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London Fashion Week and London Design Festival
We wrap up London Fashion Week and look ahead to London Design Festival, experiencing the alchemy of glass and copper, courtesy of Omer Arbel.
Extra: Paola Antonelli at Singapore Design Week
A senior curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Paola Antonelli developed the Design Futures Symposium for Singapore’s Design Week. We caught up with the architecture and design specialist to find out about the conference.
Maison & Objet, Habitare and Frama x Hender Scheme
We visit Maison & Objet in Paris and make a pit stop at Finland’s largest furniture and decoration event, Habitare. Plus: the story behind a collaboration between a Japanese leather specialist and a Copenhagen-based furniture-maker.
Extra: Holistic design in Denmark
Nic Monisse reflects on the country’s “golden period” in the mid-20th century.
“50 Queens”, Sacred Heart church, Mytheresa
We meet the landscape architect behind an installation highlighting key women in Danish history and visit a church in Canada whose redesign and renovation is fit for the Pope. Plus: an e-commerce fashion company’s venture into interiors.
Extra: Ace Hotel Toronto
In Toronto we tour Ace Hotel’s latest outpost with architect Brigitte Shim.
See the signs
We speak to UK design icon Margaret Calvert and discuss way-finding with the Sign Design Society. Plus: we pay a visit to a new pavilion in Austria.
Extra: Lahti international poster triennial
We visit the event dedicated to poster art and design in the Finnish city. There, we find out why, even in the digital age, this art form continues to play an important role in our lives.
St Catherine’s College, Grevi hats, Genesis
We learn about Arne Jacobsen’s designs for an Oxford college and pay a visit to a Florentine milliner. Plus: looking to the future with electric car brand Genesis.
Extra: Copenhagen Fashion Week
Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi discusses the more accessible approach on show at this year’s event.