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Stella Roos

Architecture

Brick’s blessing

At this huge ecclesiastical spectacle, it’s small details that count: its five million bricks were sanded by hand.writer

  • Issue #160
  • 1 min read
Interior view of Grundtvig's Church showing soaring yellow brick nave with wooden chairs and Gothic arches
Architecture

Freedom of expression

Turin is a city with many bold and experimental mid-century residential developments. Using these buildings as an inspiration, a new generation of architects is continuing to push the envelope.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Condominio Manolino, a castle-like apartment building with turrets, balconies, and ornate white details
Furniture

Fresh start

If you're hoping to settle into the new year surrounded by smart furniture and household wares, then enjoy our pick of the best design items for 2023.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Modern chess set with cylindrical white pieces of varying heights on checkered board
Fashion

Material world

Whether it's the soft lambswool of a cosy winter blanket or the seemingly delicate titanium of a premium watch, the composition of clothes and accessories matters.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Titanium Octo Finissimo timepiece in grey by Bulgari designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima
Retail

Wearing in

Tokyo's first North Face running store: specialized gear, services, workshops, rooftop near Yoyogi Park.

  • Issue #158
  • 3 min read
Three people sitting on wooden bench outside The North Face store window display
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
  • 6 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
  • 14 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
  • 8 min read
Yellow modernist kiosk with geometric design featuring a vendor inside and customer outside

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