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Highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference and Manuel Aires Mateus on intelligent architecture
2026/09/08 | 30 mins.
At Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon, we catch up with one of Portugal’s foremost architects, Manuel Aires Mateus. Plus: highlights from the conference at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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Objects that change the world for the better with designer Sébastien El Idrissi
2026/09/01 | 30 mins.
Is the term “industrial design” frowned upon by design purists? Zürich-based Sébastien El Idrissi thinks so. He joins Nic Monisse to discuss why his goal is positive change at an industrial scale. Plus: what to look forward to at our Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon this year.
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What can designers learn from the principles of Japanese gardening?
2026/08/25 | 28 mins.
Niwaki founder Jake Hobson on why Japanese garden shears demonstrate the key to good design. Plus: Ferrari shocks critics. And: the joy of luxury stationery.
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A cut above: Allday Goods founder Hugo Worsley on reinventing the kitchen knife
2026/08/18 | 30 mins.
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.
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Narrative design and clubbing with Pirajean Lees
2026/08/11 | 27 mins.
Clémence 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.
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