From tailor-made coffee to a well-known British supermarket brand, these examples of good retail and service go further than the average store, thanks to bold ambition, piece-by-piece quality and a passion for pleasing…
The German region of Saxony has shaken off the shackles of communist rule to establish itself as a manufacturing centre for top-of-the-range, quality brands – from cars to clocks to clothing. But can Dresden become as…
Sunday 15 July
Luxury is a good thing. There, I’ve said it. I know in these straightened times it gets a bad rap – who, people ask, really needs a sleek high-end car, a bag made by artisans in an Italian village or champagne at their…
Friday 20 August
Lately Israeli hippies returning to their homes in Goa and luxury goods CEOs on the prowl for new markets have all been pulling their hair and jumping up and down at India’s airports.
In today’s world of throwaway consumerism, it’s good to know there are still tradesmen out there who pride themselves on giving your cherished possessions a new lease of life – from a cobbler in Milan who will lovingly…
Welcome to the second episode of the Monocle Weekly. This week we look ahead to the impact Barack Obama will have on Washington the city following his inauguration. Monocle correspondent and Boston Globe writer Sasha…
Thursday 25 November
It’s no secret that wealthy Chinese are addicted to luxury brand shopping.
Thursday 15 March
About one year ago we moved office, from north to south Marylebone, and by a distance of under one mile.
Tuesday 20 November
“The promise of Africa, the power of the Mediterranean.” That was the title of this year’s International Herald Tribune Luxury conference in Rome. If there was ever a time for the luxury industry to try to negotiate its…
Wednesday 29 September
Ailing Italian fashion house Gianfranco Ferré may have just found its saviour.
Monday 6 June
Where better to show off the face of the “new” China than near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square? As the country gears up to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of China’s Communist Party on 1 July, Louis Vuitton is…
Sunday 17 July
Architects, perhaps more than any other design professionals in Britain, have had a rough ride lately.
Thursday 3 September
It’s not only the Japanese (see Thursday’s Monocolumn on Uniqlo) that have a retail model that’s fit for these straightened times.
Thursday 25 March
Bad news for luxury retailers: young Japanese people don’t want to spend money anymore.
Thursday 6 May
It doesn’t take much to stir up a controversy in Egypt.
Sunday 3 June
Anyone settling down with a cup of coffee and the Sunday edition of the New York Times over the weekend may have noticed something quite odd about the paper.
While some countries struggle to adopt an enlightened policy to school design, innovative architects around the globe are demonstrating that a healthy learning environment with plenty of light and natural materials means…
Monday 27 June
Turkmenistan’s eccentric and autocratic president appears to have fallen out of love with his €60m superyacht, sinking the country’s plans for a Caspian Monaco.
Tuesday 12 March
The added sense of identity in a paper notebook is something tablet technology may never be able to replicate.
Friday 11 May
This weekend’s highlights include a new hotel in sunny Mykonos, a craft fair at London’s Saatchi gallery and a Montreal-inspired deli in New York.
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