A selection of this issue’s creators.

Andrew Tuck introduces the issue.

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Belgium’s election and this month’s takehomes.

The six-time Grammy winner who is hitting all the right notes.

Monocle sips saké at a pocket-sized nighttime watering hole in Tokyo.

We meet the team preserving the printing press for the present day.

Why Meta’s news ban in Canada is a boon for the country’s independent media outlets.

Drones in modern warfare, Norway’s business-minded prince and the US election.

The UN’s World Meteorological Organization new secretary-general offers a ray of light.

Supermarket successes and Data Holdings CEO Chris Stott’s moonshot.

Could a return to its heartland in Seattle be the answer to its woes?

Ones to watch at Cannes, Mexican quarterly Manera and a Q&A with Amos Rex.

The Portuguese government’s visual rebrand sparks debate.

Mobility aids reimagined and Gucci’s game-changing furniture reissue.

We profile seven athletes as they prepare to step up to the plate.

Île-Saint-Denis’s 39-year-old mayor is harnessing the power of the Olympics to speed up his plans for regeneration.

The new infrastructure and ideas that are making Paris cleaner and greener.

We visit a high security hub that’s more like a fortress than a lock-up.

The colourful story behind the Danish paint giant’s state-of-the-art coatings.

With the Venice Biennale and Art Basel on the horizon, we turn our focus to the latest broad brush strokes in the world of art, including the emerging scene in Tunis, a contemporary gallery in a Valencia palace and silo-turned-museum in Norway.

Outsider art comes to the fore at this year’s expo. Here are 10 must-sees.

The Canadian collector raising the profile of lesser-known artists.

A look ahead to this summer’s art fair and a new Brazilian hotspot.

How Chiara Ferrari’s Inca-based hub is becoming a go-to for Mallorca’s cosmopolitan creatives.

The brand is bucking the built-in obsolescence trend by reviving some classics.

The theatrical reopening of an art deco love letter to the silver screen.

We get the inside scoop from industry experts at the world’s biggest furniture fair.

We meet Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion, to talk about the continued allure of the brand.

The watch brand’s CEO Alain Villard discusses the effect of its high-profile collaborations.

We hone in on craft-focused scent brand Le Labo Fragrances and learn more about loafers.

Gear up for summer with some of the French capital’s most snappily dressed men and women.

The laid-back members’ retreat in Athens in serving up and ace with its focus on activity.

Sun? Tick. Smart stays? Tick. Captivating mid-century architecture? You bet! Why now is the time to pay a visit to California’s modernist marvel.

We make ourselves at home in the bustling Sydney neighbourhood.

How the Hong Kong institution has stood the test of time. Plus: tech.

Encompassing town and city, warmth and wildness, we round-up some excellent openings.

The Japanese capital’s legendary stopover, a monocle favourite that played a starring role in Lost in Translation, is closing for an 18-month makeover. We bid a fond farewell – for now.