Grace Charlton
In a city of perfect suits, Milano Fashion Week Men’s is on a quest for endurance
From Zegna’s handover and Stone Island’s material experimentation to Armani’s historic first post-founder collection, Milan’s autumn/winter 2026 menswear season proved that craft and conviction still cut through. Here are our top-10 highlights.
In Florence, Italian tradition is being kept alive through a new renaissance
The Tuscan capital has long attracted visitors with the promise of timeless wonders – but look closer and you’ll also find a forward-looking city that’s eager to serve up fresh, contemporary delights.
How Maison Kitsuné’s Gildas Loaëc keeps his second home flourishing through the year
When French entrepreneur Gildas Loaëc commissioned a residence in Bali, he intended it to serve as a second home that he would occupy for two weeks every two months. But once it was completed,…
The five architecture and design books you should be gifting this Christmas
Spruce up coffee tables and top-up design knowledge with these five Monocle-recommended monographs.
Bright, bold and bustling, Design Miami 2025 celebrates colour and creativity
When the first edition of Design Miami took place in 2005, the fair dedicated to collectable design might have been considered, at best, a quirky sideshow to the glitzy Art Basel Miami. A space…
Ten iconic European design pieces to cosy up your living space this winter
Make your house as salubrious and snug as a ski lodge with a selection of our favourite interior pieces for the colder months.
How Devaux & Devaux revived Mont Salève, the iconic 1930s cable-car station above Geneva
'The balcony of Geneva' has finally been fully realised by an extensive renovation.
Cesar Equipment, a new Scandinavian ready-to-wear label designing well for harsh winters
We chat to the co-founder of the up-and-coming brand, Andreas Åhrman, for a closer look at its collection and learn more about its ambitions.
