Design / Fashion
Make the cut
We get spruced up at an 85-year-old traditional barber shop in a Tokyo suburb to bring you spring’s fresh outfits.
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Business / Small Business
THE MONOCLE BRIEFINGS: Barbers' Tales
From a barber in Beirut’s scholarly district to a hairdresser in a Hong Kong alleyway, we get a hair cut in four cities. They might be in very different locations, but they each give customers a service that’s personal and…
The Entrepreneurs, episode 21
The resurgence of gentleman’s barber businesses, a look at the Italian shoe-making industry, and the southeast London neighbourhood being regenerated by a new café.
The Curator, episode 60
The picks of the week including Wasabi farming, visiting a barber shop in Toronto, and a discussion of the life of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
The Curator, episode 52
Robert Bound selects the best of Frieze Art Fair, learns about West Bank beer, and listens to a chat with Blue Guide editor Annabel Barber.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 123
We talk to author Matthew Sweet about his new book on the grand wartime hotels of London and hear from Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 47
The Monocle Weekly travels to Tokyo where Tyler Brûlé opens up the discussion on the state of brand Japan with Japanese food writer Kimiko Barber and Financial Times correspondent Gwen Robinson.
Business / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 29 April
Privatisation comes to town
Cubans will be chanting in the streets tomorrow as millions turn out for the annual International Workers’ Day parade.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 18 May
Weekend Agenda 18/19
This weekend pick up some great new art in Amsterdam, learn about California’s design heritage in Tokyo, and enjoy the summery new album from UK musician Bibio.
Business / Fashion
Hair raising
The Bronner Brothers’ first hair show attracted 300 people at a local YMCA. Now one of the largest producers of African American haircare products, their legendary trade shows are part circus, part religious meeting.
Edits / Society
Good buy to Berlin
While Berlin Mitte may have become a victim of its own popularity, stray off the well-trodden tourist route and you’ll find the charming back street of Gipsstrasse. Full of independent shops, ateliers, galleries and cafés…
Edits / Innovation
Inventory no. 61
This month, the natural world brings wood, leather and rare essences to the fore and creates unexpected combinations with chocolate-and-caramel tea and a vodka that starts life with a cow.
End Point / Start-ups
Observation Issue 63
For our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé, a carefree springtime to-do list quickly turns into a recipe for how to fix some of society’s bigger challenges.
Edits / Defence
Expo. 17: American forces network
The American Forces Network has the largest geographical coverage of any media network in the world. Its 1,100 staff serve 800,000 overseas troops in even the remotest locations with a mix of entertainment, film, sport and…
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 28
In this month’s rundown of life improvers, we have some desk accessories to get you sorted, Brazilian cosmetics to keep you smelling sweet and the best après-ski liqueur we’ve tasted.
Design / Urbanism
Monocle Strasse
The best streets evolve over time with an odd assortment of places and people. That’s why our perfect street contains a mixture of old and new from our favourite city haunts around the world.
Design / Retail
Fashion briefing
Outfits, retailers, designers and makers to keep an eye out for this month.
Business / Innovation
Business briefing
A firm that makes exoskeletons for people with paralysis, a Filipino fast-food chain and other news of enterprising endeavours.