Amid the forested mountains of Japan’s southernmost prefecture, an exclusive villa welcomes a single group of guests each night. We dropped in to see how its owners are creating a unique destination rooted in the natural…
Our team of well-journeyed reporters offer their thoughts on the route that forward-facing tourism should be taking in 2024, plus some personal perspectives on what makes a tour truly grand, be it on wheels, wings, rails…
In cities worldwide, recipes for traditional cakes and pastries have been passed down through generations, with the resultant treats now baked into the identities of the places and their people. These desserts are often…
Christmas shopping in a new city – or even, at times, one you’re familiar with – can be exhilarating. You just need to know where to go. Which is why we’ve pulled together these lists of enticing stop-offs in some of our…
For the third annual Monocle Design Awards, we’ve scoured the globe for the best in architecture, furniture, graphic design and more, to celebrate projects improving our lives – while looking good.
A ryokan in the small city
of Maebashi with 300 years of history has been brought up to date in stunning fashion. Now the Shiroiya
is attracting premier design
and hospitality talent to
a quiet corner of Japan.
As Artcurial prepares to put the art and furniture of fashion designer Kenzo Takada under
the hammer, we take a peek behind the scenes in Paris, at
a collection as vibrant and eclectic as its owner.
Regional produce, a passion for perfection and a rejection of the latest
fads shows how a country can have an enviable culinary culture. We
take a tour of the quietly pioneering Swiss food landscape.
What are the external factors that help young companies thrive? We profile a trio of clever cities, where doing business is a pleasure – and that are bound to flourish when the world gets moving again.
Vienna’s Kaffeekultur is world famous and so are its teeming cake counters. We meet the folk behind the city’s best Mehlspeisen and ask how the capital cornered all things confectionery.
The Halekulani hotel is a dream destination for its Japanese guests, with just one drawback: it’s in Honolulu. So the owners decided to reproduce its many charms in a paradisal landscape closer to home.