Joana Stichini Vilela
Europe
EU trade talks with the US turn prickly, plus the UK's Labour party's trials and tribulations.
Food
Crossing the River Thames to south London reveals a burgeoning food scene. We also unearth must-try dining spots in Porto, Singapore, Toronto, Paris and a Milanese meal to remember.
Join the peace core
Quiet yet central, Campo de Ourique became a creative hub with the rebirth of its market.
Inventory no.83
This month’s Inventory is a treat for the senses – from tactile notebooks and fragrant soap to sculpted oak hangers and model replicas of a brutalist London.
Business
The indigo-dye farmers of Shikoku Island and how Italian racing bicycles are leading the breakaway.
Europe
Sky-high rents in Switzerland. Vienna's Wien Mitte and a Q&A with Lisbon architect Goncalo Ribeiro Telles.
Inventory no. 61
This month, the natural world brings wood, leather and rare essences to the fore and creates unexpected combinations with chocolate-and-caramel tea and a vodka that starts life with a cow.
Europe
We get to grips with the Belgian PM's colourful sense of style. Plus a Q&A with European Commissioner Karel de Gucht and news from Lisbon and Liechtenstein.
Soft central
Even Moscow now courts persuasion over coercion. Monocle's third annual Soft Power Survey ranks nations by charm, culture and clout — revealing who wields influence best, and who squanders it.
