Naomi Elegant

3 weeks ago | monocle.com | Naomi Elegant

Vaults are usually secretive. Yet The Reserve, Singapore's newest repository for bullion, is gaining an interest by showing off. Gregor Gregersen looks down at the bar of gold in his hands. It is a slim trapezoid of burnished, ochre-hued metal, a 12.5kg brick that gleams gently in the light and is worth - at time of writing - about $1.2m (€1.1m).

Nov 21, 2024 | monocle.com | Naomi Elegant |Faris Mustafa |Adam Amengual

LFrom entrepreneurs who are rediscovering Nice’s hidden charms to the trio reviving a faded hotel in the desert outside San Diego, we meet the business folk who know how hospitality, drinking and dining can nourish a neighbourhood. 01. NiceFranceThe courtyard at Hôtel du Couvent feels more like a sleepy village square in the south of France than the scene of one of the season’s most anticipated hospitality openings.

Oct 23, 2024 | monocle.com | Naomi Elegant |Ivan Carvalho |Claudia Jacob |Georg Roske

LFrom a new beach club on the sandy shores of the Aegean to a freshly revamped hotel that Parisian writer Honoré de Balzac once called home, we round up some of the best hospitality spots across the globe. The year’s not over yet... ScorpiosBodrumSoho House & Co’s Scorpios beach club has opened an outpost on Turkey’s Bodrum peninsula. Alongside Med classics including lemon and courgette linguine, the menu features local favourites such as cig kofte (meatballs) and ariani (a yoghurt drink).

Oct 23, 2024 | monocle.com | Simon Bouvier |Naomi Elegant |Jake Kenny |Trisha Ward

LOur new-look Opener offers an inside view into the world of Monocle. Come on in... HOW WE LIVE: ACTION PLANOpen seasonTyler Brûlé on why Monocle is expanding – and subtly sprucing up the shops you already love.

Sep 25, 2024 | monocle.com | Lucrezia Motta |Sophie Monaghan-Coombs |Fernando Augusto Pacheco |Naomi Elegant

CHaute couture on the big screen, kiosk culture in the US and a Thai filmmaker’s Paris presence. Q&A –––– FRANCELambert WilsonFrench-language show La Maison on Apple TV+ follows two rival families as they compete for dominance in Paris’s high-fashion world. The cast includes Lambert Wilson as star designer Vincent Ledu. Here he discusses his role, his character’s taste and learning to sew. Your character is a harsh person. Did you enjoy playing Vincent? I like playing kings.