Nic Monisse
Station to station
The second half of this year is packed with must-see design events, architectural projects and exhibitions.
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2023: The world’s most liveable cities
This year’s survey of the best places to enjoy all that life offers finds a world grappling with new urban challenges.
Festival season
Model-making in Rome, South Korea’s craft revolution and why good architecture should be a universal right.
Outer space
By adding satellites to its distinctive 1960s spaceship design, Nouvelles Galeries has reestablished connections with its host city.
The Monocle Design Awards 2023: All 50 winners
For the third annual Monocle Design Awards, we’ve scoured the globe for the best in architecture, furniture, graphic design and more, to celebrate projects improving our lives – while looking good.
Purchasing power: Part 2
Japanese developer Sekisui House transformed Brisbane's West End with independent retailers and abundant green space, creating a thriving mixed-use community that attracts 26,000 daily visitors.
Purchasing power: Part 1
We celebrate the world of physical retail by visiting the pioneering boutiques, revitalised high streets and customer-facing vendors elevating the in-store experience.
Design
Is the fashion for simplified sans-serif logos changing? Plus: why trade halls still matter.
Back to my place
European fabric factories are suddenly luxury brands in themselves – all thanks to a reshoring trend that’s continuing to boom.
Urbanism
Sydney’s most important cultural venue since the Opera House, an Álvaro Siza watch and designer Ron Arad’s approach to work.
