Renewing a heritage brand takes a special kind of vision. As the newly installed head of fashion house Hugo Boss, Daniel Grieder explains how he is balancing traditional tailoring with innovative technology to create a…
To mark Monocle’s 15th anniversary we’ve asked 14 faithful photographers in seven key cities to shoot a portrait of one another and share their insights on the importance of visual storytelling, being present and the craft…
This issue is an ode to the summer road trip; we visit the French cowboys of the Camargue (and meet the artisans crafting their distinctive apparel) and hit the road with Slovakian fashion designer Kristína Šipulová.
Shiny new infrastructure projects are often a way for mayors to broadcast their ambition and boost publicity (Garden Bridge, anyone?). But, as these five schemes show, the smartest planners present viable solutions to real…
Christopher Lord reporting from the Aegean coast, Turkey: Political upheaval and terror attacks have hit tourism hard here but beach clubs are being buoyed by a homegrown crowd escaping city life and uncertainty.
Bulent Eczacibasi heads the industrial group with a focus on pharmaceuticals that bears his family name – and he’s been creative to maintain success. In London for the Design Biennial, he tells us why patronage is key to…
EU-Turkey relations have been shaky following July’s failed coup and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mass imprisonment of journalists, political activists and academics; an act that the EU cites as a breach of…
“The future is in Izmir,” or so say the signs that have fluttered all weekend over the most liberal Turkish city on the Aegean Sea. As old as the Republic itself, the Izmir International Fair was the tradeshow that started…