Liam Aldous
Working from home
A Madrid couple traded a shuttered family factory for a workshop-home, crafting leather bags inspired by doctors' satchels and old schoolbags — proof that smaller can mean better.
Food
From Auckland's burgeoning culinary scene to a Madrid newsroom turned restaurant, here are our tastiest finds.
Home runs
From the hospitable feel of Madrid’s Conde Duque to Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek, we explore opportunities in three vibrant neighbourhoods we would gladly call home.
Voice of the people
Thriving media should be the heartbeat of a city, asking big questions and entertaining natives. Monocle visits three outlets that set the agendas for their cities in print and across the airwaves.
Business
An initiative letting US residents decide on the make-up of their high streets and a Swedish energy drink.
Europe
Málaga's makeover, Poland's first openly gay mayor and Berlin's co-housing conundrum.
Under the sun
Creating a seat for the great outdoors often leaves designers lost. We’re glad to see makers of alfresco furniture that remain true to clean lines, hardwearing materials and quality construction.
Europe
On the road with Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Spanish emigration and the Turkish elections
On the home front: Edificio Princesa
It was designed by a suspect bohemian, houses a coup plotter and is today favoured by young, liberal creatives. Madrid's Edificio Princesa, once both bunker and luxury home for Franco's loyal cadre, is a…
Expo no. 83: On the home front
Madrid’s Edificio Princesa was designed by a suspect bohemian and houses a coup plotter. Once a bunker for Franco’s cadre, it is today a testament to the contradictions of Spain’s democratic transition.
