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Crystal clear
Despite ideal conditions for producing sea salt, this remote Aussie island used to import from the UK. Today the pair behind its only salt farm are savouring their success.
Inventory no.90
Our hospitable haul offers soaps to scrub with, sake to raise a toast, a lamp to set the mood and an incense burner for creating the right atmosphere for entertaining.
Working from home
A Madrid couple traded a shuttered family factory for a workshop-home, crafting leather bags inspired by doctors' satchels and old schoolbags — proof that smaller can mean better.
Three design stores
Inviting interiors, inspiring inventories and artisanal appeal: we’ve picked out three stores that are truly dedicated to design.
Food
Meet Mark Brownstein, an international food hunter. We also feature Austria's oldest preserve maker, our top saucepan brands, a food-related film and other tasty bits and pieces from around the globe.
Heady days
Specialist scents by small artisanal producers are making a big splash with retailers and consumers. Monocle visits a Milan trade fair to discover the growing niche market for unique fragrances.
Make some dough
Pizza has long been heralded as a cheap, all-American staple. But delegates at Las Vegas’s International Pizza Expo were witness to a booming artisanal pizza trend – and some dough tossers to boot.
Inventory No. 40
A round-up of practical and pretty things, including a dog bowl that doesn’t go walkies and a baby soap that is a national institution.
Beurre necessity
The Echiré cooperative has churned out butter for over a century. Some of the world’s best restaurants won’t use anything else. Monocle looks at what makes Echiré a better butter.
Beer leader
Heineken and Carlsberg have been buying up Switzerland’s independent breweries. In an Alpine village, a small company dedicated to artisanship and good design is standing firm against the trend.
