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We get the latest from Heathrow with Dr Sally Leivesley. Then: we cross from Paris with our bureau chief, Simon Bouvier, and journalist Daphnée Denis, to London with editor Josh Fehnert and Zürich with Désirée Bandli.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign affairs minister, joins Lynne O’Donnell and Josh Fehnert to discuss how US soft power will transform under Donald Trump. Then: how the media should cover shifting geopolitical dynamics. Plus: the Cairo summit and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book hits stands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A special live episode of ‘The Concierge’ hosted by our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck. Joined by Monocle’s editor, Josh Fehnert, Konfekt’s editor, Sophie Grove, this edition is recorded at Ned’s Club in London. Also on stage: Toru Machida, head concierge at The Cadogan in Chelsea and president of the UK chapter of Les Clefs d’Or. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The first in a special series exploring the meaning of craft in today's world. Craft is not just about what you do but also how you go about doing it: the ability to gaze both backwards and forwards; to recognise heritage and skill, and combine it with a compelling vision. In this series, Monocle and UBS are interrogating how these tenets come to life across different industries. Part one features Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management, and Monocle's editor, Josh Fehnert, discussing how craft can shape everything from banking to storytelling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on The Stack, we speak with Gert Jonkers, editor of the newly revamped ‘Fantastic Man'. Monocle editor Josh Fehnert looks at the new edition of our business-focused annual ‘The Entrepreneurs' and other forthcoming Monocle titles. And we visit PageFive, a cool publisher and bookshop in Prague. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former UK diplomat John Everard and arts journalist Amah-Rose Abrams discuss the significance of the US formally rejoining Unesco to counter Chinese influence. Plus: as a new edition of ‘The Monocle Companion' hits shelves, editor Josh Fehnert and Carlota Rebelo talk about their favourite essays in the handsome paperback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What does “Brand Britain” mean today and what comes next? An audience of students, brand leaders, investors and other stakeholders gathered in London to hear from the writer Ekow Eshun, Belstaff CEO Fran Millar, Rapha founder Simon Mottram, the Academic Dean of CSM Rebecca Wright, Nc'nean founder Annabel Thomas and Monocle's Josh Fehnert. Devised and hosted by Bob Sheard, co-founder of the Fresh Britain agency, the event explored what the UK's national brand means for businesses operating in its slipstream. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Nato commander General Sir Richard Shirreff, and Ukrainian analyst Aliona Hlivco on the risks of a clash between Nato and Russia. Plus, we explore Donald Trump's presidential bid, get the latest business headlines and Monocle's editor Josh Fehnert takes us inside the pages of ‘The Forecast'.
Design heavyweight Alberto Alessi sits down with Josh Fehnert to discuss the ills and advantages of running a family business and the fine line between art and design. Plus: a few choice tips for success in business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We hear from Benedetta Berti-Alberti, head of policy planning at the office of Nato's secretary general, on the alliance's response to the war in Ukraine. Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks ahead to the Brazilian elections, Henry Rees Sheridan sends his latest Letter from New York and Josh Fehnert and Tom Edwards chat about the September issue of Monocle magazine. Plus: a look at the more bizarre stories from this week.
Chris Cermak and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss France's election and the new online English edition of ‘Le Monde', while Chiara Rimella and Alexis Self explore the Biennale Arte in Venice. Plus: Sophie Grove and Josh Fehnert on the latest issues of Monocle and Konfekt, Olga Tokariuk with an update from inside Ukraine and Sophie Monaghan-Coombs speaks to the artist behind a new extraterrestrial-themed exhibition in London.
The return to co-working spaces has been vital for many businesses. We discuss the future of these spaces with Gabriela Hersham, CEO of workspace company Huckletree. Plus, Josh Fehnert on good office design and Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor's tips on entrepreneurial thinking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could Scotland become independent in 2023? Plus: the race to become Japan's next leader, the US Department of Justice vows to protect women's rights in Texas, and Monocle's Josh Fehnert on IAA Mobility 2021.
