Spanish architect Vicente Guallart’s playful new plaza in Taipei, a clever retail development by upcoming Brisbane-based firm Richards & Spence, wooden storage inspired by traditional drum-making techniques from Italian…
The managing director and saviour of furniture manufacturer Vitsoe on how he brought the eminent brand back from the brink, the importance of character and why money men are best avoided.
Industrial designer Dieter Rams made a name for himself with his creations for Braun and the famously minimalistic furniture of UK brand Vitsoe. Now the exhibition Dieter Rams. Modular World at the newly opened Schaudepot…
Editor in chief Tyler Brûlé on what to do if you are at a loose end in London – visit Monocle’s new venture, the Kioskafé. You’ll certainly be able to get your magazine and coffee fix as well as stock up on all your travel…
Monocle has drawn up a shortlist of 20 people – from politics, business, music and design – who we want to hear more of in 2009. By overcoming the odds, finding gaps in the market and thinking creatively, they’ve already…
We hear what Toronto is saying but fail to understand London’s buses; we also find Singapore’s robots annoying and marvel at some of Mongolia’s biggest exports in our global news round-up.