North Bennet Street School is helping to keep American craft alive. We meet the students stepping away from screens and turning their hands to traditional craftsmanship.
A conversation with Chris Black, co-host of the How Long Gone podcast, ecological risk in the South Atlantic, plus updates from our correspondents around the world.
Lithuania might be small but this plucky Baltic nation’s proximity to Russia means that it is ramping up its military might. Monocle meets its newest conscripts.
Monocle has a network of correspondents in cities around the world. Our brief updates here include news on an unexpected discovery in London, Bangkok’s marijuana U-turn and an arty theme park in LA.
There’s far more to having something made than measuring and fitting. In the hands of a master, it can be a collaboration that cuts out fast fashion’s waste and impermanence. Step into Neapolitan atelier Luca Avitabile.
Put away your smartphone and capture the moments that matter the old-fashioned way: on film. Pierro Pozella is on hand to resurrect your broken camera.
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 170.
Despite Finland’s many forests, its furniture designers are struggling to source enough wood for their products. We visit three firms adapting to meet the challenge.
Spending more time at home in the colder weather and hoping to give your interiors a lift? Follow our foolproof tips, from getting the lights right to reviving a favourite chair, and you’ll be well on the way to domestic…
It may be the state’s long history of living off the land but Iowans are up-with-the-sun kind of people, ready to roll up their sleeves and set to work. Indeed, this has become Iowa’s pitch as an industrious crossroads of…
An architecture school in the City of Bridges aims to arm the next generation of urbanists and designers with hands-on skills needed to combat climate change. We meet those who are spearheading their education.
Vietnam’s rapidly growing economy is becoming increasingly appealing to foreign investors, who are tempted by the dynamism of the country’s emerging middle class. Here, we explore the city at the heart of this transforma…
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…