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Monocle on Design

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.

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36:50

The architecture of happiness with Omar Gandhi, Alvar...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/09/29

Omar Gandhi tells Nic Monisse how a lifelong love of baseball informs the feeling that he strives to create with his practice. Then: Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn’s designphilosophy. Plus: Highlights from Monocle’s new issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:48

Chaos, risk and design with Louise Liljencrantz and...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/09/22

In light of Paris Design Week, we explore experimental architecture and industrial furniture. Plus: Grace Charlton joins Nic Monisse to reveal some big news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:33

Design on display: Es Devlin of Homo Faber on how...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/09/15

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 Paris, London, Venice and Zürich, we discuss what you should look out for and why.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:45

Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/09/08

At Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon, we catch up with one of Portugal’s foremost architects, Manuel Aires Mateus. Plus: highlights from the conference at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:59

Objects that change the world for the better with...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/09/01

Is the term “industrial design” frowned upon by design purists? Zürich-based Sébastien El Idrissi thinks so. He joins Nic Monisse to discuss why his goal is positive change at an industrial scale. Plus: what to look forward to at our Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:46

What can designers learn from the principles of...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/08/25

Niwaki founder Jake Hobson on why Japanese garden shears demonstrate the key to good design. Plus: Ferrari shocks critics. And: the joy of luxury stationery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:47

A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/08/18

Chef-turned-CEO Hugo Worsley tells us why design-lovers are obsessed with Allday Goods’ knives. Plus: Australia’s new census puts design on the map and why your next hotel stay should be the Chesa Grischuna in Klosters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:52

Narrative design and clubbing with Pirajean Lees

Monocle on Design ·

2026/08/11

Clémence Pirajean and James Lees tell us about how narratives are essential to designing luxury interiors well. Plus: cooling off with design-thinking and the architecture of clubs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:44

Linda Boronkay on designing for the soul. Plus:...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/08/04

Hungarian designer Linda Boronkay on crafting hospitality interiors that ‘nourish the soul’. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton on luxury kebabs, animism and the object in their house that they would save first.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:07

Interior architect Alex Holloway takes inspiration...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/07/28

Alex Holloway, of interior architecture studio Holloway Li, on drawing inspiration from cinema aesthetics and online slang. Plus: a review of Sicilian architecture and travel etiquette.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:08

What separates luxury interiors from the rest?

Monocle on Design ·

2026/07/21

Dorothée Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier’s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on “digital minimalism” and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:38

Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/07/14

Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:14

From house to home: Fernanda Canales, Thuma’s Alec...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/07/07

Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma’s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:39

What does ‘good taste’ mean in interior design? The...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/06/30

UK interior designer Tara Bernerd on how travel has influenced her taste. Then: Design comedian Dan Rosen on why judging others’ interior-design choices can be a good thing. Plus: Paris Fashion Week Men’s and Design Parade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:04

How do you revive a club as historic as Paris’s Bus...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/06/23

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: Nic and Grace give their takes on The Barack Obama Presidential Center.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:26

Does Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design now rival Milan...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/06/16

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 materially with Jessie French. Plus: combining emotion and logic with Space Copenhagen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:07

Is imperfection becoming a trend? A view of the...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/06/09

A NYCxDesign special featuring designers from the US and Canada. Nic Monisse speaks with Simone Ferkul about human imperfection; Ryan Twardzik about his regional design ethos; and Jared Rusten about how to make chairs rock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:05

Feeling over form and function: the design principles...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/06/02

London-based interior designer Tola Ojuolape discusses the sense of belonging that she strives to achieve with each new project. Then: Venezuela’s Rodolfo Agrella on the importance of “energy”. Plus: café interiors from the new issue of Monocle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:38

Redesigning London’s shared cultural spaces with...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/05/26

Forward-thinking British architect Jayden Ali joins to detail his new galleries at V&A East in London. Then: unpicking Icelandic design stereotypes at DesignMarch 2026. Plus: highlights at this year’s NYCxDesign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:18

Let’s get flexible: Mark Haydon and Kim Colin on...

Monocle on Design ·

2026/05/21

How can flexibility improve quality of life? We answer this with Fisher & Paykel and the brand’s head of industrial design, Mark Haydon. Plus: Kim Colin, co-founder of Industrial Facility, on working with technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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