Ivan Carvalho
Way to go
The signs that enhance our cities come in a chaotic mix of shapes and sizes. The craft of creating inspiring text falls to those with clear heads – the sign-writers.
Thanks for the rides
Work is fun, literally, for Italian firm Zamperla, which has been making fairground rides big and small since the 1960s for places ranging from Coney Island to Pyongyang. Monocle fastens its seatbelt.
Eat, drink and be ferried
We visit a restaurant in Madrid promoting English food, a Chinese craft brewery educating locals and a pair of Berlin boathouses offering a unique way of navigating their beautiful lake location.
Part of the furniture
Architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni will turn 100 this year. He has plied his trade in Milan since the 1940s, as famous for his exteriors as for his furnishings company, Azucena.
Settee slicker
B&B Italia is renowned for its curvaceous and audacious design. We dropped in to its hi-spec hideout near Milan to cast an eye over the craftsmanship that defines its globally expanding business.
Inventory no. 62
Time to shine your shoes, pamper your pooch and brighten up your home with this month’s assortment of objects.
The best of times
Each year there are two must-attend watch fairs in Switzerland. The vast Baselworld is still some months away but at the smaller, perfectly formed SIHH the talk was of slimming and self-reliance.
Building sights
BAU is the world’s largest fair for the construction and architecture industries. From grand designs to garden sheds, Monocle visits the design world’s most no-nonsense gathering in Munich.
Design & architecture
The latest buildings, most innovative products and most promising talent.
