Design
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Inventory No. 68
What's on our wish list this month, including a sturdy briefcase and a warming toddy.
Planting the seeds
The flagship product of Royal Copenhagen is its Flora Danica porcelain. The delicate dinner set is handpainted, an art that takes years of intensive training. We meet the master painter and her apprentice.
High art
From music to radio dramas and art exhibitions, the nations of the North are exploring their cultural identities and making the world take notice. Monocle takes a look at what they have to offer.
Art Market
A new gallery for installation artists in Auckland, a post-war art sale in Stockholm and an interview with collector Nicoletta Fiorucci.
The Kids are All Right
Learning from a master is a privilege in any sphere. To nurture ideas for the arts, Rolex’s Mentor & Protégé initiative has been teaming world-leading practitioners with promising prodigies around the globe. Monocle's culture…
Fogo Island – Part 2: Architecture
New architecture is a powerful way to brand a location but it’s not without risk when the local area is already rich in tradition and natural beauty. Monocle films journeyed to the remote island…
Way to work
Sydney repurposes military relics and heritage huts into shared workspaces, where bankers, dancers and PR consultants swap ideas across harbourside studios designed for a new, adaptable working culture.
What’s in a name?
From a Thai swimwear firm to a Swedish tannery, successful brands have a story to tell. We profile five companies with varied backgrounds but a shared quality: initiative. Here are their stories.
Family tree
George Nakashima was one of 20th-century America’s leading furniture luminaries. Following his death in 1990, his daughter Mira has carried on the family woodwork tradition and the company he founded.
Life’s a breezer
Braced on Maui’s northern coast, this eco family home stands out as a striking complement to the landscape; an iconic structure both open and resistant to the elements.
