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'''''Monocle''''' is a [[Globalization|global affairs]] and [[lifestyle magazine]], [[24-hour clock|24-hour]] [[radio station]], [[website]], [[retailer]] and media [[brand]], produced by Winkreative Ltd. It was founded by [[Tyler Brûlé]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] entrepreneur, ''[[Financial Times]]'' columnist, and founder of ''[[Wallpaper (magazine)|Wallpaper*]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Nick|title=Copenhagen named worlds best city for quality of life by Monocle magazine|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/2098269/Copenhagen-named-worlds-best-city-for-quality-of-life-by-Monocle-magazine.html|work=The Telegraph|date=9 June 2008|access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bell|first=Matthew|title=Monocle: 'It's the media project that I've always wanted to do'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/monocle-its-the-media-project-that-ive-always-wanted-to-do-2040516.html|work=The Independent|date=1 August 2010|access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
 
The magazine was founded in [[London]]. In September 2014, Brûlé sold a minority stake in ''Monocle'' magazine to Japanese publisher Nikkei Inc. The deal valued ''Monocle'' at about U.S. $115 million, although the size of Nikkei's investment was undisclosed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mance|first1=Henry|title=Tyler Brûlé's Monocle magazine valued at $115m|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54a7da6e-320c-11e4-b929-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3RuD917hq|newspaper=Financial Times|date=September 2014|access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, ''Monocle'' launched a new annual publication called ''The Forecast'', intended to fill the gap between the Dec./Jan. and February issues of ''Monocle''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan the Country to Watch in 2015: Monocle's Tuck|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2014-12-03/kazakhstan-2015s-country-to-watch-monocles-tuck|website=Bloomberg|date=3 December 2014 |access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> ''The Escapist'', a travel-minded annual magazine, was introduced in July 2015 and focuses on in-depth reportage of 10 cities around the world.
 
== Concept ==
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In October 2015, Monocle opened Kioskafé (now closed) - a magazine shop and coffee bar. Modelled on European city kiosks, it sold over 150 magazines ranging from art, design, fashion, culture and more. Situated close to [[London Paddington station]], the space was opened as a place devoted to great independent magazines with the number of independent newsagents in decline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steven|first=Rachael|date=2015-10-05|title=The Kioskafé: a new magazine shop and coffee bar from Monocle|url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/the-kioskafe-a-new-magazine-shop-and-coffee-bar-from-monocle/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Creative Review|language=en-UK}}</ref>
 
In 2018, Monocle opened a Café with shop and men's fashion outlet in [[Seefeld (Zürich)|Seefeld]], [[Zürich|Zurich]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iten |first1=Jocelyne |title=«Monocle» eröffnet erstes Café in Zürich: Wie «Monocle»-Verleger Tyler Brûlé Zürich auffrischen will |url=https://bellevue.nzz.ch/design-wohnen/monocle-eroeffnet-sein-erstes-cafe-in-zuerich-wie-monocle-verleger-tyler-brule-zuerich-auffrischen-will-ld.1386551 |website=NZZ Bellevue |date=18 May 2018 |access-date=16 July 2022 |language=de-CH}}</ref>
 
== Monocle surveys ==