Melkon Charchoglyan
Crowd pleasers
An increasing number of independent media outlets are launching via crowdfunding campaigns. But building on this income while delivering on promises is another challenge; we look at seven ventures playing to the crowd.
Tbilisi’s architectural revival
Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give its once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.
Tall stories
Are you sitting comfortably? It’s time for Monocle’s annual property survey, where we start with five distinguished developments.
Making tracks
Two German activists are touring Europe's classrooms, championing a proposal to hand every 18-year-old a free Interrail pass — betting that shared rail journeys can mend a fractured continent.
Making amends
Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give the once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.
Hamburg: The Monocle Travel Guide
We pull up a seat at a traditional Kaffeeklappe to see why coffee still makes this German port city tick. Available now at The Monocle Shop.
Well heeled
For beautifully made, perfectly fitting shoes, this family-run atelier is the business.
Counter proposals
Whether it’s an in-store workshop or just delightful service, it’s the experience that counts when it comes to shopping. Here are three great examples.
Drawing conclusions
Illustrator Jacques de Loustal sketches out the dangers of meeting your heroes over lunch and explains why France is in a league of its own when it comes to cartoons.
