Films — Business

Do you want to wear the best-made shoes in the world? Then you need to visit a quiet corner of France that has become the home of luxury shoe-making. Here's how it happened.

With hi-tech production at the heart of its business, Slovenian brand Elan has carved a reputation at the forefront of ski design. Monocle films headed to the mountains to visit its factory and learn about its past, present and future.

Bikini Berlin is a newly redesigned complex mixing retail, culture and creative thinking about the public space. Once a fading relic of the Cold War, intelligent ideas from its new tenants are helping to redefine the shopping mall model.

Monocle heads to Norway’s third largest city, Stavanger, to discover how this boom town’s oil reserves are spurring on those entrepreneurs looking to add variety and quality to this once-understated retail scene.

From a lavender farm in the countryside to a denim mill revitalising a harbour town, Wales is using its traditions and craft to benefit new industries. Monocle films profiles two inspiring Welsh enterprises that are bringing international success home.

Monocle takes a trip to Turkey's Bodrum shipyards to watch the century-old skills that are still right at the heart of the peninsula's revered boat-making businesses.

Monocle takes a trip to Turkey's Bodrum shipyards to watch the century-old skills that are still right at the heart of the peninsula's revered boat-making businesses.

Maach Ecute is a novel retail experience in a 102-year-old former train station in Tokyo. We pay a visit to see how old infrastructure can be repurposed to improve urban life.

Melbourne firm Tomcar has repurposed an Israeli war machine for the Aussie outback. Monocle looks at how its canny approach could be a roadmap for Australia's ailing automotive industry.

The battle for orders in the single-aisle jet market is heating up as smaller manufacturers with all-new aeroplanes look to steal market share from Airbus and Boeing. We take a look at the top three upcoming offerings.

Monocle pays a visit to the last béret-maker in France and meets the Irishman trying to revive this quintessentially French piece of headwear.



Local fashion shops and brands are on the rise in Vancouver and offering creative alternatives to fleece and rubber boots. Monocle Films pays a visit to the retailers pushing style in the city.

Monocle travelled the world to explore the best in food, design, service, books and more – it’s time for our first ever retail awards.

From cotton fields in Egypt to state of the art laboratories in Bergamo our search for quality “Made in Italy” textiles focuses on the fifth-generation Albini Group.

Long the unsung hero of Italian manufacturing, it's high time Naples told some of its sunny stories from the factory floor. It’s been a centre for craftsmanship, shipbuilding and tailoring for generations, which means touring some of the thousands of workshops and studios around the famous bay reveals a city that makes a whole lot more than pizza.