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Annual report
With their start-up thrills leavened by experience, four of our favourite new(ish) businesses tell us what they’ve learned in the past 12 months.
Best foot forward
This year our Big Interview Series taps into the experience of the men and women guiding the travel industry to new horizons.
Ahead of the pack
Whether you’re making for the shore, the slopes or the city, these four dedicated travel shops have enough covetable stock to really stretch your baggage allowance.
Tidy profits
Decent design has always prioritised better materials, using less and making things that are worth keeping. We profile three firms selling sustainability, storage and a sense of order that’s made to order.
Picture perfect
Both highly practical and visually arresting, Leica’s handsome home reflects its status as a visionary presence in the photographic field.
Go ahead, make my holiday
Monocle meets eight brand owners and bosses who keep you cool, moisturised and comfortable on your global travels.
Business
Venezuelans in Madrid, the future of duty-free shopping and a spinning start-up in Mexico.
All aboard
Designed to keep going in all weather, this new driverless bus might not be fast (at least, not yet) but it’s certainly fun.
Are we nearly there yet?
With Porsche's Taycan drawing 20,000 advance orders and the Pininfarina Battista stealing Geneva's spotlight, 2019 is the year electric cars finally shed their worthy, worthy image and become genuinely desirable.
What’s the big idea?
Meet Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition commissioner who knits elephants while pulling apart the finances of technology behemoths.