Patagonia has been known for decades as a leader in climate activism. This week, we catch up with Beth Thoren, the outerwear brand’s environmental action director, to hear about the initiatives she is spearheading in Europe. Plus: Monocle’s Josh Fehnert speaks with Irish entrepreneur Jonathan Legge to hear about &Open, the company that has reimagined corporate gifting, opening a market for well-made gifts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Louvre reopens and Paris Couture Week goes digital. Plus: two newspapers unveil an innovative joint subscription model. With Tom Edwards, Josh Fehnert and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.
In a special bonus edition of the programme, Ludovic Subran, chief economist at Allianz, joins Monocle’s Josh Fehnert to take a look beyond the horizon at the shifting sands of the global economy. As a key decision-maker and researcher at the world’s largest insurer and asset manager, Subran knows more than most about human behaviour, the global economy and the risks and rewards we’re all facing.
Designer Dr Danah Abdulla joins Josh Fehnert for a round-up of the design headlines and author Julia Watson talks about indigenous design. Plus: Erin Lilly of Kohler shares some insights.
We reflect on Hong Kong’s future after its year of violent protests. Plus: an interview with David Miliband, the latest from Germany and Monocle editors Andrew Tuck and Josh Fehnert take us inside the newsroom.
How journalists documented the past year of civil unrest in Hong Kong, what’s next for news organisations without offices and the view from our own newsroom. With Tom Edwards, Andrew Tuck and Josh Fehnert.
Monocle’s Josh Fehnert talks to our Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, about how traditional crafts can help us to rethink manufacturing moving forwards. Plus: we hear from the visionaries behind furniture brands Another Country and Living Edge, from London and Australia respectively.
From Midori House, Andrew Tuck, Tom Edwards and Josh Fehnert discuss Donald Trump’s battle with social media, Boris Johnson’s approval ratings and sun-soaked urban vitality.
Josh Fehnert is joined by Monocle’s creative director, Richard Spencer Powell, to discuss a UN brief for designers to respond to coronavirus and review the current crop of public-health posters.
We have the latest from Japan as the country begins to ease its state of emergency. Plus: Monocle’s Josh Fehnert tells us how the hospitality industry is bouncing back, the week’s stranger stories and Eurovision.
Andrew Tuck, Josh Fehnert and Daniel Bach discuss the state of the aviation industry, coronavirus disinformation and how cinemas are trying to reopen.
Clive Russell and Charlie Waterhouse are graphic designers at This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll, whose clients include Médicins San Frontières and Extinction Rebellion. They tell Josh Fehnert why ‘branding’ doesn’t help when describing a crisis. Plus: Mathieu de Muizon on how illustration can add humanity to tough messages.
We look ahead to Boris Johnson’s address to the UK on Sunday, on the lockdown. Plus: we unpick Angela Merkel’s handling of the outbreak in Germany and praise the jumbo jet's role in the response to the pandemic. With Tom Edwards, Andrew Tuck and Josh Fehnert.
Monocle’s Jamie Waters on how fashion turned its hand to creating medical products. Plus, Josh Fehnert talks to Katie Treggiden about the design headlines and a return to craft and we visit a Spanish design firm that has retooled as a mask-maker.
With many of us adjusting to life under lockdown we ask ‘Disegno’ magazine editor Oli Stratford about how the design industry has been affected. Plus, Nolan Giles on Monocle’s home manifesto and Josh Fehnert on why bumps and bruises tell better stories than flush finishes when it comes to turning houses to homes.
Coming up today we’re talking graphic design and digging into the archives to find some of our favourite recent interviews. We discuss the art of data visualisation with Steven Heller and Josh Fehnert asks Julius Wiedemann about the golden age of mid-century logos.
