Design in Ho Chi Minh is on the up: we speak with one designer who is using the city’s signature restaurant stools as a canvas. Plus: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton pick highlights of The Monocle 100 from the March issue. 

Design in Ho Chi Minh is on the up: we speak with one designer who is using the city&rsquo;s signature restaurant stools as a canvas. Plus: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton pick highlights of The Monocle 100 from the March issue.&nbsp;

Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.

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Do local materials make objects better? Emmie Massias on the rise of Vietnamese design

Dorothée Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier’s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on “digital minimalism” and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task. 

Doroth&eacute;e Boissier explains Gilles and Boissier&rsquo;s approach to interior design. Then: Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton give their take on &ldquo;digital minimalism&rdquo; and whether or not designers can help us to stay on task.&nbsp;

What separates luxury interiors from the rest? 

Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.  

Australian designer Henry Wilson on why perfection is not something he strives for. Then: Rolf Fehlbaum of Vitra on why fun and friendship make for better work.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Henry Wilson’s philosophy of designing imperfection and Rolf Fehlbaum on the importance of friendship    

Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma’s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.

Mexican architect Fernanda Canales invites us into her modern home. Then: French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen and Thuma&rsquo;s head of brand, Alec Banks, discuss how ritual and memory shape our relationship with home.

Do local materials make objects better? Emmie Massias on the rise of Vietnamese design

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