The architecture of happiness with Omar Gandhi, Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn
Omar Gandhi tells Nic Monisse how a lifelong love of baseball informs the feeling that he strives to create with his practice. Then: Alvar A...
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Monocle 24: Section D
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 wor...
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20 of 127 episodesChaos, risk and design with Louise Liljencrantz and Christopher Dessus
In light of Paris Design Week, we explore experimental architecture and industrial furniture. Plus: Grace Charlton joins Nic Monisse to reve...
Design on display: Es Devlin of Homo Faber on how good curation brings objects to life
The artistic director of Homo Faber, Es Devlin, discusses her goal of making objects talk to each other. Plus: in light of design events in...
Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference and Manuel Aires Mateus on intelligent architecture
At Monocle's Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon, we catch up with one of Portugal's foremost architects, Manuel Aires Mateus. Plus: highli...
Objects that change the world for the better with designer Sébastien El Idrissi
Is the term "industrial design" frowned upon by design purists? Zürich-based Sébastien El Idrissi thinks so. He joins Nic Moniss...
What can designers learn from the principles of Japanese gardening?
Niwaki founder Jake Hobson on why Japanese garden shears demonstrate the key to good design. Plus: Ferrari shocks critics. And: the joy of l...
A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on reinventing the kitchen knife
Chef-turned-CEO Hugo Worsley tells us why design-lovers are obsessed with Allday Goods' knives. Plus: Australia's new census puts design on...
Narrative design and clubbing with Pirajean Lees
Clémence Pirajean and James Lees tell us about how narratives are essential to designing luxury interiors well. Plus: cooling off wit...
Linda Boronkay on designing for the soul. Plus: late-night kebabs get a chic makeover
Hungarian designer Linda Boronkay on crafting hospitality interiors that 'nourish the soul'. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton on luxury...
Interior architect Alex Holloway takes inspiration from cinema and online slang
Alex Holloway, of interior architecture studio Holloway Li, on drawing inspiration from cinema aesthetics and online slang. Plus: a review o...
What separates luxury interiors from the rest?
Dorothée Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier's approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on...
Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection and Rolf Fehlbaum on the importance of friendship
Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship m...
From house to home: Fernanda Canales, Thuma’s Alec Banks and the importance of ritual with Sophie Lou Jacobsen
Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma's head of b...
What does ‘good taste’ mean in interior design? The view from Tara Bernerd and Dan Rosen
UK interior designer Tara Bernerd on how travel has influenced her taste. Then: Design comedian Dan Rosen on why judging others' interior-de...
How do you revive a club as historic as Paris’s Bus Palladium?
We hear how Studio KO turned one of Paris's most famous nightclubs into a hotel. Then: making design more sensual with Astraeus Clarke. Plus...
Does Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design now rival Milan Design Week?
We discuss why Denmark's biggest design event drew record numbers this year, as well as our highlights of the week. Then: how to innovate ma...
Is imperfection becoming a trend? A view of the future from NYCxDesign 2026
A NYCxDesign special featuring designers from the US and Canada. Nic Monisse speaks with Simone Ferkul about human imperfection; Ryan Twardz...
Feeling over form and function: the design principles of Tola Ojuolape and Rodolfo Agrella
London-based interior designer Tola Ojuolape discusses the sense of belonging that she strives to achieve with each new project. Then: Venez...
Redesigning London’s shared cultural spaces with Jayden Ali. Plus: Reykjavík’s DesignMarch 2026
Forward-thinking British architect Jayden Ali joins to detail his new galleries at V&A East in London. Then: unpicking Icelandic design ster...
Let’s get flexible: Mark Haydon and Kim Colin on adaptability in design
How can flexibility improve quality of life? We answer this with Fisher & Paykel and the brand's head of industrial design, Mark Haydon. Plu...