Monocle on Design

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Oct 28, 2025 • 29min

Frieze Connect’s Charlene Prempeh on the unexpected effects of good art and design

Nic Monisse discusses the social benefits of good art and design with Frieze Connect’s Charlene Prempeh. Then: New Delhi-based craft entrepreneur Vikram Goyal tells us about the search for a “modern Indian design language”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 21, 2025 • 34min

‘A fingerprint isn’t a flaw’: Michael Anastassiades on the art of small details

Cypriot born London-based design pioneer Michael Anastassiades discusses the importance of noticing smaller details. Plus: furniture maker Seitz unpacks the concept of “slow living” in Switzerland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 20, 2025 • 10min

Extra: ‘Bad Language’

Photographer Max Creasy discusses the relationship between architecture and pictures, and his new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 19min

Driving Forward: Range Rover

We speak to Andy Wheel, Director of Production Design at JLR at Range Rover House Daylesford. Hear how a strong brand identity and an innovative approach to design continue to drive the brand forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 14, 2025 • 31min

Lessons learned

We reflect on what can be gleaned from years of design discussion and studio visits, featuring highlights from Do Ho Suh, Faye Toogood and Bisila Noha. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 9, 2025 • 11min

Extra: St Wolfgang station, home to the Schafberg cog railway

We visit Austria’s St Wolfgang station. In addition to being the starting point for the vertiginous Schafberg cog railway, it has also received accolades from the highest levels of the architectural community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 30min

Artek at 90, Michael Bennett and Dennis Cheung

We celebrate Finnish brand Artek at 90 and athlete-turned-spatial designer Michael Bennett shares how creativity can be found everywhere. Plus: Dennis Cheung, a Hong Kong-based designer, on how he is taking cues from bamboo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 7min

Extra: Dulwich Picture Gallery

We venture to South London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery to marvel at the new pavilion and more recent developments at the UK’s first purpose-built public art museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 35min

British Ceramics Biennial, October issue preview and Vienna Design Week

We visit the ninth edition of the British Ceramics Biennial and preview the October issue of Monocle. Plus: A stopover at Vienna Design week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 8min

Extra: Emre Arolat  

In a conversation recorded at Monocle’s most recent Quality of Life Conference, Turkish architect Emre Arolat discusses the design of the Sancaklar Mosque on the outskirts of Istanbul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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