Design / Soft Power
Brand Britain
London has had some bad press but with the Olympics ahead, can its burgeoning design scene save the day?
London has had some bad press but with the Olympics ahead, can its burgeoning design scene save the day?
Sunday 11 September
The fifth Istanbul Fashion Week closed yesterday, and while the front row might not draw the same luminaries as Paris, Milan or New York, it has one thing that the other international fashion weeks currently lack: the…
Friday 30 September
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes farmhouse cuisine in New York, a pop-up cinema in London, and an engaging design fair in Vienna.
A government building in Zaragoza, a Dieter Rams revival in London and a beautiful packaged computer from the US.
Friday 22 July
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes an urban beach in Madrid, a design festival in Melbourne and a boating lake atop a London department store.
Friday 29 June
This weekend’s highlights include Everlane’s pop-up store in New York, a music festival in London celebrating African roots music’s worldwide appeal and Hong Kong Design Institute’s graduation show.
Friday 31 August
Highlights this weekend include a David Bowie film retrospective in London, a San Francisco design exhibit, ceramics in Copenhagen, music from Detroit and dining out on hot dogs and champagne
Friday 16 September
This weekend’s entertainment includes The Brooklyn Book Festival featuring Paul Auster, live music from Esmerine who are on tour, an exhibition at the Uffizi Museum in Florence, and London’s latest pop-up shop for the…
Architect Deborah Berke talks about her new book, and a London designer's recycled furniture causes a stir in Austria and Norway.
A Q&A with London designer Christopher Raeburn, refashioned army clothing, and the best pair of aviators.
Yorkshireman John Pawson is an architect and designer who has lived in Japan and is known for his stripped-back designs. For his last meal he chooses a seven-course meal at a Japanese restaurant in London’s Piccadilly.
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