Editor’s letter / Global
Following a hunch
As the canny, optimistic winners of this year’s Monocle Design Awards all demonstrate, staying on top of your game in any field requires the instincts of a true detective – and a curiosity to find out what makes the world tick, writes our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck.
Designers need a bit of Miss Marple in their dna. They have to be able to look at the clues around them in society and deduce where the world is headed, from how we want to work to the spaces where we yearn to live. Only then can they create the products, buildings and technology that will make our lives just that little bit better. But being in the vanguard of any industry these days also requires you to pause and contemplate some knotty issues – is what you are making good for the environment? Can it be repurposed or reused when tastes move on…
