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Galician wood: Meet the manufacturer going against the grain to prop up a region
The Spanish wood-products company Finsa is breathing life into Galicia’s economy and sustaining its natural environment by dovetailing a behemoth operation with circular efficiency.
Seven great ways to spend your money this week
Pairs of kicks for kicking back and getting moving, places to ponder and pieces to pick up.
Nine fantastic ways to spend your money this week
The new screening rooms, swimming pools and shopping locations that Monocle's fashion, culture and design editors have bookmarked for the week ahead
Neiman Marcus closes the door on a gilded age of American retail
Department stores can only survive if they see beyond the bottom line
Fifa’s shamelessness is its superpower – it only has one goal in mind
Football’s governing body, Fifa, is no stranger to fostering ties with problematic world leaders and controversial governments – but the 2026 World Cup might just be its most flagrant fawning to date.
How singer Charlotte Dos Santos channels Norway’s winter landscapes on her ‘Neve Azul’ EP
Charlotte Dos Santos has many rare gifts, including synaesthesia, which helps her to form musical ideas. Monocle meets her to discuss the city’s evolving cultural scene and her new EP, ‘Neve Azul’.
Studio Nicholson’s Nick Wakeman and Aaron Levine launch minimalist menswear capsule
The UK brand’s founder and creative director, Nick Wakeman, and US menswear designer Aaron Levine talk us through their new joint collection, and how they propelled each other to greater heights.
Bjarke Ingels and ARM Holding are redrawing Dubai’s map – making it greener than ever
Entrepreneur Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi has set out to redefine the built environment with a megaproject of such low-rise, community-centred and green intent that starchitect Bjarke Ingels has signed up to design it.
Interview: Junyin Gibson, brand and creative manager at Drake’s
Adopting a consistent mode of dress has many benefits, says Junyin Gibson, who tells us about his silver-screen style heroes and Anglo-Asian menswear inspirations.
Three new must-visit luxury openings in São Paulo, Kurashiki and Paris
High-end hospitality was once synonymous with uniform glossiness, whether you were in Tokyo or Trieste. But the industry is now focusing on experiences that reflect its surroundings.
