Monocle’s June issue features an Art Special that highlights the emerging scene in Tunis and a silo-turned-museum in Norway. We also visit the Danish paint giant Hempel that manufactures anything from luxury, interior…
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…
As deepest Italy bears its vintage art and vaulted ceilings, the Balearics’ smallest island shows off its wild side and a sleepy French town conducts itself with the utmost warmth, you can count on New York and Copenhagen…
In an ever-evolving city such as Hong Kong, restaurants rarely capture the imagination for long. But after more than 90 years, Luk Yu Tea House’s moreish dim sum remains as popular as ever.
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.
A home from home for salarymen seeking bonhomie, a stiff drink and a late-night snack, the neighbourhood ‘sunakku’ has been a fixture of Japanese nightlife since the 1960s. But as these intimate spaces dwindle in number,…
The art world is fixated on the unique. But the pursuit of original work doesn’t have to end with high-profile auctions and speculative bids for ‘Starry Night’. Print makers such as Edition VFO in Zürich create limited…