Monocle

With the close of each calendar year, a number of people like to look back and compile their TOP10's of things that they consider as best that happened to them over those last 12 months. Top experiences, movies, books, achievements, etc. My last year's revelation was Monocle.

Monocle is a new international magazine that was launched in 2007. I spotted it last summer and it won me instantly. I was impressed by a perfect combination of quality content and stylish format. It's a well-branded magazine that publishes good stuff with an international perspective. It has offices in London, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Zurich, which ensures a cosmopolitan range of topics. From A (affairs) to B (business) to C (culture) to D (design) and E (edits).

Smart style, smart writing and smart positioning. I enjoy reading Monocle and tell my friends about it. It's been great pleasure indeed.

I was told that its editor-in-chief was the founder of another prominent magazine, Wallpaper. Hence, special attention to the style and format of Monocle? Plus, in print and online, writers and photographers are dispatched to over 50 countries for every issue to deliver stories on forgotten states, alluring political figures, emerging brands, fresh forces in popular culture and inspiring design solutions.

Read and enjoy! And congrats to the Monocle's team on their one-year anniversary!