Product Archive
Switzerland: The Monocle Handbook
Planning a summer hiking trip, some winter skiing, a city culture break or perhaps even something a little longer? Switzerland: The Monocle Handbook, out now, makes for the perfect travel companion. We present our favourite spots from Alpine dining destinations to river swimming and smart city hotels. We’ve also scoured the country for its most skilled artisans, providing you with the ultimate guide to Swiss fashion, food and design. Plus: for those looking to put down roots, we reveal the top places to set up a home, the clubs to join and the architects to consult. It’s time to explore this gem of a country afresh.
Cold weather jacket
Designed in Copenhagen by menswear label Works and Days, this jacket is based on an archive military liner and modernised for contemporary use. But what makes this jacket extra special is its custom fabric choice, exclusive to Monocle. Working with our design team, Works and Days selected the navy colour for this collaboration, along with the contrast moleskin collar and premier Italian wool for the lining. This item is made in a family-run factory outside Vilnius from Japanese recycled polyester taffeta.
Founded by British designer Raff Godfrey, this Copenhagen-based menswear brand creates timeless pieces out of everyday essentials. With a range of T-shirts, trousers, shirts and jackets, it’s just the place to go when you’re looking to freshen up your wardrobe.
Monocle flat white brooch
Inspired by Monocle’s cafés in London, Paris and Zürich, this flat white brooch was developed exclusively for us by French embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy and designed by co-founder Marie Macon. Handmade using the heritage embroidery technique of cannetille.
Paris-based embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy specialises in bringing witty, elegant stories to life in a series of hand-stitched brooches and patches.
Large B5 softcover linen notebook
Our linen notebooks come in three sizes and with soft or hard covers. All contain dot grid paper and six pages featuring 20 Monocle ideas for living a quieter, more considered life.
Wine-bottle brooch
Designed for Monocle by Marie Macon, co-founder of Paris-based embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy, this wine-bottle brooch is made by hand using the heritage technique of cannetille.
Paris-based embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy specialises in bringing witty, elegant stories to life in a series of hand-stitched brooches and patches.
Monocle Radio brooch
Developed exclusively for Monocle by Paris-based embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy, this Monocle Radio brooch was designed by co-founder Marie Macon and made by hand using the heritage embroidery technique of cannetille.
Paris-based embroidery brand Macon & Lesquoy specialises in bringing witty, elegant stories to life in a series of hand-stitched brooches and patches.
Small candle
Transport yourself into nature by lighting up Looops’ aromatherapy candles. Surround yourself with scents of spruce, vetiver and cedarwood with the Waldruhe (forest serenity) scent or re-energise with the Blütezeit (blossoming time) scent with its bursts of clary sage, bergamot and lavender. This small-size candle burns for up to 25 hours and provides a sensory experience for every room.
Julia Schliefsteiner and Markus Niederfriniger’s shared love of nature inspired them to create fragrance brand Looops back in 2014. Their scents draw from the Austrian landscape using 100% natural essential oils and plant-based wax. Handmade in Salzburg, the brand embodies a modern yet philosophical approach, aiming to promote relaxation and bring nature into every home.
Large candle
Journey through the Austrian landscape with Looops’ candles starting with the Gebirgsbach (mountain stream) to Bergluft (mountain air) and finishing with Einklang (harmony) scents. With each offering up to 55 hours of burn time, enjoy the aroma of peppermint, mountain pine and juniper as a refresher for spaces big or small.
Hand and body wash
Hand and body lotion
Suitable for even the driest of seasons, this hand and body lotion will restore moisture to the skin. Made from natural and nourishing ingredients such as shea butter and elderflower, this lotion is further fortified with active ingredients to continuously repair the skin. Its lightweight and fast-absorbing formula leaves no greasy residue.
