Ed Stocker
How HQs with in-built factories are keeping staff engaged and improving their products
Not long ago, many were questioning the need to have offices at all – but there’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high.
Homeware brand Via Arno debuts to provide a commercial platform for artisans
A new start-up from luxury group Richemont is making it easier for the market to enjoy artisan crafts.
Business agenda: Outdoor clothing company Peak Performance and new perfume brand To My Ships
Property: SingaporeKey to success New property developments are bound to attract attention but a landlord’s job does not stop at the ribbon cutting. Managing these assets is often more challenging and success requires continual investment.…
Why national dress is back in fashion
Pride, joy and the power of tradition are coalescing to make young people across the globe take delight in traditional styles.
Vesuvius and beyond: Naples leads the way in volcanology education
Students eye up potential eruptions on a ground-breaking new course.
Lithuania’s Song Celebration marks a century of music, culture and unity
The Lithuanian Song Celebration brings together thousands of performers, from ensembles to conductors, often decked out in traditional dress. Monocle travels to the Baltic state for the centenary edition.
Inside the Tuscany tannery shaping luxury leather for LVMH
By buying into and nurturing manufacturing businesses, LVMH takes care of their future as well as its own.
Start your engines
Smart and understated, Dacia is going from strength to strength. We visit its plant to see how the car brand is driving success.
Riding high
We visit Canyon’s state-of-the-art HQ to find a bicycle maker that is rapidly going through the gears.
Close quarters: What are the defining factors of a liveable urban area?
From the streets of a Neapolitan enclave to a beachside resort town in Japan, we head to three places where a sense of community is a priority.
