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We look at the legacy of avant garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli through a new show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and learn about Rana Salam’s use of colour. Plus: Nic Monisse on the ideal summer house.

Daniel Roseberry, creative director at Maison Schiaparelli, tells us about new exhibition ‘Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli’.

What does an ideal summer house look like? We reflect on the dos and don’ts of commissioning an architect to build one.

We speak to Lebanese graphic designer and artist Rana Salam to learn more about her graphic style and bold colour choices.

A review of design, architecture and craft.

Tuesday 6 September at 20:00 UK time

A review of design, architecture and craft.

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In Toronto we tour Ace Hotel’s latest outpost with architect Brigitte Shim.

We speak to UK design icon Margaret Calvert and discuss way-finding with the Sign Design Society. Plus: we pay a visit to a new pavilion in Austria.

We visit the event dedicated to poster art and design in the Finnish city. There, we find out why, even in the digital age, this art form continues to play an important role in our lives.

We learn about Arne Jacobsen’s designs for an Oxford college and pay a visit to a Florentine milliner. Plus: looking to the future with electric car brand Genesis.

Monocle’s fashion editor Natalie Theodosi discusses the more accessible approach on show at this year’s event.

We learn about the biodegradable polymers devised by EcoLogicStudio and take a dip at a Danish ‘badehotel’. Plus: we visit a bootmaker’s workshop in Paris.

We reflect on the career and legacy of the esteemed fashion designer following his death last week.

We meet the designers behind the new Taipei Performing Arts Center and discuss bespoke venue design with the architect behind London’s Abba Arena. Plus: inflatable pool toys.

We visit Geneva city hall, newly revamped by architecture firm Bonhôte Zapata to help foster dialogue and democracy.

We look at the legacy of avant garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli through a new show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and learn about Rana Salam’s use of colour. Plus: Nic Monisse on the ideal summer house.

Emerging designer Federica Biasi tells us how to strike the balance between trendy and timeless.

Architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses material development in Nigeria, and we visit the new offices of design studio Commune in Los Angeles. Plus, we meet designer Faye Toogood in her London studio. 

How can designers engage the public in conversations about urban design? Monocle’s executive editor Nolan Giles reflects on the example set by Concéntrico, an architecture and design festival in Logroño, Spain.

Architect Mario Cucinella discusses smog-eating ceramics and his ecologically sustainable 3D-printed house. Plus: we hear how indigenous technologies could be used to improve cities by 2040 and learn about design solutions…

We head to Lyon, a city with a storied tradition in textiles, to see how the craft of silk-weaving is being kept alive.

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