Masao Yamazaki
The conversation: Sitting pretty
Portraiture has a long history that provides rich insights into both artist and subject. Contemporary artists Gavin Turk and Peter Blake discuss their approach to this fascinating and freighted form.
Design
Furniture-makers, a type foundry and an events space to rent. Plus: our Design editor has some tips for the tradeshows.
Culture
A clubbing festival in Turin, a supernatural medical drama from Switzerland and a great John Grant album.
Smart thinking
Coming up with design solutions and bringing customers new ideas is what these entrepreneurs and companies excel at. Here Monocle meets the shop owners, designers and manufacturers making waves from Portland to Prague.
Design
A collection of postwar UK architecture offers a trove of ideas, plus our creative round-up.
Cinema craft
As a new book of rare vintage posters is published by director Nicolas Winding Refn, he talks to illustrator Steven Chorney about the crucial and colourful art of marketing the movies.
