As creative director of Hermès shoes, Pierre Hardy oversees a major part of the luxury brand’s €6bn-a-year empire. And while the footwear superstar is comfortable with the trainer’s market dominance, he’ll never step away…
Travel has been stilted over the past year but a beautiful crop of new Parisian hotels is giving people a reason to visit and plenty to write home about.
While many French companies have sought cheaper manufacturing options abroad, a few ambitious heritage brands have revived their fortunes by staying faithful to their roots.
We are living through a new golden age of debate and salons. Talks and conversations are the new religion. We asked our senior correspondent to spend one week at the heart of her city’s debates.
France’s raffish second city hides a sun-bleached natural charm behind its sometimes disreputable image. We take to Marseilles’ lesser-known locales and head out along the coast to discover its salty, breezy celebration of…
You’ve perused the trade press, thumbed the newspapers and kept your ear to the ground, we know, but with so much happening, even the best of us overlook things. That’s why our journalists have scoured mountains, rivieras…
From expanding gallery superbrands to a south Asian completist and a striking alfresco sculpture collection, our bumper art special puts the sector’s key players into perspective. We discuss the finer details with some of…
What’s the future of the city? Eleven writers – urbanists, authors, academics, architects and Monocle editors – look at the battles and pleasures of metropolitan living. From the empty highways of Detroit to the sewers of…
