In the Netherlands, a fourth generation of blacksmiths has cottoned on to the fact that dedication and getting the simple things right can go a long way. Monocle meets the men from DeWit, digging deep for the garden tool…
In a sweet market that is all about the tiny details, Royce’ Confect, started in 1983, is now one of Japan’s most beloved chocolatiers. It has charmed its way round Asia and now has its sights on Europe.
The worlds of fashion and performance wear aren’t cut from the same cloth but you wouldn’t know it from the stalls at Ispo, the world’s biggest sportswear fair. The lines between Prada and Patagonia are increasingly blurred…
When Tokyo-based design guru Kenya Hara is asked to create graphics, he usually ends up advising a company on its entire aesthetic direction. This is how he became design adviser to no-label Muji. As well as generating…
As Canada assumes a greater role on the world stage, the nation’s companies need to promote a positive impression of the country. From maple leaves and mountains to beavers
and bears, we give the best of the bunch our…
As millions of students around the world head back to university digs, the residents of Casa dell’Accademia have it much better than most. Here’s a lesson in inspired design on a strict budget.
In a part of South Korea that is so remote it doesn’t even make it on to the map, 84-year-old Lee Bong-ju has been busy reviving the tradition of making beautiful, unique Korean bronzeware.
The furniture made by the husband and wife team behind Truck is so popular that the couple have been able to move into stunning new premises complete with workshop, showroom and their own café serving steak and doughnuts…
The suggestion that money is ruining football is nothing new. Agents are picking up eight-figure fees, the biggest clubs are vacuuming up all the best talent and the whiff of corruption is never far from Fifa, the sport’s…
Danish state broadcaster DR is maintaining its streak as Europe’s hit-thriller factory with the success of its latest drama Bedrag (Follow the Money). With the show having just passed the halfway point in its run on the…
According to the Chinese zodiac, the Rooster is supposed to usher in a year of change but Hong Kong’s lunar year began with a disturbingly familiar saga: the sudden disappearance of a prominent resident and speculation that…
Marlene Taschen, CEO of art-book publisher Taschen, talks leadership ethos, her hopes for the publishing industry’s future and why she doesn’t need to prove herself.
Unreliable labelling, products made in questionable factories – are luxury brands about to face Foxconn-style scandals? We look at the firms leading a provenance revival from LA to Helsinki.
Citizens the world over have been looking to their leaders to offer clear, rational guidance more than ever before. So who has conveyed the message well and who has failed to meet the most basic of requirements?