craftsmanship
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Made in Australia: Maton
If you want a job done properly, you do it yourself. From bikes to furniture and guitars, these Australian companies all revel in the fact that they still call Australia home.
Top of the tree
In Germany’s Black Forest, a crop of homegrown companies are branching out while remaining faithful to their roots. We size up the firms successfully combining tradition with technology.
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.
Tools gold
With big-box retail struggling, it's time for a revival of inner-city hardware hubs. In Italy, where knowledge and service rule, they have a model worth copying for the DIY sector.
Silver lining
Following the 1915 Armenian genocide, the nation’s artisans sought asylum in Lebanon. With only the skills their forefathers taught them, they created a glistening jewellery industry from nothing.
Roll model
Belgian stationery-maker Le Typographe combines time-honoured typesetting techniques with polished designs to notable effect.
Making the cut
More than just places for a trim, Istanbul's barbershops are part confessional, part symposium. The men behind the chair train for years, becoming specialists with chat as keen as their razors.
Cutting a dash
What could be dismissed as a sleepy Spanish town is in fact a fashion heavyweight renowned for its leatherware. Monocle paid a visit to pick up some bags and brogues.
Notes on a sandal
Amid economic turbulence, new shoots of a Greek fashion revival are bringing fresh impetus to the nation’s creative industries and helping to preserve traditional techniques.
Next top modeller
The relationship between master and apprentice is based on trust and mutual belief in talent. Architectural model-maker Lee Howell is passing his expertise to Giles Harvey in a craft where detail matters.
