Journal

Existential Paintings by Shawn Huckins

Today is National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom, and it’s an opportunity to sit back and reflect on the many ways that words can be used. 

Introducing Adria Mercuri

Adria Mercuri is a rising illustrator based in Brooklyn. A graduate of the esteemed School of Visual Arts in New York, she has a keen eye for detail, and each of her portraits is fine tuned to the ...

Very Still Life

There’s a clear taste for the macabre in the work of Roni Landa. For her series “Very Still Life”, the artist from Tel Aviv built intricate table settings with luscious buffets of fake fruits and v...

A House in the Woods

This contemporary cabin, affectionately known as Tom’s Hütte, exists as a peaceful retreat into the Polish woods for its owner, an Austrian songwriter.

Illustrations by Rob Bailey

From his studio in Manchester, illustrator Rob Bailey goes back to the basics. His work is far from flashy; Bailey’s signature touch, which has drawn commissions from a wide clientbase.

KODA by Kodasema

As the wide open spaces where people once lived loftily are quickly constricted, architects are facing a new series of queries: Should we build bigger or higher? Are construction costs more importa...

Introducing Papersmiths London

Bristol’s Papersmiths is taking its business to the capitol: Their latest location is a 300-square-feet shipping container at Boxpark in Shoreditch.

10 Questions with Andrea De Santis

Andrea De Santis is a prolific Italian illustrator known for his bold colors and texturally rich visual storytelling. His latest project? Providing the interstellar illustrations for Little Gestalt...

Ana House

For the Ana House by KOCHI ARCHITECT’S STUDIO, Kazuyasu Kochi interlaced a series of holes, lowered ceilings, and precise paint jobs to manipulate the relatively small space.

Catching Up with Erik Spiekermann

We spoke with the prolific designer once again ahead of the Monocle Quality of Life Conference.