Monocle on Design

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What can architecture do for fashion? Nathan Rich on his design work at The Met

2026-10-0640:49

We 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 privacy information.

The architecture of happiness with Omar Gandhi, Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn

2026-09-2937:32

Omar 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chaos, risk and design with Louise Liljencrantz and Christopher Dessus

2026-09-2229:30

In 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.

Design on display: Es Devlin of Homo Faber on how good curation brings objects to life

2026-09-1534:16

The 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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference and Manuel Aires Mateus on intelligent architecture

2026-09-0831:27

At 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 privacy information.

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