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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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Challenging Fast-Fashion Consumption:

We 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.

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6124 Jul 2023
31 min

Challenging Fast-Fashion Consumption: 

We 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.

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★29 Jun 2023
4 min

Extra: Daring drapery: 

Nadia Al Zagir Balling, co-founder and creative director of &Drape, tells us about the aesthetic potential of curtains.

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61127 Jun 2023
30 min

Fashion Week roundup: 

Monocle’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.

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★22 Jun 2023
8 min

Extra: The Future of Fabrics: 

We 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.

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61020 Jun 2023
30 min

‘À Table’, Bits To Atoms, Studio Hanna Whitehead: 

We 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. 

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★15 Jun 2023
7 min

Extra: The essence of Cartier: 

Pierre 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.

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★14 Jun 2023
23 min

Special edition: Nike on sustainability: 

To 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.

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60913 Jun 2023
30 min

3 Days of Design: 

We 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. 

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★8 Jun 2023
8 min

Extra: Ever-evolving craft: 

We meet Alex Tieghi-Walker, the gallerist and curator behind Tiwa Select in New York.

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6086 Jun 2023
35 min

The London Festival of Architecture: 

To 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. 

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★1 Jun 2023
8 min

Extra: A Chicago river cruise: 

The 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.

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60730 May 2023
30 min

Ruth E Carter, rebranding the Sundance Film Festival, Man Ray and fashion: 

We speak to the Oscar-winning costume designer, Ruth E Carter, and to the duo behind Sundance Film Festival’s latest rebrand. Plus, we catch up with the curator of Momu’s current exhibition on the visual artist and fashion photographer, Man Ray.  

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★25 May 2023
11 min

Extra: New York Design Week: 

Monocle’s US editor, Chris Lord, reflects on this year’s edition of the annual festival, which celebrates the city’s gallerists, studio and designers.

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60623 May 2023
30 min

Venice Biennale: Architecture: 

We report from the Venice Biennale in Italy, one of the world’s most important architecture events. We speak to artist Theaster Gates, Mariam Issoufou Kamara, and the team behind the Nordic pavilion. 

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★18 May 2023
6 min

Extra: Kara Pecknold: 

Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, meets Kara Pecknold, vice-president of regenerative design at Frog.

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