Product Archive

Zipper duffle bag

Made in Japan and designed by New York-based label Bags in Progress, this zipper duffle bag has a water-repellant finish, and two interior and exterior pockets. It has an adjustable wide shoulder strap and a secure zip-top closure to keep your belongings safe.

Large Belém beach mat – olive

Taking its name from Lisbon’s Belém lighthouse, this pure cotton beach towel by Torres Novas features an absorbent terry material on one side and a soft fouta fabric on the other. Made in northern Portugal, this beach accessory features a bespoke co-branded label and comes in two colours developed exclusively for Monocle.

Kiosk T-shirt – tan

This heavyweight, organic cotton T-shirt was developed exclusively for Monocle by Lisbon-founded fashion brand Isto. Featuring an illustration of Lisbon’s traditional kiosks by Isto’s founder, each piece is made in Portugal at a family-run factory. Available in white or tan.

Candle One: Hinoki

The inspiration for our candle, made by Comme des Garçons in France, comes from a perfectly still, slightly chilly spring morning spent soaking in an indoor – or outdoor – tub in Kyoto. It is reminiscent of the moss and trees outside and the sharp notes of the boxy hinoki tub.

Drehgriffel pen

An ideal companion to your notebook, this ballpoint pen, from a design dating back to the 1920s, will keep you writing crisp. The pen works using a spring-loaded turning mechanism and its ink is refillable. It comes in colours that match our notebooks and is a design object to behold, with a geometric hexagonal barrel and a pleasing weightiness that lends to its retro quality.

Leather Christmas ornaments

Brighten up your Christmas tree with these three leather Christmas ornaments from Bangkok-based accessories brand Archives Design. Embossed with gold foil (“Time for a party”; “Starry silent night”; “Tis the season”), they are made by hand from full-grain cowhide and tanned via a natural, plant-derived process. Designed by Cameroon-born artist Maxime Mballa-Tagny and inspired by Jean Cocteau’s illustrations and West African Akan goldweights. 

Exclusively curated and picked from Archives Design’s collection for Monocle.

Scent Three: Sugi

Sugi – also known as Japanese cedar – is popular as an ornamental plant in Japan and has a delicate, clean and energising fragrance. After our collaborations with Comme des Garçons on Hinoki and Laurel we returned to them for this third scent. Developed in Paris by Antoine Maisondieu it comes in a Monocle-designed bottle and box. It is a refreshing scent that’s light but sophisticated, beginning with top notes of Mediterranean cypress and pepper from Madagascar, followed by iris from Florence and cedar from Virginia, and finished with pine and Haitian vetiver. 

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Scent One: Hinoki

Produced for Monocle by Comme des Garçons’ perfumer, Antoine Maisondieu, the inspiration for Hinoki comes from a perfectly still, slightly chilly spring morning spent soaking in an indoor/outdoor tub at the Tawaraya in Kyoto. It pulls together our memory of the mosses and trees outdoors and the sharp notes of the boxy hinoki tub. 

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Scent Four: Yoyogi

We’ve partnered with Comme des Garçons once more to develop our fourth scent: Yoyogi. Created in Paris by perfumer Nathalie Cetto, the fragrance was conceived by Monocle’s team and the fashion label’s Adrian Joffe before being perfected in the laboratory of Switzerland-based Givaudan. The appealing unisex scent takes its woody lead from cypress, freshly mown grass and wormwood and was designed to evoke the sensation of an early-morning run around its namesake: Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. 

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Scent Two: Laurel

Produced for Monocle by Comme des Garçons’ perfumer, Antoine Maisondieu, Laurel captures the scent and sensation enjoyed while staying with friends in Batroun, Lebanon. While many wonderful aromas drifted through their ancient garden, it was the distinctive scent of Laurel that punctuated an early spring weekend in the eastern Mediterranean. Laurel is warm, inviting and at times a little sharp – just like the country itself. 

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