Trish Lorenz
Americas
The man who succeeded Hugo Chávez, plus race relations in the US and a red-letter day for Canada Post.
Business
An initiative letting US residents decide on the make-up of their high streets and a Swedish energy drink.
x08 Essays
From architects and chefs to writers and directors, our contributors consider what draws them to their favourite cities and what quality of life means to them.
Diplomacy
Stepping into the office of Adrian Farrell, Ireland's consul general to Texas and the Midwest.
Business
The growing trend for temporary retail spaces, health food in China and the height of the Haitian fashion.
Helping hands
For nearly 200 years a small community in Aveiro in Portugal has created handmade porcelain that interprets the nation’s heritage.
How to shop
Mercado do Bolhão, Porto’s much-loved open-air food market, celebrates its centenary this year – a feat that is largely down to its charismatic stallholders.
Building the dream
Engineering company Arup connects the Sydney Opera House to the proposed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The owner-operated firm’s pioneering staff are the go-to team for constructing the seemingly impossible.
Design for life?
It’s graduation time in design schools. But will there be jobs for the new talents – and do they deserve them? Monocle asks leading players if we’re creating the designers we need.
