Florian Siebeck
Why digital-first furniture brand Tylko chose Berlin for its first physical shop after a decade of online-only
Stop by the new Berlin showroom of Tylko, the technology-first Polish furniture firm that thinks we should meet in person.
Can building Africa’s largest airport turn Ethiopia’s fortunes around?
For many Ethiopians, a drive to Bishoftu – a town about an hour outside Addis Ababa – has long been a gentle escape from the capital’s frenetic pace. The climate is cool and the…
Berlin’s arson attack has exposed a long-standing German division
As the German capital went dark after an extremist group set fire to a cable bridge, leaving residents without power for days, the nation’s political deeper crisis came to light.
At Intertabac, Big Tobacco is rebranding for a future without cigarettes
Clearing the air at Intertabac in Dortmund, where the tobacco industry’s nicotine high priests discuss a ‘smoke-free future’. What’s rising from the ashes of this condemned industry?
How Stephan Bösch brought Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa back to life after its renovation
How do you breathe new life into a place where history lingers in every corner? Monocle sits down with Stephan Bösch – the new managing director of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, southwestern…
If Greenland wants more visitors, it must fix its airports
When the ribbon on Nuuk’s expanded runway was cut last winter, the message was clear: Greenland is open for business. The reality has been less triumphant. Over the summer, international security screening was abruptly…
Tutankhamun has a new stage in Egypt. Meet the architect behind its creation
The Grand Egyptian Museum is finally opening. We meet the CEO of Atelier Brückner, Shirin Frangoul-Brückner, who took on the herculean effort to give the world a glimpse of ancient Egypt’s wonders.
Germany’s train chaos: How did Deutsche Bahn go off the rails?
Germany’s railways are in crisis. Trains run late, tracks crumble and management looks away. Rail expert Christian Böttger explains how the state-owned enterprise got so offtrack – and why billions won’t fix it.
Can this Cold War-era train revive the romance of rail travel?
A team of enthusiasts is restoring a vintage train, ready for service next year – bringing back a golden age of rail travel promising adventure, human connection and a vision of high-speed modernity.
