Nic Monisse
Deputy Design Editor at Monocle
Writer at @MonocleMag @Monocle24. Funny person. Serious urban designer.
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1 week ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Designers from Tokyo to Porto headed to Copenhagen to rethink what a design fair can be, with thoughtful collaborations and intimate, idea-led showcases. It's all about context and working together at 3 Days of Design. That's the message that was hammered home at this year's event, which functions as Copenhagen's de facto design week.
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1 week ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
At 3 Days of Design, there's a tendency for brands to come together, showing work side-by-side and collaborating on projects on show at the event. Here are three of our favourite groupings and partnerships that show it pays to play nice with others. 1. The Salon: Other CircleDesign is everywhere: just ask Silas Adler, creative director of new design salon Other Circle.
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1 week ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
Our design editor, Nic Monisse, speaks to the award-winning architect about designing a higher quality of life. "Everything is designed," Norman Foster tells me, sitting in a Venetian Palazzo that's flooded with natural light. "This means that nothing happens by chance.
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1 week ago |
monocle.com | Nic Monisse
It's all about context and working together at 3 Days of Design. That's the message being hammered home at this year's event, which runs until Friday and functions as Copenhagen's de facto design week. Designers and brands present work in galleries and studios across the city and the fair has been billed by many as the biggest competitor to industry behemoth Salone del Mobile - and for good reason.
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1 month ago |
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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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.
