Product Archive
The Escapist 2025/2026
Craving a getaway? Look no further than The Escapist, Monocle’s smart travel annual available now in-store and on newsstands. Inside, we make tracks for the Gulf of Guinea to explore the island of Príncipe, take a road trip down Australia’s east coast along the Grand Pacific Drive and check into a hotel at the foot of Mount Fuji. Along with new openings and the top tables to book, you’ll find astute insights from travel and hospitality industry leaders about what 2026 has in store. Now is the time to size up what’s on the horizon and make your plans for adventure. Off to Tangier? Florence? Or is it Taipei? The choice is yours.
Pack your bags, put your passport in your pocket and pick up your copy of ‘The Escapist’ now.
Small leather tray
Part of an exclusive collaboration between Tokyo-based leather-goods maker Hender Scheme and Monocle, this tray is crafted from custom-developed, vegetable-tanned Japanese leather. Dyed in a dark-brown finish developed exclusively for Monocle, its compact shape allows it to store keys, coins and other small items.
Medium leather tray
Sized for everyday essentials, this vegetable-tanned leather tray combines functionality with an elegance. Featuring a visible grain, natural markings and a deep-brown hue developed exclusively for Monocle, it’s shaped by hand and stamped with collaborative debossing for added character.
Large leather tray
A sleek statement piece for a desk or side table, this large leather tray is crafted from Japanese vegetable-tanned hide and stamped with Hender Scheme x Monocle branding. It’s ideal for organising workspace tools or personal items.
Large travel organiser
This large travel organiser comes from lightweight travel accessories brand To & Fro. Made by one of Japan's leading ultra-light fabric manufacturers Kajif, its nylon fabric is waterproof and semitransparent, making packing that little bit simpler. Featuring exclusive To & Fro X Monocle co-branding.
The Classic table lamp
With its clean lines and ability to provide a soft, ambient glow, this Lumena lamp is a beacon of modern South Korean elegance. Crafted with precision and designed for versatility, it features a dimmer to control the intensity of the light and it can be used both indoors and outdoors, allowing you to create the perfect ambience wherever you choose to place it.
Issue 155 – double issue
Where is the best place to live? What makes a city tick? How can we improve our lot? Monocle's Quality of Life Survey has posed this question for the past 15 years and 2022's July/August issue contains the latest. How does your city fare? Plus: hot looks, sunny stays and the perfect summer playlist.
Classic Valstarino
One of Italian menswear label Valstar’s iconic products. Made in Italy with stretch cotton poplin, the Classic Valstarino is inspired by American military flight jackets and features a five-button front and two patch pockets. Collaborating with Monocle, Valstar has customised the jacket with co-branded buttons and neck label as well as exclusive waistbands, collars and cuffs, only available to Monocle customers.
Issue 140
Monocle's get-up-and-go February issue highlights 50 ways to hit play after 12-months of pauses. We sit down with the Greek PM to talk about kickstarting a national brand, do a little disaster planning in Helsinki and highlight the businesses to benchmark from Tokyo to Toronto. Readers can also count on a raft of recommendations, recipes, makers and shaker-uppers – and even an imagined Monocle kibbutz. It's time to press on.
The Forecast 2023
Seeking reasons to be optimistic about the year to come? Look no further than The Forecast, Monocle's confident, opportunity-focused look ahead to 2023. From the folk leading New York's recovery to a department store betting on bricks and mortar, and fresh fashion for the next 12 months, the annual is packed with information and inspiration. Plus: the fourth Small Cities Index.
