Kenzo Tange’s spectacular Shinjuku Park Tower has defined Tokyo’s skyline since its completion in 1994. The top 14 floors are home to the much-loved Park Hyatt Tokyo. Here, Monocle checks in for the last time before the…
From a perfumer with a focus on Japanese craft to an Italian shoe specialist that’s refusing to buckle on trends and a Swiss-based menswear shop with global connections, we try for size the businesses at the forefront of…
Having picked post-industrial Inca as the place to settle, Italian designer Chiara Ferrari is helping to spearhead the town’s creative ascent from her converted studio.
Carlota Rebelo meets the veteran graphic designer whose national branding for Portugal became weaponised in the country’s recent elections. Does he have any regrets?
Our current issue has come together thanks to the tireless efforts of our global network of creative folk. Find out about a few of the writers, illustrators and photographers we called on to report for Issue 174.
The spirit and style of the old city abide in Balat, a boisterous district with an undiscovered vibe. Take a stroll through its lanes perched on the Golden Horn for tea and a symphony of colour and contradiction.
Barcelona has a proud history as a hub of textile manufacturing and design. Today this endlessly inventive city is home to a new generation of independent producers and makers still flying the flag.