# Monocle on Design Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios. Page: Feed: --- ## [A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on reinventing the kitchen knife](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/a-cut-above-allday-goods-founder-hugo-worsley-on-reinventing-the-kitchen-knife) _2026-08-18_ Chef-turned-CEO Hugo Worsley tells us why design-lovers are obsessed with Allday Goods' knives. Plus: Australia's new census puts design on the map and why your next hotel stay should be the Chesa Grischuna in Klosters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/4677577d-87f8-49e4-a9b5-b4aa00b75ae5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [Narrative design and clubbing with Pirajean Lees](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/narrative-design-and-clubbing-with-pirajean-lees) _2026-08-11_ Cl mence Pirajean and James Lees tell us about how narratives are essential to designing luxury interiors well. Plus: cooling off with design-thinking and the architecture of clubs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/afed562b-32c7-4347-8513-b4a300c54bae/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [Linda Boronkay on designing for the soul. Plus: late-night kebabs get a chic makeover](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/linda-boronkay-on-designing-for-the-soul-plus-late-night-kebabs-get-a-chic-makeover) _2026-08-04_ Hungarian designer Linda Boronkay on crafting hospitality interiors that 'nourish the soul'. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton on luxury kebabs, animism and the object in their house that they would save first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/d3e4824e-40a9-4c45-9087-b49c00c2b4db/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [Interior architect Alex Holloway takes inspiration from cinema and online slang](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/interior-architect-alex-holloway-takes-inspiration-from-cinema-and-online-slang) _2026-07-28_ Alex Holloway, of interior architecture studio Holloway Li, on drawing inspiration from cinema aesthetics and online slang. Plus: a review of Sicilian architecture and travel etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/febb3c63-9cee-49ec-a1d6-b4950111b6f2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [What separates luxury interiors from the rest?](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/what-separates-luxury-interiors-from-the-rest) _2026-07-21_ Doroth e Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier's approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on "digital minimalism" and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/096cca09-acdc-4bd4-a15b-b48e00c0cfcd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection and Rolf Fehlbaum on the importance of friendship](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/henry-wilson-s-philosophy-of-designing-imperfection-and-rolf-fehlbaum-on-the-importance-of-friendship) _2026-07-14_ Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/152b505f-75d2-4faf-870b-b48700d03246/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [From house to home: Fernanda Canales, Thuma’s Alec Banks and the importance of ritual with Sophie Lou Jacobsen](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/07-07) _2026-07-07_ Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma's head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/74b3944f-6db2-4322-a57b-b47e01265e34/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [What does ‘good taste’ mean in interior design? The view from Tara Bernerd and Dan Rosen](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/what-does-good-taste-mean-in-interior-design-the-view-from-tara-bernerd-and-dan-rosen) _2026-06-30_ UK interior designer Tara Bernerd on how travel has influenced her taste. Then: Design comedian Dan Rosen on why judging others' interior-design choices can be a good thing. Plus: Paris Fashion Week Men's and Design Parade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/367ec93d-2ef0-48b1-9c03-b47901118aaf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [How do you revive a club as historic as Paris’s Bus Palladium?](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/how-do-you-revive-a-club-as-historic-as-paris-s-bus-palladium) _2026-06-23_ We hear how Studio KO turned one of Paris's most famous nightclubs into a hotel. Then: making design more sensual with Astraeus Clarke. Plus: Nic and Grace give their takes on The Barack Obama Presidential Center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/eeebf6cb-eb9e-43db-b288-b47200d6df11/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3) ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TPPQKfcPJZAq) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Does Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design now rival Milan Design Week?](https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-monocle-on-design/does-copenhagen-s-3-days-of-design-now-rival-milan-design-week) _2026-06-16_ We discuss why Denmark's biggest design event drew record numbers this year, as well as our highlights of the week. Then: how to innovate materially with Jessie French. Plus: combining emotion and logic with Space Copenhagen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0fccd071-0f91-49e2-80e0-ab8a0121089e/38cd8996-ff82-4e22-8770-b46b00b9e80b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=29beb406-a8dd-446c-80d0-ab8a012108a3)