Design / Sport
Run in top gear
Getting into shape is hard work, so we need all the help we can get. Here, Monocle selects the most comfortable trainers, the most useful gadgets and the most nutritious supplements to help you get fit.
- 76 results for trainers
Design / Fashion
Fashion briefing
Our monthly round-up of retailers, new collections, brands and designers.
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 5
Everything you need to keep your trainers box fresh and your coffee brewing brilliantly.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Why leopard skins and white trainers are de rigueur for South African president Jacob Zuma, and the first stirrings of a spa revolution in Saudi Arabia.
The Entrepreneurs, episode 76
Footwear: we meet the CEO of a Mallorca company whose motto is “Imagination Walks”, head to a factory in northern England creating trainers for Asia’s style-conscious buyers, and give Germany’s Birkenstock sandals a bran…
Business / Sport
Running costs
‘Forefoot striking’ is the style of most professional runners – so why do the big brands all emphasise the heel? A tiny trainer company in Colorado is proving that the big boys need to stay on their toes when it comes to…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Monday 16 November
The Boyko Borisov show
The professional CV of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov does not read like your standard head of government: firefighter, private security company owner, black belt in karate, trainer of the national karate team…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 10 August
UK Riots Part 1: Politicians vascillate and hesitate wording a response
Now that much of the dust has settled (not that the scars have healed), a note on the words used in the riot-heat of this week.
Design / Management
Monocolumn
Monday 30 January
Enforcing uniform in the workplace creates grey areas
In an era when the concepts of formal and casual are increasingly blurred, it might be assumed that dress codes are hopelessly outmoded.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 May
Service with restraint
A restaurant that aims for a relaxed atmosphere is to be commended – but your best friends should be sat around the table with you, not taking your order.
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Sunday 15 April
Are wellness and technology a healthy mix?
Few business sectors can feel as good about themselves as the wellness industry.
Edits / Technology
Inventory no.24
Things we've got our eye on this month: Pijama sleeves for sleeping laptops, nice white footwear from Sweden and Mallocran salty treats.
Design / Fashion
Fashion Briefing
The best retail, design and clothing from around the globe.
Affairs / Crime
Monocolumn
Monday 8 August
UK Riots Part 2: Rethinking the security forces’ response
It was clear during last night’s mayhem in London that the police were woefully under-equipped, both in terms of apparatus and numbers.
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 / Retail
Inventory No. 7
Shopping trips to Marunouchi usually leave us laden with bags and gasping for refreshment. We now have a new venue to rest our weary heads – or at least imbibe a reviving cocktail. Glowing like a lantern, the new Peninsula…
Affairs / Arts
Monocolumn
Saturday 6 March
It’s one big arty party
Long live the art fair! If anyone doubted its resilience, one need only look at what happened in New York City this week.