Design
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Fashion
New shops to visit and a selection of elegant winter-warmers to add to your wardrobe.
Quiet triumph
The work of modernist architect Alvar Aalto is revered beyond Finland. In the country’s far north lies a barely known part of his portfolio: a city he planned from scratch.
Home comfort
In a cool mountainous village north of Beirut, a chef and a fashion designer have transformed a stone house into an idyllic weekend retreat. This is just a blueprint for an entire franchise.
Garden Party
We visit the world-leading garden trade fair where budding makers are challenging the supremacy of cheap imports.
Squared away
In Higienópolis, São Paulo, the Edifício Louveira apartment block stirs modernist ardour. Monocle meets the artist who finally found a home there, fulfilling a long-held dream in the iconic building.
Hive minds
On the 60th anniversary of Ljubljana’s revered Biennial of Graphic Arts, Monocle meets the Slovenian designers worth watching.
Right minds
From London to Mexico City, Monocle has selected five of the best practices with the architectural flair and interior ingenuity right for your next project.
Cutting a dash
What could be dismissed as a sleepy Spanish town is in fact a fashion heavyweight renowned for its leatherware. Monocle paid a visit to pick up some bags and brogues.
Take your pick
This month’s array of places to stay includes a regency-era London hotel, a renovated bank in North Carolina and a hostel in Tokyo that offers books instead of breakfast.
Work wonders
Manufacturing in Turin may have withered but the Borgo Rossini district has made grand use of empty industrial spaces to refashion a warm community in its place.
