Nic Monisse
Deputy Design Editor at Monocle
Writer at @MonocleMag @Monocle24. Funny person. Serious urban designer.
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monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Ahead of a career retrospective, the Japanese architect and Expo 2025 masterplanner remains committed to breaking boundaries. "These are sketchbooks from the very beginning of my architecture-school days," says Sou Fujimoto. "Each is numbered: year, date, book number." The Japanese architect picks up a yellow one and starts looking through it. It's dated 13 January 1993 - his third year as a student.
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monocle.com | Nic Monisse
A growing number of young people are ditching technology and screen time for human connection. Reports have shown an increase in church attendance among 18-to-24-year-olds, who mainly cited their desire for a sense of belonging, rather than a belief in a higher power. Plenty of smartphones are also being ditched as part of this back-to-basics movement. The trend appears to be catching on in the design community too.
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monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Few Mallorcan properties turn their back on the city and the sea but this sculptural property looks first and foremost to the island's limestone hills and forested valleys. Take the winding road west out of Palma and you'll soon find yourself in the low, craggy limestone mountains and pine-tree-lined valleys that frame the Mallorcan capital.
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monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Have you ever wondered how beds, desks and chairs land in an 800-room hotel? Or where major furniture brands spot new talent? Or how the likes of Jasper Morrison and Marc Newson became household names? Or even what trends mass-market furniture firms might try to follow? The answers can be found in Milan, every April, when the city's design week, headlined by the vast furniture trade fair Salone del Mobile, takes place as the most influential industry gathering in the world.
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monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Design May 20, 2025 4 Min Read US architect Jeanne Gang established Studio Gang in 1997 and has since built an expansive portfolio of parks, community centres and public institutions. She has also picked up numerous accolades - among them Monocle's civic architect of the year award in 2025 - and is presenting work at the Venice Biennale's 19th International Architecture exhibition.
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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.
