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.
A few minutes’ drive from Sydney’s central business district, the Crows Nest neighbourhood is a youthful, independent suburb that feels a world away from the rest of the city.
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…
Once seen as little more than watches for children, Swatch’s timepieces are now coveted by seasoned collectors. We ask CEO Alain Villard to tell us why.
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.
As the Summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders – from a wrestler who’s also an MP to a ‘sports soldier’ – about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.