If the room you’re sitting in contains furniture made from wood, there’s a strong chance that the raw material came from Poland. More than a third of the country’s landscape is forest. These plentiful resources, combined…
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.
Disruptive fashion start-up Vollebak utilises highly durable, technologically advanced materials to make clothes that will dress many generations to come. And the brand’s low-waste, future-proof mission is winning it some…
Wake up and smell the possibilities. Monocle meets the entrepreneurs and perfumers creating distinctive fragrances that look after our wellbeing and represent key elements of the uae’s history and heritage.
Three Lufthansa alumni hatched a plan to rethink high-end travel with new Dubai-based airline Beond. Ultra-long haul routes and Ferrari-designed seats are just a few of the reasons that they are already off to a flying…
The past is important but give it too much weight and the present can slip through your fingers. Czechia’s makers know this all too well. From the communist era’s brutalist gems to Michael Thonet’s beloved bentwood furni…
Upcycled cashmere jumpers, duffle coats, denim jackets and an elegant two-piece twill suit engineered for the slopes – with these pieces in your wardrobe, you can keep your temperature (and spirits) up as the leaves come…
The beginning of autumn is synonymous with a wardrobe refresh. To help you in the endeavour, we have scoured fashion runways and designers’ studios around the world, from Laguna Beach and Tokyo to Milan and Singapore, to…
It’s the socially responsible brand that showed that doing good can look good too. Now Veja’s trainers are the go-to for cool teenagers and their mums. But what lies behind its success? Perhaps it’s that the founders aren’t…
From traditional wicker baskets and classic leather sandals to woven artworks gracing Chinese hotels, the artisans of the Mediterreanean are full of talent – and surprises.