Product Archive

Issue 165

Who tops our liveable leaderboard? Monocle's annual Quality of Life Survey puts the world's best cities through their paces and profiles the urban centres on the up. We also get set for summer by gardening in Hiroshima, dining in Marseille and dancing in Mexico City. Plus: how Bratislava's bass-playing, architect mayor is helping the city to find its groove.

Issue 169

Monocle's bumper December/January double issue surveys the world's most influential nations, from the European country with visa-free travel to 190 states to the Asian outpost with a crooning president. Elsewhere, we reveal the history of French animated storytelling with a comic of our own and plot a course for a fruitful festive shopping spree in a city near you.

The Forecast 2021

Monocle's annual special issue The Forecast is your guide to the year ahead. It's full of thoughtful advice and predictions from a diverse range of experts hailing from the worlds of fashion, business, aviation and more. Whether you're wondering which cities are best for start-ups or what sort of art to invest in, the 2021 edition of The Forecast will steer you in the smart direction.

Konfekt – Issue 2

Konfekt is a sharp, elegant and well-turned-out new magazine from the creators of Monocle. Edited between Zürich and London, and printed in Germany, it is a sumptuous quarterly publication covering fashion, travel, design, drinking, dining and culture in both English and German. Issue 2 will be on newsstands on 8 April. It's brimming with spring looks, city dispatches and important conversations. We scope out a fine vineyard in Porquerolles, profile a Portuguese palace-turned-residence and visit Vienna's 16th-century Spanish Riding School to meet the women behind the reins. There are thoughtful essays, recipes, regimes and a weekend itinerary in Sardinia, plus interiors to covet and interviews with inspiring women. Keen to learn more? Then it's time to turn the page.

Issue 138

“Time for change” is the theme of Monocle's November issue. It's packed with inspiration, ideas and long reads covering everything from urban heroes who are improving cities to businesses on the rise and voices from the media in US swing states. Inside is everything you need to rethink how the worlds of politics, business, design and travel work. Plus: offbeat wines, fashion fixes and canny developers to watch.

Salone del Mobile Special 2022

Monocle's biggest ever newspaper casts its gaze across a summer of cultural happenings and design get-togethers in Europe. Milan Design Week is the main focus, with the industry's most important event receiving a comprehensive preview from our correspondents and editors. After admiring the best new furniture releases from London to Japan and Milan, we highlight the other key creative events in Europe. From the sunny showcases of Venice's Art Biennale to the must-see exhibitions of Basel's Design Miami this newspaper provides essential summer reading for art lovers and design aficionados.

The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs

A job for life is hard to come by but what about a vocation that helps you live well? This is the upbeat starting point of The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs, a handbook that's designed to encourage, inspire and perhaps even gently prod readers into taking the plunge and starting something for themselves. Inside you'll find canny case studies of 100 businesses that succeeded, ideas on where to base your business and advice from more than 50 industry experts on everything from finding funding to scaling up. There are ideas and opportunities for everyone from a first-timer with a dream to seasoned entrepreneurs mulling over their next venture. This isn't about getting rich quick but rather a handbook for those interested in building something with integrity. Could your next venture help revive a high street along the way? What about making something that lasts and treads a little lighter, or creating something you'd be proud to pass on to the next generation? Isn't it time you turned the page? Let's get started then.

Issue 133

Monocle's home-focused May issue goes beyond the dramatic headlines to look at how to create spaces that are apt to linger in. We launch a manifesto for building better, look at the firms eyeing up the domestic market and profile a few elegant residences. Elsewhere, we examine the importance of keeping manufacturing onshore, decode the US political advertising industry and recommend the best media to hunker down with. 

Konfekt – Issue 10

This issue of Konfekt celebrates the promise of spring, with bracing hikes, adventurous road trips and long dinners filled with sparkling discussion and searching debate. We'll picnic on the cliffs of northern Corsica, journey along Slovenia's coastline and check in to a new hotel in the heritage-rich village of Lefkara in Cyprus. Plus: chic looks, inspiring interiors and piquant Indonesian recipes.

Issue 163

Monocle's third annual Design Awards honour the top 50 objects, places and designers that have popped onto our radar over the past year. Expect stunning buildings, cosy furniture and saké in cans. Elsewhere in Issue 163, we find out how Russians recruit spies (and why they need to), set up home at the world's premier property fair and step out in spring fashion.