Meet a few of this issue’s creators.

Andrew Tuck introduces the issue.

Our Opener offers an inside view of the world of Monocle. Come on in...

We step behind the scenes of Hokkaido’s ice-sculpture event.

The Italian creative director on the virtues of craft and couture.

Curious about how one of the world’s top furniture firms puts its pieces together? Meet the team behind Cassina.

Why Western leaders shouldn’t allow themselves to be pushed around by Donald Trump.

The importance of soft power, Algeria’s chocolate-hazelnut spread and France and Italy’s spat.

Why meeting prospective employees in person yields the best results.

Norway’s Holmøy Maritime and luxury gifting business Colford.

A community library in Singapore, Finland’s new soundtrack and more.

Lisbon’s design museum, an off-piste dinner in Aspen, and Thai architect and singer Yarinda Bunnag.

How a former colonial redoubt at the southern tip of India’s second-largest city has become an artistic and architectural haven.

Monocle charts a course through the skies to find out why so much of the world’s airspace is currently off-limits.

Want to stage an art heist? Read on. Plus, a former MI6 consultant on the undercover work of female spies and making a case for rearming Germany.

How Seville is shaking up the world of flight, thanks to its industrial legacy.

Following a record year for the market, we take a deep dive into the art of collecting.

The Catalan tradition of building human towers dates back to the 18th century. We visit Tarragona to find out how the custom is stacking up.

Three businesses and people making themselves heard among the noise.

Cool sounds to listen to as you cosy up by the fire or host a party this winter, curated by Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

We visit three outstanding examples of traditional retreats offering a close connection to nature.

Why Amish and Mennonite furniture makers are increasingly being sought out by contemporary design firms.

A round-up of the best products and objects for your home, garden and office.

Damien Bertrand, the CEO of the LVMH-owned label, shares his strategy for success, from textile innovation to establishing a womenswear line.

Suits and jackets for women and men, style news and the brands to watch.

Jeweller Gaia Repossi on the value of simplicity and honing your aesthetic.

From slick suits to coveted coats, the essential pieces to keep the cold at bay.

Meet the Monocle Concierge, your personal guide to hotels, restaurants and shops off the beaten track. Join him for a tour of Paris.

We bed down at an Alpine chalet in the 800-year-old mountain town of Ernen.

Photographer Stefan Oláh documents the Austrian capital’s sausage stands. We get in line.

A celebration of the Feast of the Seven Fishes, with recipes from squid-ink pasta to cannoli with pistachio cream.

Some 20 designers, artists and writers tell us how to put on the perfect party.

We visit a modernist US ski resort up in the Rocky mountains that was built to withstand avalanches in the early 1970s.