Not long ago, many were questioning the need to have offices at all – but there’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high. We visit firms in Japan, Morocco and Italy to see how HQs…
Meet trail-blazing entrepreneurs with an eye for opportunity. From a Moroccan bakery elevating pastry into a luxury gift to a Welsh mill securing its future by becoming an employee-owned enterprise, we discover how thriving…
Is quality of life a sense of community, walking your dog on the beach every morning or being surrounded by greenery, all while being within easy reach of busier places? We soak in the bohemian blocks of Western Australia…
Kenzo Tange’s spectacular Shinjuku Park Tower has defined Tokyo’s skyline since its completion in 1994. The top 14 floors are home to the much-loved Park Hyatt Tokyo. Here, Monocle checks in for the last time before the…
From a perfumer with a focus on Japanese craft to an Italian shoe specialist that’s refusing to buckle on trends and a Swiss-based menswear shop with global connections, we try for size the businesses at the forefront of…
We sample what’s brewing in a Norwegian coffeehouse in Tokyo, reel in delicacies from the deep in Stockholm and fill up on Anglo-French fare in London. Meanwhile, Belleville brings the spirit of revolution to Parisian…
From a trailblazing Japanese label’s hi-tech textiles to a Danish coffee roastery’s foray into fashion, we look at the designers and brands taking delight in challenging expectations.
Good things come to those who wait. And wait. But is that old adage the reason why we’re all too eager to form an orderly line in anticipation of some hitherto unavailable luxury – a new phone, say, or even a particularly…
The latest edition of the Monocle Design Awards is here to celebrate the year’s most inspiring and ingenious products, models and structures – and the people who conceive them – as they set the standard in both form and…
Ollie Adegboye /As the fashion market becomes ever-more saturated, there has never been a better time to interrogate our understanding of luxury. A focus on timelessness and quality can reshape our perspectives and cut…
A conversation with Chris Black, co-host of the How Long Gone podcast, ecological risk in the South Atlantic, plus updates from our correspondents around the world.
What makes a well-considered development? Our pick of new projects offer some intriguing clues and the resulting buildings are becoming industry benchmarks.
