Pondering where to pick up gifts for your loved ones this year? Let our editors guide you with their pick of the best shops, emporiums and design stores on the most inviting shopping streets around the globe.
If you’re looking to up your wrap game this year, we recommend furoshiki – a Japanese approach that’s stood the test of time for centuries. This cotton square is especially handy when wrapping soft or oddly shaped gifts.…
The Slovenian capital is a treasure trove of unusual and creative gifts for the festive season – and our pick for all the presents and stocking-fillers you could ever need.
Germans are choosing the printed page over technology and tablets when it comes to gift-giving this Christmas. According to Handelsdaten, a retail-statistics service, 49 per cent of Germans are giving books to loved ones…
The staff at Swedish brand Ikea are going to have an especially merry Christmas this year with the furniture giant offering a £1,200 (€1,400) bonus for long-time employees as it wraps up a year of terrific growth. Success…
From glassware to gloves and we’ve scoured Vienna to find the best Austrian goodies you can take home and give to your loved ones this Christmas. Providing you can squeeze them into your Rimowa.
From tips for an office overhaul to suggestions for a stuffed pantry, we're recommending a few additions to your kitchen, garden and even your toolbox. We've got ideas by the pallet-load.
Many of us are planning to stay closer to home this Christmas, so make sure your loved ones have plenty of reading material. A Monocle magazine subscription and the inaugural issue of our stylish sister publication ‘Konf…
Our notebook collection produced in collaboration with German fine stationery purveyor Leuchtturm1917 comes in a variety of sizes, colours and styles. Stop by Dufourstrasse 90, our Zürich headquarters, to adorn the pretty…
Christmas is best enjoyed through a child’s eyes, so remember to add a touch of cheer and enchantment among those practical gifts. This original Viennese snow globe, with Monocle’s mascot Monochan at its centre, will do the…