
Berlin film scene
The Berlin International Film Festival is one of the most influential showcases in the world and part of Germany’s rich cinema tradition. Join Monocle for a look at the city’s relationship with filmmaking.
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A band that shares a few of Monocle’s own city-centric obsessions, St Etienne has mined the rainy pavements, smoky cafés and sweaty nightclubs of London to tell cinematic stories of life, love and iconic architecture. Monocle’s Culture Editor Robert Bound meets founder members Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs in London to wish the group a happy 18th birthday.
The Berlin International Film Festival is one of the most influential showcases in the world and part of Germany’s rich cinema tradition. Join Monocle for a look at the city’s relationship with filmmaking.
February 2013
Political revolutions and their aftermath are fertile conditions for filmmakers. Monocle took a front-row seat at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, to witness the cinema of change emerging in the Arab region.
November 2012
The prestigious Prix Pictet is an annual prize for photography focusing on the environment. Following themes that have included water, earth and growth, the message for 2012 is power.
October 2012
Take your seats, sit back and enjoy a sample of the music and film highlights in the June issue of Monocle.
May 2012
The summer festival season is in full swing, and the Paleo Festival, held outside Geneva in the sleepy town of Nyon, offers an alternative to some of its grubbier European siblings. With the mountains on one side and the lake on the other, a wide selection of international cuisines, and an eclectic musical line-up, this is festival-going Swiss-style. Robert Bound dons his Wellies to see what it's all about.
August 2011
Monocle reports on how Korea's pop music industry is the country's most potent weapon in the global soft power stakes.
March 2011
Monocle attends the Sundance Film Festival to ask whether you still need a screening to break the box office.
February 2011
With a mission to track down, restore and share images of day-to-day life in the region, a valuable social history of the Arab world is being chronicled by the Beirut-based Arab Image Foundation. Monocle travels to Lebanon to visit a photographic archive and memory bank.
November 2010
The Montreux Jazz festival is a celebration of music in beautiful mountain surroundings with eclectic acts, good food and an atmosphere more focused on bonhomie than going bananas. Monocle's culture editor Robert Bound reports from the festival where people come for the music as much as for a good time.
August 2010
A wave of Arab tourism is washing over Istanbul - and it's all because of racy Turkish soap operas. Last season Noor, the most popular, was watched by 85 million people across the Arab world. Monocle sets off to the Bosphorous to join the guided tour for avid viewers wishing to live the dream.
January 2010
Sounds Like Teen Spirit, Jamie Jay Johnson's warm and witty documentary following four contestants in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, is a sure contender as one of the strongest factual films of 2009. Monocle's Robert Bound met Johnson in London to talk tunes, childhood and bloc-voting.
May 2009
From the art of travel to the architecture of happiness, author Alain de Botton's writings filter everyday life through a philosophical lens. Monocle Editor-in-Chief Tyler Brûlé met with Alain de Botton at his London home to talk about his latest book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, a lucid and detailed exploration of the workplace - from office to factory, fishing boat to call centre.
May 2009
In The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Alain de Botton reveals why we need an art that can proclaim the intelligence, peculiarity, beauty and horror of the workplace and, not least, its extraordinary claim to be able to provide us, alongside love, with the principal source of life's meaning.
May 2009
Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island's pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country's new heavy industry.
March 2009
A band that shares a few of Monocle’s own city-centric obsessions, St Etienne has mined the rainy pavements, smoky cafés and sweaty nightclubs of London to tell cinematic stories of life, love and iconic architecture. Monocle’s Culture Editor Robert Bound meets founder members Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs in London to wish the group a happy 18th birthday.
October 2008
Just when you thought all the fun and sugar had been stripped from the pop video, along comes Summer Time Love from m-flo's new album Cosmicolor. Released as a single last summer, we are particularly fond of Verbal's sharp styling, the girly performance by Emi Hinouchi and back-up dancers in kimonos and yukata robes.
April 2007
Make your winter merry and bright with festive chat and musical guests, premiering December 24-28 during The Monocle Daily. Or, catch the repeats from 31 December to 4 January.
December 2012
Monocle invited chef Jonathan Conroy into our Midori House kitchen to cook the perfect summer meal. He demonstrated the art of making a traditional Turkish starter, Mediterranean main course and a quintessential British classic – trifle – on film.
