Monocle on Design

David Rockwell, a renowned architect from the Rockwell Group, joins to discuss the innovative Cork Collective Initiative. They explore the sustainable use of cork and its significance in contemporary design. Rockwell shares insights about immersive installations that recycle wine corks, emphasizing their role in the circular economy. The conversation also highlights challenges in creating engaging exhibition spaces at trade fairs and contrasts the playful, collaborative spirit of Milan Design Week with its commercial aspects. Glean unique perspectives on modern design trends!

Architect Hugh Broughton and the artist James Lambert discuss their designs at a newly upgraded public facility on the Victoria Embankment in London. Monocle’s Francesca Gilks reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We explore experimental ways of living thanks to a new exhibition in Tokyo and we imagine sunnier futures at the ‘Solar Biennale’ in Switzerland. Finally, a cooling dip in the pool as we visit ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ at London’s Design Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a trip down memory lane to find out why this toy offers a glimpse into a much bigger moment in design history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We visit a floating office in Rotterdam and meet industrial designer Tej Chauhan in Helsinki. Plus, a preview of some of the design stories in the latest issue of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Design & Craft Gallery in Kilkenny, Ireland, celebrates the bold patterns and organic shapes found in Orla Kiely’s work in its latest exhibition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graphic designer Vince Frost reflects on his decades in practice; plus Japan’s carpentry culture is front and centre at a new exhibition in London. We then meet Mirkku Kullberg, CEO of Swedish rug company Kasthall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s design editor Nic Monisse reflects on the blurred boundaries between the design and fashion industries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from the second edition of Parisian design salon Matter and Shape. Then: we learn about brutalism in Japan. Plus: we visit the Young V&A in London to meet designer Charlie Boyden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The current exhibition at the London Centre for Book Arts explores the legacy of the Dutch design bookshop, Nijhof & Lee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.