Grace Charlton
The Monocle Design Awards 2026: The best craftspeople who have truly mastered their trades
The makers driving craft and industry today, across all disciplines.
The Monocle Design Awards 2026: The best homeware and equipment
The year’s most ingenious tools and objects, designed to enhance your everyday living.
Twelve creatives on the art of watchmaking and why horology will stand the test of time
Designers, architects, chefs and more tell us about their favourite watches, their fascination with complications and timekeeping as a fundamental element of any professional’s life.
The top-50 things to see at Milan Design Week
From cyberpunk installations to silverware – and from career retrospectives to showcases of emerging talent – here are the presentations and shows not to miss at this year’s Milan Design Week.
Paris Fashion Week highlights industry strength amid global turmoil
Fashion weeks have suffered from remarkably poor timing in recent years. From news of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years later, the latest edition of the womenswear fashion…
The 10 best shows from Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026
Our highlights from the Paris runways, including collections from Dior, Chanel and Hermès.
Our 10 favourite shows from Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026
The autumn/winter 2026 edition of Milan Fashion Week delivered creative debuts, sophomore collections and the reaffirming of Italian manufacturing’s prowess. While Georgian designer Demna delivered a blockbuster first chapter for Gucci, Jil Sander’s creative…
Danish textile brand Tekla’s new London store boasts beautiful Scandi-British fusion
Danish brand Tekla’s latest outpost offers elevated yet functional fabrics and homeware pieces.
How ‘Articles of Interest’ became a go-to podcast for fashion history
New York-based podcaster Avery Trufelman’s acclaimed show explores everything from modesty and military apparel to the politics of sunglasses.
How curator Olivier Gabet brought fashion back into focus at the Louvre
Fashion is once again a creative force at the Louvre in Paris, drawing record crowds and challenging centuries-old hierarchies in the world’s most-visited museum.
