Interior design
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Find your mews
Architect William Smalley unifies a divided Bloomsbury mews with elegant, Japan-inspired solutions, opening it up to the world while maintaining privacy through clever design and craftsmanship.
Perfect tenor
Inspired by La Scala, Caruso’s Milanese flagship blends finely tuned tailoring with a decorative visual score. The new menswear destination is designed to put its discerning clients firmly in the spotlight.
Peace and harmony
Feeling at ease in an airport lounge, hotel or cinema is hugely dependent on your surroundings. These examples from around the world illustrate how intuitive interiors are a crucial part of the hospitality experience.
Homes from home
From the world’s most anticipated openings to ingenious start-ups and practical advice on how to set up your own star bar, here are our hand-picked heroes benchmarking top-notch service.
Inner space
This Paris pied-à-terre is not just a modernist space-saving marvel, it has Le Corbusier’s blessing to boot. Monocle takes in its fold-out ingenuity and primary-coloured delights.
Hard lessons
In the heart of Berlin a design-focused family has created a home that is as personal as it is refreshing: the Monohaus is a building that shows the softer side of concrete.
Amazing spaces
A publishing nerve-centre in Madrid, a marketing consultant in Copenhagen and an art fair organiser in London. One thing they all have in common is the beautiful and inspiring spaces they work from.
Five studios
Employing someone to reconfigure your home requires trust. Here are five design studios, from New York to Sydney, who know how to make your interior a thing of beauty.
Top twenty five
The objects that fill our homes subtly affect our mood and creativity. Be nice to your subconscious and let the natural, simple and handcrafted surround you with our top 25 picks.
A great Dane
Photographer Thomas Ibsen’s house, a classic of the post-war ‘funkis’ style characterised by simple lines and clever use of light, is filled with design treasures and new pieces that he’s created.
