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Books

Med school

'The Monocle Book of Italy' is our grand tour of the nation's best design, business, food and fashion. Here its editor, Chiara Rimella, holds forth on cataloguing her home nation's best bits.

  • Issue #142
  • 3 min read
Red Mediterranean hotel building with crenellated towers overlooking a pool area with blue and white umbrellas
Travel and restaurants

National treasures

Italy's enduring social rituals – from regimented beach clubs to twilight aperitivo – reveal a nation where tradition shapes daily life in unexpectedly charming ways.

  • Issue #142
  • 1 min read
National treasures
Craft

Let there be light

Homeware brand Trame is out to add hits of colour to our homes and bid farewell to a life of beige.

  • Issue #140
  • 4 min read
Vibrant yellow and green ceramic pottery displayed on shelves in traditional Calabrian artisan workshop
Books

Open books

Make this the year that you write that novel – or at least a good letter.

  • Issue #140
  • 18 min read
Portrait illustration of writer Nadia Terranova with brown hair wearing polka dot top
Wine

Business

Expansion for Italian winery, Dutch firm’s sustainable packages and what’s next for Bolivian business.

  • Issue #139
  • 7 min read
Three Japanese vending machines displaying colorful drinks and snacks lined up on a street
Design

Made in milan

Milan is no longer just a backdrop for Salone del Mobile. It’s a place where young creatives can work, make and play. We meet the city's new leaders of the pack.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 8 min read
Made in milan
Culture

Hot off the press

In Italy’s crowded media landscape, two new national newspapers and one youthful stalwart are playing against type, proving print can still be a powerful and popular medium for journalists and the public alike.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 8 min read
Editorial team of Linkiesta newspaper seated at a table in front of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in Milan office.
Design

Italy Survey

Industry leaders – from food to fashion and technology to shipbuilding – offer their perspectives on why, and how, Italy will bounce back.

  • Issue #137
  • 1 min read
Italy Innovation Survey cover showing geometric green and red shapes with numbered contents list
Food & Drink

Comfort food

A spate of growers, producers, chefs and farmers are reintroducing the country to forgotten ingredients and rediscovering age-old recipes that champion sustainability and a closer link with nature.

  • Issue #137
  • 6 min read
A person tends to an organic garden with raised wooden beds, diverse vegetation and Mediterranean trees under cloudy skies
Travel and restaurants

The coast is clear

Come August there was no stopping Italian citizens from shutting up shop and flocking to its sun-baked, salty edges. So what is it like, being on holiday, in Italy, with only Italians?

  • Issue #137
  • 1 min read
ariel view of resort

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