Jack Simpson
The Monocle Design Awards 2026: The most beautiful buildings and architectural design
Eight spaces that caught our eye this year – from a trade school championing craft to a revived waterfront.
Good food, good company: The six best spots in London for a business lunch
From classic British fare to Spanish wares and a joint that has been serving seafood dishes since the 19th century, here are six London restaurants for productive business lunches.
Gear up for the season: Spring styles to pick up this week
A round-up of the best fashion pieces that will see you through the season, come rain or shine, city or countryside.
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.
