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A comprehensive round-up of the design, architecture, fashion and graphics catching our eye.

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    • 4.0 • 14 Ratings

A comprehensive round-up of the design, architecture, fashion and graphics catching our eye.

    • video
    Glassblowing with Michael Ruh

    Glassblowing with Michael Ruh

    Nature is a key source of inspiration for glass artist Michael Ruh, who has hand-crafted pieces for leading architects and brands, such as Fortnum & Mason. We visited his south London studio as production was underway for a new commission for The Birch Hotel to hear about his design process.

    • 3 min
    • video
    Inside Tokyo’s colourful community bus

    Inside Tokyo’s colourful community bus

    An electric bus service has injected a new playfulness into a borough of Tokyo in need of a revamp. We hop aboard and meet Eiji Mitooka, its creator and Japan’s foremost train designer, who explains why he puts fun at the top of his list when designing public transport. All aboard! [Read more in the June issue of the magazine.](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2155569/issue-154/)

    • 5 min
    • video
    Yinka Ilori’s 3D-printed basketball court

    Yinka Ilori’s 3D-printed basketball court

    Designer Yinka Ilori discusses the design inspiration behind his temporary installation in London’s Canary Wharf and the importance of play in adulthood. [Hear more on ‘Monocle on Design’ on Monocle 24](https://monocle.com/radio/shows/monocle-on-design/513/).

    • 2 min
    • video
    Rebuilding Beirut

    Rebuilding Beirut

    After the devastating port explosion of 4 August 2020, Beirut's creative community is battling to rebuild amid power-cuts and petrol shortages. A year on from the blast, Monocle joins its designers and architects on the streets of the city to see how they hope to make the city anew.

    • 2 min
    • video
    Monocle Design Awards

    Monocle Design Awards

    Monocle launched its inaugural Design Awards in early 2021 to celebrate the world’s best and brightest talents in architecture, graphic design and industrial design. We invite you to meet a global cast of winners as we celebrate pioneering design projects that make our lives healthier and happier, our cities smarter and our work more creative.

    • 2 min
    • video
    Christchurch School: sunny modernism

    Christchurch School: sunny modernism

    We explore a New Zealand take on mid-century modern architecture that fused British brutalism with a Scandinavian aesthetic. The simple construction methods of the Christchurch School’s creative homes have endured changing tastes – and earthquakes too.

    • 10 min

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