The Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ Fashion Department has a reputation for turning out some of the most progressive and stimulating designers each year. We focus our lens on the graduations shows and the class of 2012…
Antwerp scores highest in the ‘most attractive and interesting city in Belgium’ category. Maybe it has something to do with the dock-lined River Scheldt that gives towering container ships access to the Port of Antwerp –…
This issue we’re excited about the openings of cosy hotels in Japan and Taipei, a Thai island retreat, a Swedish eco-lodge and a unique retail store in Antwerp. We also profile an airline, Susi Air, in Java.
Should Germany quit the euro? We also visit Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and discuss India and Pakistan’s conflict at the world’s highest altitude.
Friday 12 October
This weekend’s highlights include David Zwirner’s first European gallery in London, a fresh retail venue in Antwerp and the relaunch of 10am Film Festival in Tokyo’s Chiyoda-ku.
Antwerp Fashion special: we attend the Royal Academy graduation show, chat to Walter van Beirendonck, and talk with jury member Penny Martin of The Gentlewoman.
If you’ve had enough of the Antwerp to Brussels commute, relocate your life. Every month we’ll take you to an emerging business hub and tell you everything you need to build a new company and enjoy a better standard of…
Friday 20 May
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection, including exhibitions to lose your Saturday in, new aural treasures, and a garage sale held to benefit one of the UK’s best provincial art spaces.
Diamond cutting in Israel, olive oil farming in Croatia and the business of making Japan cool.
Sometimes an Apple iPod hi-fi just won’t cut it, especially when you want to fully integrate all your audiovisual output at home or work. Sony’s new DA5300ES is an all-encompassing amplifier that will channel any multimedia…
Munich's Galerie Zink, Artinfo.cn goes to China, Christie's Pop Memorabilia sale and a Warhol prints exhibition in Denmark.
Buyer's picks for summer, Monocle favourite United Arrows's first shop is revamped and J.Crew's new collaboration.
Where can you enjoy such off-piste activities as deep-sea fishing and viewing the Northern Lights? The Lyngen Alps, home of Lyngen Lodge, provide a spectacular setting to a unique skiing experience.
Spend a week at Franco Zeffirelli’s former hang-out in Positano, dine amid country-house grandeur in Paris, and uncork a bottle in a Buenos Aires wine hotel – all stop-offs in this month’s Monocle travel round-up.
The world’s second largest container transporter, the Mediterranean Shipping Company, has managed to sidestep the global slump in trade by diversifying into pleasure cruises.
What do you really want out of a city? And what can you do without? With the environment top of the agenda in mayors’ offices around the world, *Monocle* looks beyond the recycling bins and congestion charges to see what…
A Swedish fisherman's raincoat, a made-in-England store opening, and an interview with the co-founder of online retailer Avenue 32.
Our monthly round-up of retailers, new collections, brands and designers.
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