A good book amounts to far more than just printed matter. Here, we explore the volumes that have touched the lives of 50 friends of Monocle, drawn from the worlds of design, culture, food and more.
Our current issue has come together thanks to the tireless efforts of our global network of creative folk. Find out about a few of the writers, illustrators and photographers we called on to report for Issue 172.
Subjects tackled by our essayists this issue: how the rise of AI might not have detrimental effects on human workers; why silicon chips might trigger a war in Asia; how Saudi Arabia needs to spare a thought for foreign…
Stateless Kurds have endured centuries of persecution across the Middle East. Now, Iran’s strict application of sharia law is driving Kurdish women to fight for their freedom.
Turin is a city with many bold and experimental mid-century residential developments. Using these buildings as an inspiration, a new generation of architects is continuing to push the envelope.
After many years of war and turmoil, Iraq’s capital city is slowly regaining a peaceful equilibrium. Now its citizens can relax and look towards a brighter future – one in which art, and the artistic spaces in which to…
A succession of forward-looking leaders have guided Holmes Murphy through the last century. The latest is Dan Keough, who built several offshoot businesses within the company before taking the reins in 2012.
Europeans have flocked to cities but what remains of the villages they left behind? In Spain, we meet the folk fighting to resurrect forgotten communities.