David Michon
On design
To celebrate the collaboration between Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara, we contemplate the pursuit of perfection to achieve timeless appeal.
Watch this space
We visit the ambitious hotelier bringing warmth to the west coast of Norway with three grand hotel openings this year alone.
Practice makes perfect
Upgrading premises to cater for growth can be painful but one Swedish architect has moulded a 1930s apartment into the ideal replacement for his firm’s much-loved former home.
Do it Korean style
South Korea’s design industry was faltering for decades. Today the forward-looking Arumjigi Foundation is bringing it up to date with a healthy respect for the creative traditions of the past.
King’s Cross: urban transformation
Regeneration on a human scale is at the heart of property developer Argent’s vision for London’s King’s Cross. Monocle Films explores the reality of its urban concept.
School of life
The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris is an academic village of ideas on a global scale. Monocle attends campus to see what happens when countries come together in the classroom.
Fabulous spread
Chicken nuggets and burgers are on the menu, but this is no junk food. We visit a homespun Tokyo restaurant and sample new gin, wine and chocolate from around the world. Tuck in.
Europe
Leipzig's stocks rises to rival Berlin, Vienna gets into the (walking) zone and Moscow moves to tackle traffic.
Hook, Line & Bunker
The Swiss are infatuated with their tunnels and underground shelters - and have more of them than any other country in the world. Monocle's David Michon and photographer Beat Schweizer explored their hidden appeal.
