Felix Brüggemann
Business
Croissant-mania consumes Berlin, and talent leaves China as a result of lockdown fatigue.
State of the arts
Singapore's art museum transforms a cargo warehouse into an unconventional gallery space, challenging traditional exhibition formats while its main building undergoes renovation.
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.
Better together
An acquisitive Hungarian believes he has the recipe for central Europe’s first luxury group. Here’s his plan...
Setting the scene
In news bulletins, the background matters. We meet the Vienna-based designers whose television studios are the stars of the show.
Scene stealers
Chicago's Manual Cinema solved a stylistic puzzle for the Candyman sequel, using shadow puppets to recreate flashback scenes without jarring the new film's aesthetic.
Back on form
The 20 events, items and innovative makers that are shaping the design world as it regains its momentum.
Prepare for the Wurst
As a rule, sausages are treated as a matter of regional pride in Germany. Yet the down-and-dirty ‘Currywurst’ is the exception. We chew on the history of Berlin’s sauce-slathered guilty pleasure.
Club rules
After surviving the financial blow of the pandemic, the night-time economy is finally swinging back to life. We visit three venues that are leading the charge and meet the entrepreneurs behind them.
