Nic Monisse
Deputy Design Editor at Monocle
Writer at @MonocleMag @Monocle24. Funny person. Serious urban designer.
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5 days ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
From Australia's interactive exhibition highlighting Indigenous knowledge systems, a pavilion built upon a Korean nursery rhyme and the UK's earth-based repair practices, here are some of this year's must-see contributions. As the doors to the Venice Architecture Biennale swing open this weekend, Monocle offers a glimpse inside the national pavilions set within the historic Biennale Gardens.
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6 days ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Opening to the public tomorrow, the Venice Biennale's 19th International Architecture Exhibition is the world's most significant showcase dedicated to the discipline. Monocle had an early look at how its 750 participants - presenting their work in pavilions in the Biennale Gardens and inside the grand halls of the Arsenale building - are engaging with curator Carlo Ratti's brief.
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2 weeks ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
The Monocle Design Awards honoured everything from elegant boutique hotels to bone chandeliers for dogs. On Monday night we hosted a small party at our café and shop in Paris to celebrate this year's Monocle Design Awards. With seven of our winners coming from France - and our newest outpost truly hitting its groove - it felt like the right moment to have, well, a moment.
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2 weeks ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Design editor Nic Monisse on the key themes that our team observed during our prize reporting. Another year, another iteration of the Monocle Design Awards, in which we celebrate the best in the sector over the past 12 months. While the full report can be viewed here (or in the pages of the magazine), this column offers a moment to reflect on the key themes that our team observed during our prize reporting. 1. Focus on FranceThis year, France has picked up a record seven of the 50 awards.
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3 weeks ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
The furniture industry's prestige annual event relies on the hard work and expertise of a dedicated team. "As a child, I remember the anticipation leading up to the opening day of Salone del Mobile," says Maria Porro. "I saw the passion of the people in my family company and I understood its great power." As a fourth-generation director of her family's namesake firm - one of the brands that founded Salone del Mobile Milano in 1961 - Porro maintains a deep respect for the annual furniture fair.
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Also spoke with @modernister50 about whether buildings can make us laugh and the sneaky way he ‘trick or treats’ 📻 @monocle24 https://t.co/61qqYT5XQB
Caught up with @mcmansionhell @angelabradyriba and @owen_hopkins to talk about whether architecture can be funny (@longabergerco’s building is?)
On Design: @angelabradyRIBA, Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) and @owen_hopkins discuss humour and architecture https://t.co/4UX0lPndkc
This story is in our April issue of @MonocleMag ! Pick up a copy or take out a subscription to read more (and for other good urbanism stories) 🙌🏼
Just did a phone interview with @nicmonisse in London at @MonocleMag about my bill Repealing the Prohibition of Fun. It turns out making ballplay and popping wheelies a crime - and then making it not a crime - is notable even from across an ocean.
