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Making the cut
As global supply chains face strain, consumers are demanding furniture that is designed, produced and supplied transparently. We profile five brands that are rising to the challenge and enhancing their customers’ wellbeing.
Walk this way
A region in southern Spain has a pep in its step, producing speciality footwear for decades. Now the world’s premier shoe brands are striding towards its factories, keeping its industry running.
Small Fortune
Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.
Watch this space
Our round-up of innovators and fresh thinkers reveals how a storied food movement is transforming farming and what’s causing a stir between the covers in Jakarta’s new library.
Bright sparks
Some companies prioritize lighting, and for good reason. Effective lighting improves aesthetics, mood, and health.
Style directory
A former actor's fashion boutique in Victoria and Madrid's maximalist menswear temple showcase how independent retailers are redefining retail through personal curation and abundant choice.
Take cover
From aprons and kitchen whites to front-of-house outfits, the storied Spanish business providing trusty hospitality workwear is busier than ever.
Bon appétit
Pasta like you've never tasted before – Japanese style, plus an Italian family coffee house in Sydney, cocktails on the beach in the Algarve and the pioneers bringing aperitivo culture to the UK.
Affairs
Finland’s exemplary education system, new uniforms for the Swiss army and Andrew Mueller on the Nato summit.
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?
