Design
Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design proves that big things can come in small packages
The 2026 event comes to a close after attracting record crowds and transitioning from an informal gathering to a polished industry contender.
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Nine highlights from Salone del Mobile 2026 and the rest of Milan Design Week
This year’s Milan Design Week was buzzing with optimism despite the challenges facing the sector. We toured the city’s halls and stalls to glean the insights on the opportunities in the industry today.
Dries Van Noten finds a new chapter in Venice, where fashion design and art come together
A wander through fashion maestro Dries Van Noten’s foundation in Venice’s Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
Swiss pioneer Tilla Theus’s architecture of reinvention
A conversation with the Prix Meret Oppenheim winner on more than five decades of breaking the mould, solving problems and “thinking through drawing”.
Lightbulb moments: Objects and ideas collide at New York design week
Our New York-based design correspondent takes us on a journey through the city’s design week highlights.
Meet the Japanese-Italian collaborators who treat furniture as an ‘expanding landscape of daily life’
The rather attractive partnership between Design Studio S and Flexform connects Italian industrial production and traditional Japanese craftsmanship to make covetable products for the home.
What I learned during New York City Design Week
Monocle’s design editor enjoyed all the fun of the fair at New York City Design Week. Here are some crafty lessons from the event.
How a Milan-based duo is rewriting the rules of design, one research project at a time
Formafantasma’s Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin have been named Monocle’s Designers of the Year for 2026 thanks to work that delves into ecology, politics, history and the hidden forces shaping our world.
Let’s build better: Three Hong Kong design projects to watch
Hong Kong is always changing and these three studios show how fresh ideas are radically revamping the landscape, from abandoned piers to playgrounds in the sky.
Opinion
Unlike my handwriting, the Republican politicisation of penmanship does make sense
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Fondazione Vico Magistretti connects the prolific designer’s legacy with students and art lovers alike
Magistretti’s Milan studio is now a foundation, museum and archive with exhibits featuring his worldwide influences.
