Slideshows

There were many new faces at this year’s Orgatec in Köln. Artek, Piure and Normann Copenhagen celebrated their debut at the biennial office-furniture fair, while long-time leader Vitra took over an entire hall for the first time and transformed the space into a holistic new fair concept. Here are the designs that caught our eye across Koelnmesse’s seven halls.

Setting the tone for a design-fair filled month in Europe, Paris’s Maison & Objet always features a wondrous assortment of releases from companies big and small. From Argentina to Slovenia, here are the standout designs from this autumnal edition.

After a sizzling edition of Pitti Uomo in Florence the fashion world descended on Milan for the spring/summer 2017 edition of Milan’s menswear week. With the thermometer hovering around 30C, Monocle scoured showrooms and runways in search of the best linen suits, colourful shirts and summery shoes. We bring you our pick of the bunch.

A warm and sunny 90th edition of the Pitti Uomo menswear tradeshow put visitors in the mood for summer. Our picks from the halls of the Fortezza da Basso will make for excellent holiday attire; here's what we suggest you pack for the spring/summer 2017 season.

Milan Design Week is by no means limited to the wares on show in the Salone del Mobile fair halls in Rho. All across the city – from Tortona and Brera to the up-and-coming 5Vie neighbourhood – designers display their latest goods in historic villas and sleek shop windows. Here is our pick of the best of Fuorisalone.

Some 300,000 people take to Lombardy’s capital each year to peruse the latest products from the 2,000-plus exhibitors at the furniture world’s premier event. Here are our favourite finds from inside the fair.

For our Australia-themed March issue we gathered together some of our favourite discoveries from down under, from tasty treats to clever design concepts.

Sleek chairs, minimalist sofas and streamlined stools: the very best of Scandinavian design comes to Stockholm every February. We present our favourite finds from the Swedish capital, from poignant re-releases to brand-new designs and on-point colour updates.

The great and the good of the toy industry descended on Nuremberg at the end of January to check out the latest developments and trends in the toy and hobby industry at Spielwarenmesse, the world’s largest toy trade fair. Monocle brings you a selection of our favourite products from the show.

Across its eight halls, Maison & Objet hosts brands big and small as part of a treasure trove of chairs, lamps and all manner of desktop accessories. Designers from Europe and beyond congregate in Paris in January to show off their wares; we’ve brought back our pick of the best.

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva is the watchmaking world’s premier venue to showcase horological hardware. This year brands reworked case shapes, presented vintage-inspired designs and innovated under the dial. Here are 10 highlights from the 2016 edition.

International furniture fair IMM Cologne showcased brands from all around the world this year, including heavyweights such as Vitra and Walter Knoll, the latest collections from Finnish wooden-furniture company Nikari and Austrian lamp workshop Kalmar. The annual tradeshow in Germany hosted over 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries and set the agenda for the year ahead: be prepared for a revival of mid-century modern.

With 1,219 exhibitors on show at Florence’s Pitti Uomo – and a schedule packed with catwalk shows and presentations all over Milan – the variety of clothes making their debut on the fashion scene this month is astounding. But joining the dots from stands to runway a picture begins to emerge: autumn/winter 2016 is a season focused on performance and comfort – and one that doesn’t care much for generational boundaries.

From formal tailoring to casual sartorial cuts, chic sportswear to laid-back leather shoes, the neverending runways and presentations of Milan have plenty to offer for the autumn/winter 2016 menswear season. Here are our favourites from the week.

As Pitti’s halls fill with both buyers and spectators, we scour the stands to bring back our fair favourites for autumn/winter 2016. Blazers, boots and bags all make the cut – together with some smart tailoring.