‘More Than Human’, Marco Sousa Santos and Bolaji Teniola
The Design Museum in London explores how we might design beyond human needs in its latest exhibition. Then we visit the showroom of Portuguese furniture brand Branca and sit down with interdisciplinar...
29 Juli 202526min
Extra: On performing good taste
Monocle’s associate editor of design and fashion, Grace Charlton, muses on the importance of enjoying good design rather than the performance of merely owning it. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
24 Juli 20254min
Karimoku furniture, Austrian concrete and ‘Slop Magazine’
We’re in Japan to visit furniture manufacturer Karimoku. Then we consider the use of concrete in Austrian architecture and the team behind ‘Slop Magazine’ discuss graphic design and client relationshi...
22 Juli 202526min
Extra: Temitayo Ogunbiyi
The Lagos-based artist’s exhibition, ‘You will wonder if we would have been friends’, is on at The Noguchi Museum in New York. Ogunbiyi’s artworks playfully blur the line between functional design and...
17 Juli 20257min
The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025, ‘Xisto’ and Bogdan Ciocodeica
Lulu Harrison, winner of The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025, discusses her ‘Thames Glass’ project. We also head to Lisbon’s Made in Situ gallery to see its ‘Xisto’ collection. Plus: Romanian designer Bogda...
15 Juli 202531min
Extra: Norman Foster
The celebrated architect discusses the future of mobility and his project, ‘Gateway to Venice’s Waterways’, at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
10 Juli 20255min
IKAT Indonesia, Nordic design news and Hamrei
Didiet Maulana, founder of Ikat Indonesia, discusses bringing historical textile techniques to a contemporary audience. Plus: Nordic design news and we hear from the founder of collectible design bran...
8 Juli 202529min
Extra: How cars shaped modern architecture
Writer Christopher Beanland considers the cultural and architectural impact of cars in shaping our built environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Juli 20258min
