Alexandra Aldea
Lucky escapes: The best new luxury hotels across the globe
From a new beach club on the sandy shores of the Aegean to a freshly revamped hotel that Parisian writer Honoré de Balzac once called home.
A new wave of restaurants bringing bold flavours to London, Rome, LA and Mexico City
From Mediterranean delights in London, seafood in a design-led lounge in Rome and European flair in LA to cosy Mexican cantinas, these are places to put the world on your plate.
Sonic wonderlands
From Oxfordshire to the Czech Republic, we explore three innovative international recording studios.
Dream factories
It’s time to liberate movies from the small screen. We visit five newly opened or renovated cinemas that are bringing communities together and celebrating the wonder of film.
The Monocle Design Awards 2023: All 50 winners
Monocle Design Awards celebrate global architecture, furniture, and graphic design improving lives.
Future projections
Curious about your next favourite book, film or TV series? We speak to industry insiders to uncover the passion projects and acclaimed releases that will be exciting audiences in 2023 and beyond.
Small Fortune
Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.
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.
Contributors
The writers, photographers and illustrators who have helped us to put together ‘The Escapist’ found some diversions of their own. Here are a handful.
