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What can architecture do for fashion? Nathan Rich on his design work at The Met
October 6, 2026 · 40 minWe head to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to speak with architect Nathan Rich. Then: the architecture of runways at Paris Fashion Week. Plus: how decades of war shape design thinking in Beirut. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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The architecture of happiness with Omar Gandhi, Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn
September 29, 2026 · 37 minOmar Gandhi tells Nic Monisse how a lifelong love of baseball informs the feeling that he strives to create with his practice. Then: Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn’s design philosophy. Plus: Highlights from Monocle’s new issue. See…
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Chaos, risk and design with Louise Liljencrantz and Christopher Dessus
September 22, 2026 · 29 minIn light of Paris Design Week, we explore experimental architecture and industrial furniture. Plus: Grace Charlton joins Nic Monisse to reveal some big news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Design on display: Es Devlin of Homo Faber on how good curation brings objects to life
September 15, 2026 · 34 minThe artistic director of Homo Faber, Es Devlin, discusses her goal of making objects talk to each other. Plus: in light of design events in Paris, London, Venice and Zürich, we discuss what you should look out for and why. See…
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Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference and Manuel Aires Mateus on intelligent architecture
September 8, 2026 · 31 minAt Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon, we catch up with one of Portugal’s foremost architects, Manuel Aires Mateus. Plus: highlights from the conference at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Objects that change the world for the better with designer Sébastien El Idrissi
September 1, 2026 · 31 minIs the term “industrial design” frowned upon by design purists? Zürich-based Sébastien El Idrissi thinks so. He joins Nic Monisse to discuss why his goal is positive change at an industrial scale. Plus: what to look forward to at our…
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What can designers learn from the principles of Japanese gardening?
August 25, 2026 · 29 minNiwaki founder Jake Hobson on why Japanese garden shears demonstrate the key to good design. Plus: Ferrari shocks critics. And: the joy of luxury stationery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on reinventing the kitchen knife
August 18, 2026 · 31 minChef-turned-CEO Hugo Worsley tells us why design-lovers are obsessed with Allday Goods’ knives. Plus: Australia’s new census puts design on the map and why your next hotel stay should be the Chesa Grischuna in Klosters. See…