris Cermak finds out why it has become such a beloved staple for architecture enthusiasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.