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Product design

Hammer time

Bulgari has become a major player in luxury timepieces. Monocle meets its watch-making team to find out what makes them tick.

  • Issue #158
  • 7 min read
Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani sitting at his desk in his office with shelves of books and design materials behind him
Politics

Affairs

Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti shaking hands with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
Fashion

Trendsetting trio

These three fashion trailblazers are looking beyond established practices to bring alternative perspectives and a viable future to the business of making and selling clothes.

  • Issue #157
  • 13 min read
Marie-Claire Daveu sits at a wooden table wearing a geometric patterned black and white blouse
Urbanism

Best in town

From architects to street-lighting experts, these firms are keeping our cities liveable.

  • Issue #155
  • 11 min read
Yellow modernist kiosk with geometric design featuring a vendor inside and customer outside
Architecture

Force of nature

Italy's leading landscape designer Pietro Porcinai brought modernism to traditional gardens, passionate about ensuring greenery was part of any built environment. His legacy is more pertinent than ever.

  • Issue #155
  • 9 min read
Hand-drawn architectural plans and drawings by Pietro Porcinai for a villa garden in Florence showing detailed landscape design
Food & Drink

Business

Croissant-mania consumes Berlin, and talent leaves China as a result of lockdown fatigue.

  • Issue #155
  • 7 min read
Baker in orange shirt packaging pastries into paper bag at La Maison bakery with bread shelves and display case
Design

The Monocle Design Awards 2022

From the smartest greenhouses to the prettiest glassware, the Monocle Design Awards celebrate the most pleasing projects that bring our homes and cities to life.

  • Issue #153
  • 45 min read
Anne Street Garden Villas by AOG Architects showing colorful social housing development with individual identities for each dwelling
Retail

On the button

A Seoul menswear boutique has evolved from humble vintage-hunting beginnings to become a coveted destination for discerning locals seeking perfectly curated Korean and international brands.

  • Issue #152
  • 20 min read
Interior of 8Division menswear store in Seoul showing minimalist white concrete design with clothing racks and displays

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