Sophie Walker
All over the shops
From Portland to Helsinki and Singapore, our selection of world-class retailers has you covered. Discover essential destinations for fashion, books, beauty and gifts in our global guide.
Land lovers
A new wave of entrepreneurs is trading city life for the countryside. We meet the people finding success in everything from Japanese heirloom vegetables to British seaweed skincare and German schnapps distilling.
Task masters
Decisive, outspoken, innovative, inspiring, bold; Monocle speaks to the steel magnate, hotelier, vintner, electricity group head and fashion distributor setting their own agenda.
Our heroes
Monocle’s annual round-up of 20 people who deserve a bigger stage. We cover diverse professions, from shoe designers to politicians, celebrating the life-affirming achievements that are shaping our world for the better.
Expo 41: The banished world
The notion of exile often evokes a more romantic era but for many leaders, a life banished from their homeland still beckons (fancy hosting a despised Tunisian president anyone?).
Europe
The British Queen's motorcade, a European space ship, the first direct flights between Russia and Brazil and the Turkish prime minister's branding potential
Schools of thought
With design playing a more integrated role in government and business strategy around the world, Monocle hunts down the establishments spear-heading new movements and others that are keeping traditional ones alive.
Business
Sydney's business district's new waterfront development, why Brazilian biofuels make a good investment, and how sustainable engineering is benefiting Africa.
