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The Forecast 2025
December/January 2024/2025 - Issue 179
Konfekt - Winter 2024
Greece: The Monocle Handbook
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FreeWalker GL suitcase
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Salt mill
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Small A6 hardcover pocket notepad
Large B5 hardcover linen notebook
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Candle One: Hinoki
Candle Four: Yoyogi
Calavria roll-on fragrance
Welsh Lavender foot cream
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London
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CEO Neel Bradham talks about Parador, a leading company in the luxury interior-design space, who is working to expand the brand’s international presence. We discuss the value of balancing its flooring legacy with the entrepreneurial mindset needed for new markets.
Can the shared-workspace model work in manufacturing? We head to Bloqs, a pay-as-you-go workshop in north London, to hear how founders Arnaud Nichols and Al Parra are redefining the production process by providing creatives and businesses with flexible access to top-tier machinery, tools and a community of makers. Plus: we learn how Kabin founder Walter Craven uses the Bloqs factory for product testing and prototyping.
Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple, stops by Midori House to talk about her journey from public service to leading the company’s sustainability efforts. She discusses her background in government, including her tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Barack Obama, and how it has shaped her approach to corporate social responsibility. Plus: how Apple plans to deliver on its ambitious goal of full carbon neutrality across its supply chain by 2030.
Ettinger’s managing director, Robert Ettinger, talks about the rich heritage of the family-run leather goods business, the challenges of preserving traditional manufacturing techniques in a modern world and selling its Britishness globally. He explains how the brand maintains its commitment to craftsmanship and quality while embracing sustainability and innovation. Plus: we head to Vaasa, Finland where Wärtsilä is developing greener engines and other technologies of the future.
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is joined by Wayne Griffiths, the CEO of Seat and Cupra, Spain’s innovative car manufacturer. From developing more sustainable solutions for urban transportation to new vehicle launches, we take a look at the next generation of mobility.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by Jennica Arazi, the owner of Marbella Club Hotel, one of the highest-regarded stays in Spain. From what it means to run a hotel with such a great legacy to how customers’ needs might be changing, we analyse the work behind one of the world’s great luxury destinations.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by the chairman of Siemens AG, Jim Hagemann Snabe, at the company’s Munich HQ. They discuss where a firm so intertwined in the critical infrastructure of our daily lives is heading next.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the CEO of Ringier AG, Marc Walder. They discuss where media is heading next and what our constantly evolving relationship with news means for consumers and business-owners alike.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the former head of the Danish intelligence service and head of Macro Advisory Partners, Thomas Ahrenkiel. From cyber security to Russia, terrorism and beyond we analyse the risks that face Europe as we head into 2022.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the CEO of Miami’s Bal Harbour shops, Matthew Whitman Lazenby. Bal Harbour is a family-run retail mammoth with almost 60 years of history. Whitman Lazenby discusses how it will maintain its charm as it prepares for major expansion to its premises, and why footfall is booming, now more than ever.
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by the CEO of Finland’s Posti, Turkka Kuusisto. As Christmas looms, we ask one of the leading players in logistics whether we’ll be getting our gifts in time. Plus: how an innovative new flagship is designed to reinvigorate the post office as a physical space.
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by the CEO of Gucci, Marco Bizzarri. As the brand turns 100, we look at its evolution – and why embracing change is key to its future.
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins Ola Källenius, who leads both Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, to discuss why the original inventor of the four-wheeler is at the forefront of sustainable change.
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins economist Mark Carney to get a macro view on global economic recovery as the world gets back on its feet.
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé joins the senior vice president of Audi brand, Henrik Wenders. They discuss the essence of “Made in Germany” and why brand consistency is key.
In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé speaks with CEO of Siemens Mobility, Michael Peter. They discuss the future of train travel, how to balance a human and digital touch and the innovation that we should be getting excited about.
In this week’s episode, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins the outgoing mayor of Helsinki, Jan Vapaavuori. They discuss the path to realising Helsinki’s potential – and why functionality is sexier than it sounds.
Tyler Brûlé is joined by the director-general of the Finnish defence policy department, General Esa Pulkkinen, to discuss the benefits of conscription and the task of maintaining peace across Finland’s vast archipelago.
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