Films — Edits - Pod.casts

Issue Promo 79

November 18, 2014 10:00 - 2 minutes - 10.8 MB Video

Our December/January double issue is where you’ll discover the new – and controversial – winner of our annual Soft Power Survey (as well as which countries have dropped out, of course). You can also enjoy our Portugal Travel Guide, Travel Top 50 round-up and a host of suitably festive features.

The Forecast: A 2015 essential

November 11, 2014 17:00 - 7 minutes - 35.6 MB Video

The Forecast is Monocle’s new annual publication packed with stories that look further, think bigger and look closer at the ideas shaping global affairs, business, urbanism, culture, design and beyond. Monocle films takes a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the editorial team put this first new edition together. [Buy now](https://monocle.com/shop/magazine/other/the-forecast-2015/).

Property Prospectus: Mokotow

October 23, 2014 08:30 - 6 minutes - 42.9 MB Video

The Mokotow district in Warsaw has recently turned into a magnet for the capital's creative community. Monocle explores how a shared spirit is at the heart of the area's vibrant neighbourhood.

Oslo City Survey

October 15, 2014 17:00 - 2 minutes - 15.4 MB Video

Norway’s capital has one of the fastest-growing populations in Europe and as talented entrepreneurs, architects and designers flock here, Monocle takes the temperature of this fast-changing city.

Issue Promo 78

October 13, 2014 18:00 - 2 minutes - 12.3 MB Video

The second part of our biannual Design Directory can be found in the November issue, covering everything from choosing a neighbourhood to selecting your steak knives. You can also make yourself at home with our usual mix of revealing reports and insightful interviews – and a comprehensive Oslo City Survey. [Available to order now at The Monocle Shop.](/shop/magazine/other/issue-78/)

Property Prospectus: Kalamaja

September 18, 2014 10:26 - 6 minutes - 47.1 MB Video

Tallinn’s Kalamaja neighbourhood boasts a vibrant community of young professionals; Monocle films visits to find out what it’s like to live and work in the Estonian capital.

Issue Promo 77

September 16, 2014 08:30 - 2 minutes - 10.1 MB Video

We've adopted a diplomatic approach for issue 77 with a series of special reports on the art of tactful tête-à-têtes and persuasive politics – and plenty more besides. [Available to order now at The Monocle Shop.](/shop/magazine/other/issue-77/)

Market Value

September 04, 2014 10:00 - 5 minutes - 42.8 MB Video

We travel to Helsinki to visit Vanha Kauppahalli – the city’s oldest waterside food market in order to meet the merchants serving up the very best in Nordic cuisine.

Monocle Guide to Good Business

August 26, 2014 08:02 - 4 minutes - 26.8 MB Video

The Monocle Guide to Good Business is a book for would-be business leaders, start-ups and established companies that feel it is time for some new ideas. Monocle films goes behind the scenes to talk to the editors of the book and to take a look inside the covers. [Available to order now at The Monocle Shop.](/shop/books-and-music/books/the-monocle-guide-to-good-business/)

Regional Survey – Sarawak

August 20, 2014 11:36 - 2 minutes - 13.5 MB Video

With a rainforest that’s nearly the same size as Austria and more than 20 different indigenous ethnic groups, Sarawak is not only Malaysia’s largest state but also one of its most intriguing. Monocle visits Sarawak to enjoy the region’s natural beauty and to look at where the state’s future lies.

Issue Promo 76

August 18, 2014 14:01 - 2 minutes - 13 MB Video

Prepare to be inspired: for issue 76 of Monocle magazine we bring you our annual entrepreneurs guide - exploring the rise of a new generation of entrepreneurs and what it takes to build a successful business – [available to order now at The Monocle Shop.](/shop/magazine/other/issue-76/)

Artisanal Ice Cream

August 13, 2014 10:32 - 6 minutes - 42.1 MB Video

In an ode to summertime, Monocle films hits the road to sample artisanal ice-cream makers with a difference. In Denmark, Japan and Canada we meet the innovators challenging taste buds one scoop at a time.

The Monocle Guide to Good Business

August 06, 2014 09:17 - 1 minute - 10.9 MB Video

The Monocle Guide to Good Business is an informative 300-page book written for anyone who is starting their own business or who would like to. We’ve surveyed entrepreneurs, business leaders and creatives from across the globe to compile the ultimate reference for inspirational ways to improve your livelihood – [available to order now at The Monocle Shop.](https://monocle.com/shop/books-and-music/books/the-monocle-guide-to-good-business/)

City crops

July 25, 2014 10:33 - 6 minutes - 64.9 MB Video

As cities fill up with more and more people, urban farming is becoming a crucial element of sustainable living. Monocle visits food entrepreneurs in Cape Town, London and Singapore who are exploring new ways of cultivating organic produce in their downtown homesteads.

Mediterraneo 2014

July 21, 2014 10:16 - 2 minutes - 16.1 MB Video

Temperatures are rising, which must mean it’s time for Monocle’s seasonal newspaper Mediterraneo. Spanish marinas, Greek open-air cinemas, Corsican hideouts and French fishing villages are just some of the sunny delights that await you; it’s essential summer reading.

Monocle 24: South Tyrol specials

July 11, 2014 17:33 - 2 minutes - 18 MB Video

Monocle 24 despatched an ace radio team to Italy's idyllic alpine province. From peak to valley, Tyler Brûlé and his team explored everything from entrepreneurship to jazz, sampling local brews and vintages along the way. You can listen to The Briefing’s South Tyrol specials by visiting the radio section on monocle, via iTunes or on SoundCloud.

