Monocle Design Directory Issue 1 (2025/2026) is here. The premiere issue of the Monocle Design Directory spotlights creative communities around the globe, it takes an inside look at contemporary Mexican residences and reports on the 20th-century Catalan furniture designers finally getting the attention that they deserve.
The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs is here. A job for life is hard to come by but what about a vocation that helps you live well? This is the upbeat starting point of The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs, a handbook that’s designed to encourage, inspire and perhaps even gently prod readers into taking the plunge and starting something for themselves.
Monocle’s latest issue sets out the benchmarks (and benches) for a better world as we put the 50 recipients of this year’s Monocle Design Awards in the spotlight. Elsewhere, we visit the rugged terrain of northern Norway to witness one of the biggest military drills in Nato’s history and meet the Russian émigrés making Tbilisi their home. Plus: France’s manga obsession.
Monocle Magazine Issue 150 (the Amusing Special Report Issue) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Monocle’s 150th issue features a special report on humour: what makes people laugh around the world, can politicians be funny and why do people keep telling jokes that could land them in jail?
Monocle Magazine Issue 149 (the Christmas Special) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. The Monocle’s December/January bumper issue will take you to the far reaches of the globe, from poring over design details in Uzbekistan to petting mountain rescue dogs in Alaska. Alongside our annual Soft Power Survey, we get the local view on Libya a decade on from Gaddafi’s fall and catch up with the president of Costa Rica at Cop26. We also take a drive around Detroit’s art scene and see why Lithuania’s second city is luring film scouts.
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Monocle Magazine Issue 148 (the Design Special) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. This perfectly formed issue of Monocle is a design special that puts the brands, architects and products you need to know in the frame. We also visit a Gio Ponti masterwork in Paris and discuss the merits of concrete and its impact on the environment. Plus: bangers in Berlin and why Lisbon is the new Leblon.
Monocle Magazine Issue 135 is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Monocle’s July/August issue is a celebration of the city – it spotlights the cities, leaders and luminaries shaping urban life for the better. We’ve doubled down on our reporting and scoured the globe for outposts of opportunity worth uncovering. Plus: we profile 20 urban projects that are adding a sense of purpose to planning: from skinny parks in Seoul to libraries in Nairobi and somewhere to swim in Stockholm.
Monocle Magazine Issue 134 (Special Issue) is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Monocle’s worldly-wise June issue is a special issue for special times. We hand over our pages to 50 leading voices and ask what’s next for our cities, our homes, our businesses and much more.
Monocle Magazine Issue 133 is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Monocle's home-focused May issue goes beyond the dramatic headlines to look at how to create spaces that are apt to linger in.
Monocle Magazine Issue 108 is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Issue 108 features a design special. E-bikes get traction, shared workspace goes corporate, and the baker as urban hero.