Naomi Xu Elegant
What you’ve missed. Autumn 2024.
You’ve perused the trade press, thumbed the newspapers and kept your ear to the ground, we know, but with so much happening, even the best of us overlook things. That’s why our journalists have…
How mini but mighty microcars are changing the way we drive
With demand for cleaner ways to zip across our cities rising, we round up the 10 best microcars showing that less is more.
Affairs round up: Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”
Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”.
The architectural diplomacy of Swiss embassies in Singapore, Cuba and the UK
Embassies are not just places of work; they are also living representations of a country’s worldview. We visit three Swiss outposts of diplomatic design.
Tuned in
Drive‑time radio takes the edge off commutes from Singapore to Seattle. We meet its key voices.
Close quarters: What are the defining factors of a liveable urban area?
From the streets of a Neapolitan enclave to a beachside resort town in Japan, we head to three places where a sense of community is a priority.
Talking trash: Community efforts and new technology that are keeping our cities clean
From the Swiss inventor taking bins underground to an ecological pioneer in Bali, we celebrate the unsung heroes keeping our cities clean and tidy.
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2024: The 20 best places to live
Much of what defines a city’s quality of life can’t be quantified. We take a wider look to rank this year’s 20 best places to live.
Affairs agenda: Young Danish entrepreneurs, Ukraine’s therapy gardens and eradicating malaria
Denmark’s new wave of entrepreneurs, the introduction of Nordic therapy gardens across Ukraine and genetically modified mosquitoes as a move to combat malaria.
Paris 2024 Olympic athletes
As the Summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders – from a wrestler who’s also an MP to a ‘sports soldier’ – about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.
