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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.

22 HR AGO

An architecture special

We visit a new Asif Khan-designed boardwalk in London and discuss kiosks found across Central and Eastern Europe. Plus, we preview Monocle magazine’s new special edition, ‘Monocle: The Entrepreneurs’, out now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
6 DAYS AGO

‘Rooted’

The first solo exhibition from the British design duo, James Plumb, is on show at London’s Gallery Fumi. Hannah Plumb and James Russell discuss their development process for the sculptural lighting pieces featured. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min
19 NOV

Sydney special

We hear interviews from Monocle Radio’s pop-up at the UBS Australasia Conference 2024. We check-in with leading antipodean architects and interior designers on residential, hospitality and school design. Plus, how architects can work with indigenous cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
14 NOV

Miriam Hillawi Abraham

The Ethiopian designer and architectural researcher discusses the role of coral in her recent installation, “Material Witnesses and Narrating Lifeforms”. The project is inspired by the coral used as a construction material on the coast of East Africa and in the Gulf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
12 NOV

Dubai Design Week

Nic Monisse recaps highlights from the 10th iteration of Dubai Design Week, an event that continues to cement the city’s status as the region’s design hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
7 NOV

‘A Present/Absent Mudhif’

The titular pavilion is on show as part of this year’s Dubai Design Week. The structure’s Iraq-based architect, Ola Saad Znad, discusses the shelter that is inspired by the floating houses found in the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 min
5 NOV

November issue preview

With our latest issue set to hit newsstands this month, we preview some of our favourite stories from a design special that features interviews with industrial designers Cecilie Manz and Ini Archibong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
31 OCT

Sheryl Leysner

The interior-and-lighting designer, Sheryl Leysner, discusses her approach to upcycled materials and reuse in her East Amsterdam studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min

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Nic Monisse

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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.