Ben Quinton
Shop, read, watch
Pleasing ceramics, lovely lights, drinks with a kick and desirable gadgets.
Sleep with me: How mattress start-ups are reshaping the sleep market
The sleep industry is waking up. Mattress-in-a-box companies have sprung up, but are these new arrivals really delivering a dream product? We investigate the booming market and its key players.
I bought the factory
Monocle meets the hands-on brand owners so in love with the art of creation they bought their own factories.
Addis Ababa: Bloom town
Once a byword for all that ailed African nations, Ethiopia is again playing to its strengths – and its booming capital, Addis Ababa, is at the centre of the resurgence.
Unique exhibit
Martin Roth, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has broadened the institution’s artistic scope in his four years in charge and has a plan for the next 10: championing culture’s role in society.
Isle be back
Neglect of the Irish design industry has seen signature brands all but disappear. Now, a regeneration is underway and Ireland is ready to show the world its creative talents.
The new brigade
Across a broad spectrum of industries we bring you an insight into the gamechangers that we expect to see pushing the envelope over the coming months and years.
Expo 60: Class act
Central Saint Martins is flying the flag for art and design education in the UK, despite short-sighted government policies. Monocle goes back to school.
Everything changes
James Brett, founder of the popular Museum of Everything, dislikes pretence in art but loves the weird and wonderful. Monocle meets him before his next show at London’s Selfridges department store.
Special delivery
Monocle offers an insight into the world's most efficient and well turned-out logistics companies, from transporting cash in South Africa to packing delicate contemporary art in London.
