Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…
In the wake of a very difficult year for Japan, Monocle heads to Tokyo for its annual design week to see how the city and country is using craft heritage to attract new business.
The Russians are coming - well that's what London hopes. Plus, Swiss design under the hammer in Paris and plot the market's progress with the Fine Art Index.
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 4 December
It’s Design Miami this week and the event is facing some difficult challenges. There is the sluggish economy, a plethora of other design fairs to contend with and the fact that the worlds of “design art” and “limited-edi…
Saturday 31 October
Another day, another furniture fair. Only this time it’s Tokyo design week – and it’s impressive.
For eight weeks after Christmas, Punta Del Este is a 24/7 parade of parties, real Rolexes and fake boobs. It's a scene fuelled by international designers and superstar DJs, that is shameless, shallow and tremendous fun. But…
The best of Dutch Design Week, we hear about the future of Belgian design, and visit the Orgatec office furniture event in Köln.
Andrew Tuck selects, Tokyo Designers Week, a history of Fleet Street, and beekeeping in San Francisco as his week’s highlights.
This week on Monocle Weekly 117, our Design Editor Hugo MacDonald discusses the ambitions and scope of the 9th annual London Design Festival.
Business of Design Week in Hong Kong, Design Miami in Florida, and chats with Kenya Hara, Asif Khan and perfumer Dawn Goldworm.
Monocle enjoys São Paulo fashion week Tomorrowland collaborates with Belgian designer Jean-Paul Knott, plus Prada platforms, Incotex trunks and Banana Republic comes to London.
Thursday 16 June
São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), currently taking place at the Niemeyer-designed Cicillo Matarazzo Pavilion at Parque do Ibirapuera, is the largest fashion event, not just in Brazil but in Latin America. It generates signi…
For the last edition of the Monocle weekly for 2010, design editor Hugo Macdonald reveals what's at the top of his Christmas list.
Markus Hippi selects a story on Kenya’s lions, an African fashion success, and a look at the sustainability of Olympic design as his weekly favourites.
Doing the business in Jakarta, inside the mind of a terrorist, news from Tokyo Design Week and the dilemmas of travelling through timezones.
This week on edition 118 of the Monocle Weekly, we have Alastair Blyth on the line from the OECD to talk to us about the importance of good architectural design in schools.
Tokyo Designers Week is a long-established annual event featuring two key fairs: 100% Design and DesignTide. Monocle visited at the end of last year and found a healthy ambition to champion fresh talent. Here’s our pick…
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