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Monocle on Design – Extra: Right on time: Vienna’s Silver Arrow
The Silver Arrow, the first generation of Vienna’s U-Bahn trains, was awarded the state design prize in 1981. Today the train is approaching its...
Monocle on Design – Toronto: a design city in the making?
Is Toronto a design city in the making? Monocle’s Toronto team host a special edition of the programme to assess the state of the...
Monocle on Design – Extra: Edoardo Gellner
Those lucky enough to find themselves in the Dolomites should seek out the work of an overlooked architectural master: Edoardo Gellner.Source by Monocle 24:...
Monocle on Design – The robots are coming
Why an architecture team is turning to a robotic arm for a helping hand. Plus: we ask a UCL professor for help understanding the...
Monocle on Design – Extra: Remembering Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll’s influence on design in the workplace has been immeasurable, but how will the brand continue her work in a new age?Source by...
Monocle on Design – Architecture in the Amazon
Can canny design save Brazil’s forests and the people who live in them? We speak to São Paulo practice Aleph Zero, which thinks so....
Monocle on Design – Extra: Room to breathe
A new gallery and arts venue called The Shed is opening in New York in April. The hook? It has a movable shell that...
Monocle on Design – Weaving: A narrative
A journey into the warp and weft of weaving with British designer Eleanor Pritchard. Plus: why Philippe Starck adores apple skins and why rattan...
Monocle on Design – Extra: Neue Holzbau
From the handsome exposed rafters of an ice rink in Davos to the spa-like wooden trimmings of a new public swimming pool in Nyon,...