Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 3 February
Italy and South Korea in dogfight
The Singapore Air Show, which runs until Sunday, is Asia’s biggest and most prestigious aerospace event.
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Edits / Education
Whipping up a storm
Italians want the world to know how to make gelato. Which is why one school is attracting foreigners to study the art.
Design / Fashion
Pitti picture
Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is a benchmark for how the market is shifting – and a chance to spot the big name brands of the future. This season’s event was also a showcase for the city itself and for ‘Brand Italy’.
Design / Manufacturing
Viva riva
Riva may be one of the most respected brands afloat but as recently as 1999 it was sinking. Now with new owners at the helm, the brand is hoping to become the Riviera’s runabout of choice.
Edits / Manufacturing
A silver lining
Monocle cracks the mysterious and intriguing world of safes and vaults by paying a visit to family-owned locksmiths Parma Antonio & Figli. Fortuitously the Italian economic situation is working in their favour.
Design / Architecture
Design/Architecture Briefing
A run-through of the best in the world of design and design editor Hugo Macdonald's column on Rome's hands off policy.
Culture / Architecture
Taking art to the max
Rome’s Zaha Hadid-designed MAXXI museum opened last summer. Now that the critics have left and the public’s taken over, is it working? Or, like a wonky painting on a wall, does it need readjustment?
Design / Fashion
You Pitti things
Pitti Uomo biannual menswear show is seen as a crystal ball for the fashion industry. Monocle visits to test the mood.
Edits / Transport
A bicycle made for you
Monocle has tracked down the perfect bespoke bike, with good looks and clever details, lovingly made by a family-run firm.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Sunday 27 February
Maghreb focus: Italy’s interests in Libya
Muammar Gaddafi’s bloody crackdown against protesters challenging his 42-year rule has received sharp rebuke from world leaders.
Affairs / Politics
Europe briefing
Finns aren't what they used to be - the rise of the Nordic suburbs; fighting crime in Stockholm and hitting new lows on the Milanese high street.
Affairs / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Wednesday 1 September
Gaddafi’s Roman adventure
Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s visit to Rome this week has not been without controversy.
Edits / Food & Drink
Turin, shrewd
Guido Martinetti is one half of the chilled duo behind Grom ice cream (and one of our ‘new heroes’ featured in issue 29). When he is not on the road checking on suppliers, he can be found around Piazza Carlo Felice in his…
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Wednesday 16 January
Heeding the latest cuts
In times of economic uncertainty, the menswear market is finding new ways to brighten our wardrobes.
Design / Furniture
Salone stars
At Rho, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile’s main stamping ground, over 2,500 exhibitors were spread over 490,000 sq m. The city’s showrooms and galleries were bustling too and the Euroluce lighting fair, was equally…
Business / Industry
Monocolumn
Tuesday 26 March
Fabric of the nation
A wool manufacturer in the mountains of northern Italy shows there's businesses and innovative leaders ready to revive its struggling economy.
Business / Provenance
Deli vision
In 1948, Francesco Armandola opened the doors to his eponymous delicatessen in Milan. Located in via della Spiga, it catered to a clientele eager to forget the lean war years. Since 2005, his son Giorgio has been in charge…
Design / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 4 February
Rome in a lifetime
Our design editor has been in love with Italy's capital since he was a boy but he's concerned: is it getting a little self-conscious in its old age?
Affairs / Politics
Europe briefing
For the past three years, people travelling on the E4 motorway from Helsingborg to Haparanda have been following the construction of Dragon Gate with wonder. Why on earth would someone build a Chinese cultural centre and…