Liz Kuball
Where the heart is
We need to live in places that can sustain us, will age with grace and that are parts of bigger communities. 'The Monocle Book of Homes' is a handbook for creating these vital spaces
Write on time
As consumers look away from their screens, business has never been better for the pencil brands experiencing sharp growth.
Choice cuts
Take your pick from fresh labels, cutting-edge pieces and inspirational designers that we’ve selected to usher in the new autumn/winter 2017 season.
Step into my office
As open-plan offices and hot-desking erode the personal workspace, we visit architects, ambassadors and creatives worldwide to celebrate the desk as sanctuary, status symbol and creative engine.
Leading the flock
Swedish adman Pelle Sjoenell shepherds a global band of ‘black sheep’ alongside a tight-knit team in Los Angeles.
Food & drink
The best places to eat in SantaMonica, new openings in Amsterdam, London and LosAngeles and artisanal cheese from Singapore.
A careful restoration brings Harwell Hamilton Harris’s Birtcher-Share House into a new era
How do you improve on perfection? For the owners of the Birtcher-Share House it meant asking what the architect would have done and matching his humility at every step.
Room for error
In the first of a new series Monocle tours great culture spaces for inspiration. Here, alternative gallery The Mistake Room leads by example as it raises the bar for global art outreach.
Diverse city
Our series on media hubs takes us to Istanbul, a city undergoing rapid change that is transforming its media landscape. Monocle explores the city’s diverse media offerings that are influencing the nation.
