Hugo Macdonald
Design/Architecture
Residences, homeware, furniture and everything that's on our radar this month.
House Quest
Housing needs a renaissance. Monocle meets the London firm reinventing the town house and talks to pioneering project leaders in Denmark and Japan.
Try again
Overhauling a business is a gamble: it can backfire badly or radically improve profits. Monocle meets 10 firms taking the risk and suggests 10 industries in need of a makeover.
Vienna Apprenticeships
Monocle surveys the relationship between apprenticeships and low unemployment rates in Vienna.
Design/Architecture
Monocle's round-up of the news, products and projects making waves this month.
Design/Architecture
Revived Le Corbusier pieces from Cassina, Made in Germany: Stowa watches, and a university cafeteria that rewrites the rules.
Schools of thought
With design playing a more integrated role in government and business strategy around the world, Monocle hunts down the establishments spear-heading new movements and others that are keeping traditional ones alive.
The leaders
Our heroes for the future, selected for their talents and problem-solving skills. During the recession, they have gone the extra mile to make the world a better place, giving us hope.
Orgatec
Ever sensitive to design in the workplace Monocle travelled to Köln for Orgatec, the biannual office furniture trade fair, to find out how the changing nature of work is affecting the market.
Inventory No. 38
Our selection of products made by new and established designers, including a barrister turned perfumier and a former pilot who makes canvas bags.
