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Design

The Better by Design Manifesto, 2018

Sometimes you need design to step up to the plate and change your life. In tiny increments, that’s what these tools, materials and products will do. Let’s start the revolution.

  • Issue #118
  • 13 min read
Minimalist black and white interior with geometric patterned cabinet and mid-century furniture.
Business

Business Briefing

A workspace-cum-members’ club in London, Beirut’s best in brand, sustainable footwear in Milan, global export facts and how would you spend €5,000?

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
The Ministry workspace dining room with long wooden table, navy velvet chairs, and central bar in London.
Residences

Cabinet of wonders

Poul Kjaerholm was one of the greats of Danish design. Here we visit his former home – a testing ground for many of his best-loved classics.

  • Issue #116
  • 7 min read
Japanese-inspired house entrance with natural wooden door and glazed panels flanked by untreated timber walls.
Design

In good shape

Despite soaring rents, Toronto’s creatives are working hard to preserve and evolve the city’s design heritage.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
In good shape
Design

Shapely numbers

From furnishings and fixtures to full refurbishments, we celebrate 50 winning design innovations.

  • Issue #113
  • 17 min read
Shapely numbers
Design

Blown away

Czech design is in the spotlight and its artisanal glassware and furniture are finding an enthusiastic global market.

  • Issue #112
  • 8 min read
Two men stand against a white wall beneath three colorful pendant lights in blue, light blue, and amber tones.
Design

Nord-y but nice

Slick lines? Scandinavian sensibility? We find it all at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.

  • Issue #112
  • 13 min read
Nord-y but nice
Business

Step into my office

As open-plan offices and hot-desking erode the personal workspace, we visit architects, ambassadors and creatives worldwide to celebrate the desk as sanctuary, status symbol and creative engine.

  • Issue #106
  • 8 min read
Kathryn Gustafson, landscape architect and co-founder of GGN, sits at her desk smiling at the camera.
Business

Made in Australia: Jardan

Family-owned since 1997, Melbourne's Jardan has become one of Australia's most exciting contemporary furniture brands, with a focus on designing, manufacturing and selling almost all of its own high-quality wares.

  • Issue #91
  • 4 min read
Made in Australia: Jardan
Culture

Chairs and graces

Fascinated with furniture design, Noritsugu Oda bought his first chair in the 1970s and now has 1,200. But he isn’t precious about his priceless collection, as Monocle discovers.

  • Issue #48
  • 12 min read
Chairs and graces

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