Monocle (brand): Difference between revisions

Monocle opened its London shop in November 2008, followed by shops in, Hong Kong, Toronto, Tokyo, Singapore and New York, as well as a series of seasonal pop-up stores.<ref name="Suqi"/> The Monocle shops offer one-of-a-kind travel items,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bishop|first=Jordan|title=The Five Best Menswear Shops In Hong Kong|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bishopjordan/2017/01/22/best-mens-shops-hong-kong/#591f4b82dd14|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> limited-edition collaborations with niche brands.<ref>http{{Cite web|title=The Monocle Shop|url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/shopping/the-monocle-shop|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Time Out Tokyo|language=en}}</ref>

In October 2015, Monocle opened Kioskafé - a magazine shop and coffee bar. Modelled on European city kiosks, it sells over 150 magazines ranging from art, design, fashion, culture and more. Situated close to London's 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>

Monocle's annual Quality of Life issue ranks the top 25 most liveable cities in the world.<ref>{{cite news|title=Are these the world's best cities?|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-07/world/most.livable.cities_1_livability-health-care-cities?_s=PM:WORLD|publisher=CNN|date=7 April 2010|access-date=6 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129093242/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-07/world/most.livable.cities_1_livability-health-care-cities?_s=PM:WORLD|archive-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> In 2016, Tokyo was declared the winning city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/06/11/tokyo-tops-monocles-most-livable-city-ranking/|title=Tokyo Tops Monocle’s Most Livable City Ranking}}</ref> In 2015, Monocle launched its first Quality of Life conference in Lisbon, followed by Vienna in April 2016. The Quality of Life Conference aims to bring together leading voices from the worlds of design, urbanism and culture<ref>http{{Cite web|date=2016-04-08|title=Monocle's 2016 Conference in Vienna to Debate "Quality of Life" and Urban Livability|url=https://www.archdaily.com/785123/the-monocle-quality-of-life-conference-2016-vienna-austria|access-date=2021-04-07|website=ArchDaily|language=en-US}}</ref> over three days situated in different cities annually.

In 2011, Monocle was awarded one of the top ten titles of the year by ''[[AdAge]]'' USA's 'A List',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ives|first=Nat|title=Magazine A-List: Vogue Is Ad Age's 2011 Magazine of the Year|url=http://adage.com/article/media/magazine-a-list-vogue-ad-age-s-2011-magazine-year/230217/|work=[[Advertising Age]]|date=5 October 2011|access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref> and Brûlé was named Editor of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dumenco|first=Simon|title=Ad Age Magazine A-List: Tyler Brule Is Editor of the Year|url=http://adage.com/article/media/ad-age-magazine-a-list-tyler-brule-editor-year/230271/|work=Advertising Age|date=10 October 2011|access-date=6 October 2012 }}</ref> In 2015, it won a D&AD Wood Pencil award for its publication, The Forecast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Forecast {{!}} Monocle {{!}} Monocle {{!}} D&AD Awards 2015 Pencil Winner {{!}} Entire Magazines {{!}} D&AD|url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2015/magazine-newspaper-design/24169/the-forecast/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.dandad.org}}</ref>