This week we offer some design-minded diversions from the heavy headlines. We talk design in Asia with Hong Kong-based editor Suzy Annetta and Josh Fehnert discusses how Austrian designer Josef Frank found favour in Sweden.
British designer Ilse Crawford discusses her appetising revamp of Helsinki's Alvar Aalto-designed Savoy restaurant. Plus: we meet Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, and Josh Fehnert discusses malls and the future of retail.
We’re focusing on the small but mighty nation of Austria and delving into the country’s craft and design clout. Josh Fehnert grills our design editor Nolan Giles on the alpine nation’s high design, we visit an exhibition on Austrian fashion in Vienna and we talk to fashion designer Lena Hoschek.
Monocle’s creative director Richard Spencer-Powell and culture editor Chiara Rimella join Josh Fehnert for a review of the best-designed magazines on the newsstand. Plus: Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine, on the Florentine trade show’s place on the global fashion calendar.
Author and historian Simon Jenkins talks to Josh Fehnert about how London came to look the way it does. Plus: Architectural historian Elain Harwood on the UK’s overlooked art deco buildings.
For more than three decades, Darina Allen has been tempting would-be chefs from around the world to her renowned cookery school, Ballymaloe. With 19 cookbooks and numerous TV shows to her name, she has gone on to become the face, voice and energy behind a culinary revolution. In conversation with Monocle’s Josh Fehnert, she talks about the importance of farm-fresh produce and why it all starts with a few inches of healthy soil.
Author Shiromi Pinto speaks to Josh Fehnert about her architecturally informed novel ‘Plastic Emotions’, which details the relationship between Sri Lankan modernist architect Minnette de Silva and Swiss-French design icon Le Corbusier. Plus: in praise of courtyards and the latest design headlines from Katie Treggiden.
'Disegno’ editor in chief Oli Stratford mulls over the design headlines with Josh Fehnert. Plus: a listen back to a stirring discussion with Dutch graphic designer Irma Boom.
Tears fell as the spire of Paris’s most famous cathedral crumbled – but should Notre Dame be rebuilt as it was? Josh Fehnert asks professor Alan Dunlop whether it’s best to reuse or redo. Plus: our verdict on the TWA hotel in New York and a word with Maruni art director Naoto Fukasawa.
Architect Sir Terry Farrell’s postmodern pastiche of styles include the MI6 building and the Breakfast Television Centre in London. His six-decade career has veered from masterplanning city blocks to building train stations in China. He talks to Josh Fehnert about his life before architecture, the buildings he remembers most fondly and living in a former Spitfire factory.
Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé and Josh Fehnert held forth on the future of hospitality with three industry leaders, poring over the challenges and opportunities present in the hotel trade today. Anchored in Zürich on the eve of our 2018 Quality of Life Conference, the discussion was also the launch of *The Monocle Guide to Hotels, Inns & Hideaways*, published by Gestalten.
We discuss the merits of a good hotel and how it can not only transform your trip but the area that it’s built in with Monocle’s travel editor Josh Fehnert and Avra Jain, a property developer in Miami and owner of the Vagabond hotel.
Monocle’s Edits editor Josh Fehnert gives us his tips for having conversations, experiences and a few fun introductions on your trip.
Design heavyweight Alberto Alessi sits down with Josh Fehnert to discuss the ills and advantages of running a family business and the fine line between art and design. Plus: a few choice tips for success in business.
On today’s *Rundown*: the stories you need to know from Salone, brought to life by Monocle 24’s team in Milan. Robert Bound keeps you informed and up to speed with today’s city running guide, today easing around Centro Storico and Giardini Pubblici; we talk slick city signage and fine food along the way. Plus, Monocle’s Josh Fehnert chooses a design icon.From Milan: Salone highlights, interviews and a daily running guide. More info.
As employers increasingly acknowledge the quality of life of their workers, Monocle's Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon addressed the topic of the modern workplace. In this visual essay, Josh Fehnert explores what can be done to create offices that make clocking in a joy.