Robert Bound
Talk of the town
‘Skavlan’ is Scandinavia's most popular talk show. Its host, Fredrik Skavlan, has a sharp eye for finding chemistry between guests. Monocle spent a day on and off-set with him in Stockholm.
Spread the word
A weight of passion, wit and intellect can be found on Italy’s screens, in its speakers and in print. Monocle delves into the quirks of the country’s news and entertainment.
Double vision
The arrival of the new Museo Jumex in Mexico City sees it sitting side-by-side with an earlier philanthropic art pile, the Museo Soumaya. Is the city big enough for both?
The highs of Lo-Fang
LA producer and musician Lo-Fang has impressed us with his soulful debut album, ‘Blue Film’. Here he talks inspiration, creative processes, floor stomps and how he came up with that name.
Media/art market
A magazine shop in a shipping container, an online platform for new brands, bringing Hong Kong's galleries together plus the latest from the art-sales world.
‘Typisch Deutsch?’
Punctual? Rigorous? Romantic? What does it mean to be typically German? Rolf Sachs, a half-German, half-French artist and designer with a wry eye and a scarf made from dusters, explores the clichés that form…
Show and sell
Collectors may only just be cottoning on but art is thriving in Buenos Aires, São Paulo and Bogotá, and with the help of Art Basel Miami Beach it is reaching new markets.
