Nic Monisse
How the Ford Tourneo is becoming the taxi of choice in Europe
In Florence – as in many other cities – Ford’s Tourneo Custom is now the executive taxi to hail.
All aboard The Monocle Express, redefining luxury travel one dream at a time
Sadly, too many railway companies procure new rolling stock that borrows from commercial-aircraft configurations – crammed seating, little overhead space and overlit carriages. So we’ve decided to roll out our own dream ticket: The…
Even keel: Y Yacht’s latest sailboat balances beauty and performance
We step aboard the new German-built Y8 yacht to find out how its living space complements life above deck.
This celebrated Brazilian architect finds inspiration outside of the blueprint
From making short films to becoming friends with Radiohead, architect Isay Weinfeld says that there’s more to life than architecture.
What’s on Monocle’s July/August radar: Architect Isay Weinfeld and the Paris Olympics
The price of tourists’ incivility, updates from Europe’s coastlines and more.
Design agenda: Paris’s arrondissement culture and Miami’s public-park renaissance
How each of Paris’s 20 districts offer a unique identity to its residents and Miami’s newest adaptive reuse project gives the city a promising makeover.
Design agenda: Mobility aids reimagined and Gucci’s game-changing furniture reissue
nic monisse on… Widening perspectives It’s common to hear that a designer entered the profession because they wanted to create a better world for others. It’s an outlook reflected in our interview series from…
The Agenda: Design
Lisbon Design Week and a mid-century cooking school's new recipe for success.
