Design
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Printed matters
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s conservative design is a hallmark. But falling sales and modern reader expectations have prompted a complete redesign. *Monocle* gains exclusive access to witness the historic relaunch.
Fashion
American Apparel takes stock, Tom Ford gets personal, and Oteri's heels for the beach.
Mode in Japan
Next to the vast Tokyo International Gift Show, a smaller, edited craft and design show called For Stockists has become the hot ticket, thanks to its charismatic founder.
Vinyl frontier
The Eklund family has made the world’s most desirable vinyl flooring for over half a century. Now their seasonal collections are winning praise from the worlds of fashion, architecture and design.
Inventory No. 8
Beautiful bookmarks, must-have MP3 players and everything else you should covet over the next month.
Relaxed fit
Slowear successfully disregards ‘fashion’ in favour of quality, provenance and longevity, housing four of our favourite Italian clothing companies under one umbrella brand.
Palace coup
In central Milan, it often makes more sense to renovate than trade up. While a 100 sq m property costs €380,000 on average, one as covetable as this would set you back more.
Making it together
There’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high. We visit three firms to see how HQs with in-built factories are keeping staff engaged and improving products.
Track record
With the first Eurostar train departing from the renovated St Pancras International, we look back at its history from a 19th-century ale depot to a €1.15bn modern gateway, surviving bombs and wrecking balls.
