Monocle on Design

We talk to Marc Newson about everyday objects and his collaboration with Drummonds. Plus: the story behind Båge & Söner clocks and a reflection on craft with The Invisible Collection.

Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, reflects on the importance of regional showcases of design talent.

We explore creativity in play, from the playgrounds of Isamu Noguchi to a company that puts considered design at the heart of its early-years learning spaces. Plus: we meet Amsterdam-based toy designer Luca Boscardin.

Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi reflects on the return of Paris Fashion Week.

We meet Julie Bargmann, winner of the inaugural Oberlander prize for landscape architecture, and visit one of her projects in Philadelphia.

Hungarian design journalist Miklós Vincze takes us on a tour of Napraforgó street and the modernist landscape of Budapest’s 13th district.

Members of the ‘Monocle On Design’ team take field trips to the Met in New York, Rome’s Maxxi museum and the recently opened, Sou Fujimoto-designed House of Music in Budapest.

We look at the work of Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye and the legacy he’s leaving in Accra.

We take a trip to Palm Springs for Modernism Week and discuss how comfort shaped mid-century furniture. Plus: modern architecture and comedy with Tim Ross.

We find out about the London-based international fair for contemporary craft and design that returns to Somerset House this month.

We learn about the curling stones that are sliding across our screens at the Winter Olympics and hear about a new initiative that’s placing architects into municipal governments. Plus: a report from Sálon Cosa, an art and design fair in Mexico City.

Architect Emil Dervish is known for his renovation and restoration work in Kyiv, breathing new life into its Soviet-era structures. Against a backdrop of political tensions rising in the city, we meet the designer to find out how local creatives are adapting to a changing climate.

We explore a title on Swiss-influenced architecture in the US and reflect on the illustrious career of furniture designer Jens Risom. Plus: Jan Gehl’s seminal book ‘Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space’.

We meet the Nottingham-born designer and artist, who is making narrative-driven furniture and has his first solo showcase at London’s Design Museum.

We meet Bjarke Ingels and the team behind sustainable housing concept Nabr; check out a new lighting collaboration between Barber Osgerby and Galerie Kreo; and hear about a new book about influential women in design.