Monocle Summer Fayre 2014

June 24, 2014 15:05 - 2 minutes - 24.8 MB Video

Monocle recently hosted its nautical-but-nice-themed annual Summer Fayre at Midori House. It was all hands on deck as Tyler Brûlé and team welcomed a selection of favourite brands, food stalls, live music and even a farm petting zoo onboard for a weekend to remember.

South Tyrol

June 18, 2014 15:50 - 4 minutes - 23.3 MB Video

From award-winning vineyards to the finest hotels, restaurants and mountain retreats, we've surveyed the best this alpine Italian province has to offer.

Issue Promo 75

June 16, 2014 15:44 - 2 minutes - 16.8 MB Video

Who has come out on top in our annual Quality of Life Survey? Which cities have made it into our top 25 for the first time? Who has sneaked into the top five – and who has disappeared off the list altogether? The answers to these questions (and much more besides, of course) can be found in our July/August issue.

Issue Promo 74

May 12, 2014 15:41 - 2 minutes - 14.5 MB Video

Strap in, sit back & settle in: for issue 74 of Monocle magazine we get the world back on track with our Transport Survey – charting rising design stars, new transport hot spots and those setting a course to become the world's new movers and shakers.

Issue Promo 73

April 14, 2014 15:38 - 2 minutes - 12.3 MB Video

Among the stories in issue 73 of Monocle magazine we check out some sharp residences, a handsome architectural classic, a neighbourhood on the rise and also the buyers who get the goods – as part of our design special.

Blooms or Bust

April 03, 2014 11:50 - 3 minutes - 16.9 MB Video

Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market might be a must-see for tourists but the Japanese capital’s flower market is also that rare thing – a place of beauty and big business.

Retail special: stationery shops

March 19, 2014 17:05 - 7 minutes - 34.6 MB Video

A new generation of stationery entrepreneurs is preserving and reviving the art of writing. Monocle Films travels to Prague, Vancouver and London to visit three shops that share a love of paper.

Issue Promo 72

March 17, 2014 16:27 - 2 minutes - 13.2 MB Video

Not one but two special reports await you with Monocle issue 72. Our Style Directory brings you the sharpest in the world of fashion – from the buyers to the brands, the neighbourhoods to the looks – and we proudly present our inaugural Top 25 Retail Awards.

Seven years of Monocle

February 25, 2014 14:00 - 4 minutes - 29.3 MB Video

We're celebrating Monocle's seventh birthday this month. Since we launched in 2007 we’ve delivered fresh coverage of global affairs, business, culture and design – online, in print and on air. With five bureaux (plus more to come), five shops, two cafés, a radio station and a worldwide network of 34 correspondents, we’ve been busy keeping an eye and an ear on the world.

Issue Promo 71

February 17, 2014 14:12 - 2 minutes - 15.2 MB Video

‘Benvenuto’! It’s Monocle’s Italian special: meet the politicians, designers and manufacturers determined to re-establish their country’s standing on the world stage.

Issue Promo 70

January 17, 2014 14:46 - 2 minutes - 12.9 MB Video

Make issue 70 the starting point for your travel, business and leisure projects this year – our worldwide forecast brings together the people to meet and places to visit to put your 2014 plans into action.

Travel Top 50 - 2013

December 19, 2013 13:03 - 15 minutes - 46.9 MB Video

Over the past year Monocle has sent its correspondents across dozens of countries on a giddying array of planes, trains, and automobiles, to gather the very best in cabins, concourses, suites and tables.

Monocle Alpino 2013/2014

December 16, 2013 17:54 - 2 minutes - 14.7 MB Video

For Monocle’s annual winter edition – Alpino – we travel from the Alps to the Catskills in search of Swiss mountain bunkers, slope-style fashion, how to stage a downhill ski race, and business ideas on the up, all in our Eiger-sized resort newspaper.

Issue Promo 69

November 20, 2013 16:04 - 3 minutes - 23.2 MB Video

Find out the new winner in our annual soft-power survey, part of our biggest-ever issue that's hard on the facts and easy on the eye.

Issue Promo 68

October 16, 2013 12:44 - 2 minutes - 22.5 MB Video

We deal with cold truths in the latest issue of Monocle as we discover why the High North has become a hub for clever investors and ambitious businesses.

Monocle Style Directory

October 09, 2013 13:27 - 9 minutes - 60 MB Video

Monocle seeks out the makers who have the details sorted, from textile producers to shoelace specialists, and brings you the shops to head to and the brands to wear.

Issue Promo 67

September 17, 2013 16:11 - 2 minutes - 17.2 MB Video

In our special Retail Survey in the new October edition of Monocle, we meet the players who are reinventing retail, find out who’s spending, and learn why bricks and mortar stores are here to stay.

Monocle Guide to Better Living

August 28, 2013 11:20 - 4 minutes - 41.3 MB Video

It’s been a year in the making but now our first book is arriving at the best bookstores around the world. *The Monocle Guide to Better Living* is produced by Germany’s premier publisher Gestalten and our new film tells the story of how we teamed up and also why we think the time is right for this modest manifesto about improving everything from cities to the food on our tables. *Available to buy online now at [The Monocle Shop](https://monocle.com/shop/books/books/the-monocle-guide-to-better...

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