Monocle on Design

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.

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.

Extra: Lahti international poster triennial

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.

St Catherine’s College, Grevi hats, Genesis

Extra: Copenhagen Fashion Week

Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi discusses the more accessible approach on show at this year’s event.

We learn about the biodegradable polymers devised by EcoLogicStudio and take a dip at a Danish ‘badehotel’. Plus: we visit a bootmaker’s workshop in Paris.

Otrivin Air Lab, 'badehotels' and Phillipe Atienza

Extra: Issey Miyake remembered

We reflect on the career and legacy of the esteemed fashion designer following his death last week.

We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.

Performance spaces

Extra: Geneva’s city hall

We visit Geneva city hall, newly revamped by architecture firm Bonhôte Zapata to help foster dialogue and democracy.