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Reflected glory
Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist citadel near Milan was designed for publishing giant Mondadori, an Italian brand whose identity and culture has been shaped by the building for decades.
Food & drink
Poms in Australia, Zürich's Japanese chicken mascot and the UK wine industry.
Grand tour
City leaders should see how things work in other towns to improve quality of life. The answers are out there. We’ve devised an inspirational grand tour of Europe to get you started.
Time to reboot?
With political turmoil unexpectedly yielding stable economic conditions, Italy is a land of nothing if not confusion.
Best in class: Fratelli Bonvini
The vintage milanese stationer keeping the written word alive.
Salone del Mobile
Each April, designers and buyers descend on Milan for the world’s premier furniture fair. With 2,000 exhibitors at the fairgrounds and in showrooms across the city, here are Monocle's standout picks.
Making a stand
Beyond the runways and boutiques, Milan's fashion reputation rests on thousands of small manufacturers, family workshops and artisans quietly stitching, cutting and crafting the goods that keep the industry running.
