Monocle (lifestyle magazine)
Cover of the first issue of Monocle magazine (March 2007)
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| Editor in Chief & Chairman | Tyler Brûlé |
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| Magazine editor | Andrew Tuck |
| Categories | Culture, international affairs, design, fashion, travel, business |
| Frequency | 10 issues a year, plus The Forecast and The Escapist |
| Publisher | Anders Braso |
| Total circulation (01 Jul 2015 - 31 Dec 2016) |
80,251 (ABC total) |
| First issue | 15 February 2007 |
| Company | Winkontent Ltd |
| Country | International |
| Based in | London, UK, with offices in New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, Zurich, Istanbul and Singapore |
| Language | English |
| Website | monocle |
| ISSN | 1753-2434 |
Monocle is a global affairs and lifestyle magazine, 24-hour radio station, website, retailer and media brand, all produced by Winkontent Ltd. It was founded by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian entrepreneur, Financial Times columnist, and founder of Wallpaper* magazine. Described by CBC News reporter Harry Forestell as a "meeting between Foreign Policy and Vanity Fair", the magazine aims to provide a global perspective on international affairs, business, culture, design, and fashion. The magazine is edited by Andrew Tuck.
The magazine launched on 15 February 2007. 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. 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.The Escapist, a travel-minded annual magazine, was introduced in July 2015 and focuses on in-depth reportage of 10 cities around the world.
Along with a small group of private investors, Brûlé created and financed Monocle, a 10-times-a-year print magazine, in 2007. The first issue appeared in February 2007. The magazine, all in English with no regional editions, addressed a mobile global audience. Hamilton Nolan, journalist for Gawker, described it as "a lifestyle magazine for young, stylish, business-oriented jetsetters who receive free subscriptions". It had also previously been described on Gawker as a "travel-culture magazine" and a repository of "lifestyle sensuality and gaywad uptightness".
In June 2010, Monocle launched a summer newspaper, Monocle Mediterraneo. The newspaper directly opposed the iPad trend, with Brûlé declaring you cannot read an iPad on the beach. In December 2010 Monocle launched a winter newspaper, Monocle Alpino. The magazine believes in print media, and has neither a Facebook nor a Twitter account. Both newspapers were discontinued as of December 2014 and replaced by The Forecast and The Escapist magazines.
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