Jamie Waters
Rooms with a view
We round up the sharpest and most forward-looking architects busy turning heads with their innovative retail designs, lush tropical dwellings and nature-inspired and welcoming commercial spaces.
Worldy goods
From chairs, lights and blinds to shops and office fit-outs there’s a wealth of exciting designers out there. Here’s our sampler of our favourite finds.
Entrepreneurs: The Nunhead Gardener
Monocle Films heads to the leafy suburbs of southeast London, where entrepreneurs Peter Milne and Alex Beltran have given up their corporate jobs to set up a charming garden centre.
Smooth selling
Boasting doesn’t come easy to the Basque but we meet the furniture-makers going against the grain, selling themselves and redefining their industrial heritage in the process.
Shop floor: Seeing green
We visit a US company making homes more eco-friendly and a garden centre blossoming thanks to its customer service. Their key to success? Having a clear goal.
