Monocle in Milan
Episodes
What it takes to create the visual identity of Milano Cortina 2026
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Raffaella Paniè, director of brand, identity and look of the Games. Plus: shopping with Gus Kenworthy and designing outfits f...
Milan and beyond: the story of Langosteria restaurants
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Enrico Buonocore, founder and owner of Langosteria restaurants. Plus: Miart, the modern and contemporary art fair gearing up for its 30th anni...
Preserving the cultural legacy of the Olympic Games
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympic Games have always been more than a sporting event. We explore its lasting cultural and educational influence. Plus: a peek inside Ipe...
Supplying equipment for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with Technogym
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to be a supplier of the Olympics? We speak to Technogym. Plus: we hear from Basicnet co-CEO Lorenzo Boglione and Annalisa Rosso, edi...
Christophe Dubi: the man who runs the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with IOC executive director Christophe Dubi and Carlo Ratti discusses his Olympic torch designs. Plus: we meet Team Deloitte and explore Itali...
Soft power at the Games – will Team Finland step up?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of soft power at the Winter Olympics with Giacomo Campora, CEO of Allianz SPA, and Annukka Himmi Vassoney, executive director of the Fi...
How the Olympic Winter Games machine works with figure skater Valentina Marchei
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Italian figure skater Valentina Marchei sheds light on how the Olympic Winter Games are run. Plus: we peek inside Dimore Studio and the Olympics Broad...
The president of Salone del Mobile previews the Milan Furniture Fair
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We take a sneak peak into what to expect at Salone del Mobile 2026. Plus: designing an Olympic torch with Edward Barber and creating the Haitian openi...
‘White Out’: What is the future of winter sports?
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The future of winter sports, what it takes to build a print brand in Milan and how the Italian press covers Italian design. Plus: we meet European lea...
Behind the scenes with the creative director of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What it takes to direct the opening ceremony with Marco Balich. Scott Schuman on photographing Milan and Manfredi Catella on civic responsibility. Plu...
Animation with Glen Keane and BMXing with Carlos Ramírez
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 10 and the final of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We flick throug...
Filming the Games and Olympic graphic design
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day nine of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Yiannis Exarchos, C...
The man running the Olympics and Parisian furniture design
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day eight of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We meet Olympic Games exec...
Voguing balls and the technology behind athletes’ uniforms
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day seven of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Marie-Pierre Lannelongue f...
The galleries changing the Paris art scene and Olympian and artist Annabel Eyres
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We turn our focus to the art world for the second week of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and...
The built environment: legacy and how to prepare a city for the Olympics
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For day five of our residency at Maison Allianz, we turn our focus to the built environment. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic a...
Refugees at the Games and the transformation of Paris
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How are the Olympic Games changing Paris? Join us for day four of our residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Oly...
How sport and fashion have come together at the Games
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look at how the Games have brought together the worlds of sport and fashion, with four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero and fashion industry expert Ph...
A design special and Olympian Lobke Berkhout
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We turn our focus to the world of design for day two of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olymp...
Parisian hospitality and how the Olympic spirit applies to art
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s day four of the Olympic Games and day one of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic a...