Gabriel Leigh
Inventory No. 57
This month you can stock your kitchen with new kit before settling down with a good book and a glass of something – beer, wine or milk and honey, as you see fit.
Retooling Motor City
For decades Detroit has been a poster child of the misfiring American dream but amid block after block of post-industrial decline there are signs that Motor City is jump-starting its economy. Years of under…
Retooling Motor City
For decades Detroit has been a poster child of the misfiring American dream but amid block after block of post-industrial decline there are signs that Motor City is jump-starting its economy. Years of under…
Monocle travel guide
A defence-themed travel round-up featuring rooms in former forts, military-run airlines and hotels favoured by war reporters, from the West Indies to Portugal.
Monocle travel guide – Hong Kong
In a city known to raze rather than save, the Tai O Heritage Hotel is a marvel. Housed in a 110-year-old police station, it is proof that restorative justice can be done.
Pack leaders
A photographer, a war artist, a special correspondent and a writer for ‘The New Yorker’ reveal what kit they take with them to the world’s conflict zones and how they work.
Most liveable city: Zürich
For a small city, Zürich’s 50 museums, theatres and concert halls are a subtle hint that there’s more than beautiful architecture, clean living and stunning scenery in Monocle’s favourite city of 2012. A strict…
Seoul Design
Long overshadowed by its neighbours, Seoul's creative community is flourishing as a new generation of designers, artists and entrepreneurs develop projects from product design to theatre spaces. Monocle's Gabriel Leigh travelled to the South…
Tasmanian Craft
In Tasmania, talented craftspeople are making use of the island's natural materials to design and build furniture, ceramics, and more. Monocle tours the island to meet the designer-makers putting Tasmanian personality on the map.
