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…
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.
Elegantly straddling the worlds of luxury and popular culture, Chanel is going from strength to strength more than a century since it was founded. Monocle speaks to its president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky, about its…
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?
From staying one step ahead of fashion’s future course to knowing what might be lost in the transformation of a much-loved Tokyo hotel, this month’s issue is something of a study in the momentum of change, says Andrew Tuck…