Marie-Sophie Schwarzer
Wealth of good material
Germany’s financial powerhouse has a lesser-known face as a quietly influential news hub. Monocle visits to discover a city rich in newspapers and broadcasters unafraid to deal with complex stories.
Craft: Make it big
From Detroit to Frankfurt and Sagamihara, three makers demonstrate how having a vision, the confidence to follow it through and the ability to adapt can pay huge dividends for entrepreneurs.
Inventory no. 94
This month we deck out readers with seaside-inspired trainers, Bulgarian beach bats and a new brew from Barcelona. Plus the German bags worth bragging about and fishing lures to angle for.
Fashion
A world tour of wardrobe wonders, lingering a while at the Bangkok International Fashion Fair.
Shorts story: Tracht & Country fair
Fashion meets folk as new designers cut out the kitsch in traditional alpine clothing.
Inventory No. 93
Spirits, shoes and ceramics are just a sprinkling of the products we’re pining after this month.
Start small: Design villages
The rural communities that have built on their craft heritage to stay relevant in an urbanised world.
Business
Making empty space work in the UK, Turkey spreads its wings and microfinance on the march.
