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Czechia’s modern makers are forging a new gold standard in design while honouring the past
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (44+ words) Monocle An ambitious new addition to Milan’s 2027 design event will expand its reach by bringing together businesses and makers from the contract sector. The Entrepreneurs #10 | October 2026...
Intergenerational living gets a makeover at Hamburg’s new co-living and hospitality concept, The Embassies
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (111+ words) Monocle Part workspace, part residence, the communal facility by Jan Garde and Henning Weiss is bringing people in all stages of life together in style. Garde and his co-founder, Henning Weiss, are seeking to revitalise senior living by creating somewhere…...
Range Rover X Monocle on Design, Tuesday 13 October
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (106+ words) Where does art end and design begin? Join Nic Monisse, executive editor (design) at Monocle, as he hosts a panel during Frieze London examining the intersection of the two disciplines. He will be joined by TF Chan, director of London’s…...
Against the encroaching shadow of automation, Homo Faber is a beacon of light
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (615+ words) Homo Faber’s exhibition this year is proving that craft, like host city Venice, is still buoyant. Homo Faber is open and it’s mighty impressive. The biennial dedicated to the world of contemporary craft, which takes place on Venice’s San Giorgio…...
The director of the National Museum of Korea wants the world to see the ‘true colour’ of Korean art and culture
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (418+ words) Monocle South Korea’s cultural cachet continues to rise as K-pop’s influence shows no signs of slowing. At the British Museum, the most comprehensive chronological survey of Korean art and craft in Europe in more than 40 years, Korea, is now open....
How Vienna’s Jugendstil revolution built a design legacy that endures
1+ week, 5+ day ago (74+ words) The Austrian capital’s vibrant creative identity is all thanks to an artistic movement that flourished more than a century ago. When creating the new concrete HQ for the natural pharmaceutical company, Thai design firm Studio Krubka chose to look beyond…...
Public realm
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (177+ words) Residents and visitors to South Tyrol’s Puster Valley are reaping the rewards of an inspired approach to public architecture, from sleek fire stations and light-filled libraries to smart-looking bus shelters. “We try not to have a small-town mentality when it…...
A designer’s advice on finding clarity in your career and life: Take that sabbatical
1+ week, 6+ day ago (137+ words) Harry Thaler had long dreamt of going on a sabbatical – so he took a year off. He learnt that it wasn’t an escape from life but a way to recharge it. Once, when I was a student, I travelled with…...
Next year’s Salone del Mobile is set to be a tour de force
1+ week, 52+ min ago (59+ words) Monocle An ambitious new addition to Milan’s 2027 design event will expand its reach by bringing together businesses and makers from the contract sector. The German manufacturer is lighting the way to sustainability by building longevity and circularity into every design....
Overall Murals' handpainted work is in hot demand with luxury advertisers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (498+ words) Despite the rise of digital billboards, a New York-based company is increasingly in demand for its hand-painted mural advertising. Nick Metz is six storeys off the ground, paintbrush in hand, hanging from the side of a building on the corner…...