Matilde Viegas
Sharpen up
By listening to its customers, pencil-maker Viarco has secured global fans and healthy profits.
Different beat
Portugal is a recording mecca for acts from across the Lusophone world. But can it export its stars?
The Monocle Design Awards 2022
From the smartest greenhouses to the prettiest glassware, the Monocle Design Awards celebrate the most pleasing projects that bring our homes and cities to life.
Orders of merit
From a buzzy Berlin food hall to a Japanese lunch legend’s fresh start, we round up the pick of the new culinary openings, flavoured with a lip-smacking recipe for crispy chicken.
Business
We examine developments in the realms of electric aircraft, pyjama-suit hybrids and more.
Crest of a wave
The Galician port city is establishing itself as a hub of entrepreneurship, technology, international trade – and exceptional weather. Welcome to ‘Galifornia’.
Small is beautiful
Size isn’t everything. Our third annual index of the most welcoming, vibrant small cities around the world presents the best compact urban environments that do it all, focusing on quality of life and opportunity.
Snack to it
Cuba-via-Miami flavours arrive in Singapore's Boat Quay, while Lisbon gains a new rooftop retreat.
The Monocle Quality of Life survey 2021
We've tweaked our annual urban Quality of Life Survey to consider the cities best placed to prosper post-pandemic. Here’s how metropolises from Vancouver to Vienna are faring as the world’s most liveable locations.