August 2012
They raced, performed amazing feats and made us all proud – we’re talking about Monocle 24’s Olympic team. For two weeks Monocle 24 delivered action-packed Midori House shows from the national pavilions set up in London by visiting nations. Our film team was on hand to capture golden moments but don’t forget you can listen again to any of our shows via the Timeshift player on monocle.com or downloading them from iTunes.
August 2012
“How museums became soft power ambassadors”. Monocle and the V&A hosted a discussion exploring how culture nations. Moderated by Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûle speakers on the panel were:
December 2011
From cutting edge upstarts to blue-chip stalwarts, London's art galleries are ever innovating with new spaces and new ideas. Monocle visits four that each in their own way show the art scene to be as bold as ever.
November 2011
Monocle friends Kylie Minogue and Verbal teamed up for this exclusive music video to mark the launch of Monocle 24, live on air twenty-four hours a day from our studios in Midori House.
October 2011
Editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé welcomes Gildo Zegna, CEO of supreme Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna, to the Monocle HQ in London to discuss the brand's centenary in 2010 and its longer-term future.
December 2009
A curious new shop has appeared in central London. Billed as a cultural apothecary for the mind, The School of Life sells ideas and inspiration, from evening courses to curated holidays, secular sermons to psychotherapy. Saul Taylor reports from the heart of Bloomsbury on the enterprise that gives new meaning to the phrase 'retail therapy'.
September 2008
In the first of a regular monthly series of international street profiles, we popped down to Lamb’s Conduit Street for a stroll and a little retail reconnaissance. Monocle’s Saul Taylor reports.
August 2008
In our July/August issue author Alain de Botton comments on one of the worst examples of urban development currently going up in West London. He joined editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé at Monocle's offices in London to discuss who's got it right and wrong in the city.
June 2008
Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and jetlagged debate have produced Monocle's definitive (and just a little subjective) guide to the world's most liveable cities. Correspondents were dispatched worldwide to assess the cities. The entire issue is devoted to the concerns, forces, people and policies that make our cities work. Highlights include essays by thinkers such as Jonathan Raban and Alain de Botton - who both take a swipe at questionable new developments in their respective cities, Seattle and London. And after the perfect city has been found, Monocle provides a special separate design directory on how to build the ideal house, as well as offering advice on how to create the perfect neighbourhood.
June 2008
Albam, a British fashion start-up, is keeping costs down without turning to factories in China for help. Founded by entrepreneurial fashion outsiders James Shaw and Alastair Rae, the duo's first shop is a breezy, airy space that shows their collection of menswear and accessories.
February 2008
Depending on who you ask, the importance of Frieze in the art world's calendar is second only to Art Basel - and often not even that. This year 68,000 people visited Frieze over 5 days to shop and window shop at 151 of the world's best galleries. Monocle's culture editor Robert Bound looks at the work of Deutsche Bank and Phillips de Pury in the context of this hot house atmosphere.
November 2007
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In Monocle’s Property Survey special, we meet architects, developers and designers for a masterclass in building better cities and homes. Join us as we explore everything from car-free communities in the US and a creative-arts estate in Australia to a revamped neighbourhood in Bangkok. Plus: we meet the man in charge of the Panama Canal, check in with the global textile trade and take a seat at some of the world’s best late-night restaurants. It promises to be a whistle-stop tour – come along for the ride.
March 2025 2 min video
Catch one of Australia’s favourite chefs, Neil Perry, at his new Sydney pâtisserie, jet over to Hamburg to hear from renowned fashion designer Jil Sander and swing by Downtown Los Angeles to discover the best lunch spots, top shops and ornate boltholes with Monocle’s very own Concierge. In short, it’s an issue replete with opportunities, inspiration and fresh pathways to success. Pick up a copy of our latest issue today here.
January 2025
In April, Monocle’s global leadership conference heads to Jakarta. Join Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and our senior editors for our fourth gathering of global business leaders. From valuable industry forecasts to practical advice on how to steer companies, this one-day conference promises inspiration and, most importantly, opportunities.
Find out more about the event and secure your ticket here.
January 2025 1 min video
Greece: The Monocle Handbook, is the latest in our series of vibrant country guides to inspire your next trip – or move. Looking to take the leap yourself? Buy your copy here.
January 2025 1 min video
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Monocle Radio highlights this week include a preview from our April issue, a report from the Nordic Happiness Summit and a letter from Dakar.
Monocle Radio highlights this week include a preview from our April issue, a report from the Nordic Happiness Summit and a letter from Dakar.
Monocle Radio highlights this week include a preview from our April issue, a report from the Nordic Happiness Summit and a letter from Dakar.