Nic Monisse
This celebrated Brazilian architect finds inspiration outside of the blueprint
From making short films to becoming friends with Radiohead, architect Isay Weinfeld says that there’s more to life than architecture.

What’s on Monocle’s July/August radar: Architect Isay Weinfeld and the Paris Olympics
The price of tourists’ incivility, updates from Europe’s coastlines and more.

Design agenda: Paris’s arrondissement culture and Miami’s public-park renaissance
How each of Paris’s 20 districts offer a unique identity to its residents and Miami’s newest adaptive reuse project gives the city a promising makeover.

Design agenda: Mobility aids reimagined and Gucci’s game-changing furniture reissue
nic monisse on… Widening perspectives It’s common to hear that a designer entered the profession because they wanted to create a better world for others. It’s an outlook reflected in our interview series from…


Design agenda: Key themes of the Monocle Design Awards, a revamped stadium in Bordeaux and a Q&A with Jesse Lee
Lisbon Design Week and a mid-century cooking school's new recipe for success.


The Opener
How to live: The Broader View Go the distanceTyler BrĂ»lĂ© on why taking a step back can give you deeper, more insightful perspectives. As we finalise our May edition and ink hits paper at our…
