Culture / Arts
Art market briefing
A gallery in Brussels, Russian art auction in London and art-collecting in Turkey.
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June 2013
Transport Special: Get a move on! How to get the world on the road. The visionaries, mavericks and clever types rethinking how to get you from A to Z by train, boat, plane and the odd trike too.
Edits / Travel
Treats in store
One-stop shopping in the Japanese capital gets a luxurious makeover as the owners of the prestigious Midtown spruce up their offer.
Design / Interior design
Home zone
Some of Japan’s best assets are its architects and designers, and their know-how is ripe for exporting. A new exhibition in Tokyo showcases the best ideas for the house of the future.
Business / Manufacturing
Thanks for the rides
Work is fun, literally, for Italian firm Zamperla, which has been making fairground rides big and small since the 1960s for places ranging from Coney Island to Pyongyang. Monocle fastens its seatbelt.
Design / Furniture
Design briefing
Our verdict on this year's Salone del Mobile and a round-up of the best in show.
Edits / Travel
Saint-Gilles
With its beautiful, spacious art nouveau houses and cosmopolitan feel, Saint-Gilles is proving a draw for those looking for fresh pastures.
Business / Provenance
New World Order
Adrian Cheng is CEO of one of Hong Kong’s largest businesses, with fingers in all kinds of pies. But, he says, it’s easy juggling responsibility when you have the right team supporting you.
Edits / Food & Drink
Food briefing
A teashop in Tokyo, our favourite coffee makers, a New York wine merchant and a star dish from London.
Design / Manufacturing
Giant leap
Dutch company Gazelle has been making beautiful bicycles since 1892. As the firm pedals into the 21st century with technical upgrades and a move into e-bikes, Monocle was talked through the tried and tested methods of a…
Edits / Food & Drink
Colourful character
As well as being the front man of Swiss electronica band Yello, Dieter Meier grows hazelnuts and owns three restaurants – one of which is Ocho Once.
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May 2013
Attack at dawn: the new media battle to get you out of bed. The TV hosts, radio anchors and editors who want to be your breakfast companions. A Monocle report from frontlines in Sydney and beyond.
Design / Architecture
Part of the furniture
Architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni will turn 100 at the end of this year, having plied his trade in Milan since the 1940s. He works from outside to in, as famous for his exteriors as he is for his interior fur…
Affairs / Politics
Man on a Mission
Mexico’s new president has drafted a bold to-do list for his country: end poverty, fight crime and radically change worldwide opinion. Monocle caught up with Enrique Peña Nieto in Italy’s capital to find out how he intends…
Edits / Industry
Expo 63: Heads above water
After the demise of its cod-fishing industry, Fogo Island looked to be in trouble. The tide is turning on its fortunes today thanks to a lifeline of cultural projects, a new hotel and jobs.
Business / Small Business
Comeback Kids
What do a textiles business in Japan, a UK shoemaker, a fashion firm in Italy and a publishing company in Lebanon have in common? They are all examples of brands whose obituaries had been written until new life was breathed…
Culture / Arts
Art Market Briefing
The new international photography fair in London, a new gallery in Toronto and the Frieze show in New York.
Affairs / Monocle
Design of the Times
We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.
Design / Interior design
Top twenty five
The objects that fill our homes may not define us but they do have a subtle effect on mood and creativity – so be nice to your subconscious and let the natural, simple and handcrafted surround you.
Design / Technology
Taps and tales
From toilets and baths to energy-efficient heating systems, the world’s biggest sanitation trade fair is where you’ll first see the technology that eventually makes it into our bathrooms. *Monocle* pays a visit.
Affairs / Government
City of Mod
The mayor of Colombia’s second city is forging ahead with plans to fight inequality and cut the murder rate. His success may hinge on the creation of new jobs and an influx of foreign business.
Design / Interior design
Five studios
If you’re going to employ someone to invade your living space for months and reconfigure your home, you really need to trust the person you call. Here are five design studios, from New York to Sydney, who know how to make…
Design / Fashion
Know your options
Layer with gusto this spring to cope with chilly nights in Stockholm, hot flushes in Tangier or a sudden London downpour. That’s our forecast for seasonal success.
Affairs / Urbanism
Desert Operation
It’s twice as big in area as Tel Aviv but it has only 200,000 residents – and a reputation for being dusty and dreary. Be’er-Sheva’s mayor, however, plans to change that. But the makeover leaves little space for the local…
Business / Craft
Focus on the Future
Making tortoiseshell glasses by hand is a rare and exacting skill. One of the last practitioners, Maison Bonnet, is making sure the art survives, thanks to its keen young apprentice.
Edits / Food & Drink
Inventory no. 63
Make your workspace orderly, your skin healthy and your drinks cupboard inviting with this month's line-up of *Monocle*'s favourite new products.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
What Belarus's autocrat president Aleksandr Lukashenko has in his wardrobe, why a new theme park in Greece is ruffling feathers, and Bulgaria's upcoming elections.
Business / Management
Behind the Camera
Film producer Sisse Graum Jørgensen exemplifies the hard graft that goes into getting films onto the big screen in a timely and cost-effective fashion. She tells Monocle about winning an Oscar, shunning Hollywood and…