Whether idly doodling or hastily transcribing interviews in good old shorthand, Monocle recommends the best utensils for your daily tasks. From pens to paper, from U+ in Canada to Düller in Japan, our round up of the wor…
For Monocle’s Homeware Top 25 we present our round-up of the simply designed and yet endlessly useful things – from coat hooks to ceramics and cooking utensils to kettles – that make a home not just a location to escape to…
Since the dawn of time man has used all sorts of objects and implements to make life easier. But it’s only recently that artisans have embellished these everyday utensils with a heavy dose of design without sacrificing…
Anyone in Tokyo this weekend should make their way to Kappabashi, the neighbourhood synonymous with restaurant supplies and perfect plastic replicas of everyone’s favourite Japanese dishes. Kappabashi Dougu-gai, the area’s…
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.
Japanese hand-crafted kitchenware, social housing in Vienna that doesn't compromise quality of life and a Portuguese hillside winery that passes our design taste-test.
In this month’s rundown of life improvers, we have some desk accessories to get you sorted, Brazilian cosmetics to keep you smelling sweet and the best après-ski liqueur we’ve tasted.
Harumi Kurihara is an unlikely celebrity, a down-to-earth housewife at heart who has hit the big time with her cookbooks, TV shows and chain of cafés and restaurants. Meet Japan’s unassuming answer to Martha Stewart.
In 1949, Taiwan had one university, three colleges and a student population of just 5,000. Now there are 154 institutes of higher education, and almost a million students. This boom is partly attributable to the growth in…
Countries are busy investing in their tourism industries but this no longer means simply hotels and restaurants. Meet the next generation of maître d's, waiters and flight attendants who are enrolling in the world's best…
The acclaimed Turkish chef and restaurateur recalls a few culinary crumbs from his youth and opts for oysters, wine and a berth on a boat for his fictional final feast.
The annual Stockholm Furniture Fair is the place to see the work of new design studios who are dipping their toes into the market, alongside all the established brands – and, unusually, those that are somewhere in between…
In the cool mountainous village just north of Beirut, a chef and a fashion designer have transformed a traditional stone house into an idyllic, immaculately designed weekend retreat. The good news? This is just a blueprint…