Design
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Fashion
We profile Japanese zip-maker YKK in our Workhorse series. Plus, a Q&A with Folk’s founder, new classics from Our Legacy and 10 Corso Como’s latest outpost in South Korea.
Architecture/Design
The CEO of furniture retailer Wohnbedarf previews the Milan furniture fair, plus a new gallery in Bolzano and a fuel stop in Navarra.
On the hop
Riding to and from work is a time for contemplation. It always pays to pack a tote with a few essential elements to guarantee you start and finish the day with a sunny disposition.
Signs of the times
You may not know its name, but you use its designs weekly. Italian company Solari revolutionised train and airport information boards in the 1950s and continues to innovate with modern technology.
Master of the robes
A decade ago, teenage boys in Tokyo rarely wore kimonos. Now, attitudes to national identity are changing, and Genbei Yamaguchi’s new collection for United Arrows is targeting this shift.
Oil painting
Dubai believes luxury and sunshine can seem stale without culture. Monocle visits Art Dubai to see who’s buying and ask if an oil state can reinvent itself as a capital of culture.
Reality bites
German artist Thomas Demand is known for his extraordinary lifelike model sets. We meet him at Berlin’s Cantamaggio, where he dines regularly as he cannot cook and loves the ritual of a good meal.
Europe
The style of Russia's new first lady, and the not-so private lives of Finland's politicians.
Genbei Yamaguchi
A decade ago it was rare to see a pair of Tokyo teenage boys out shopping in kimonos. But attitudes to national identity are starting to change. Genbei Yamaguchi's new collection for United Arrows…
