Monocle magazine continues to make interesting moves. After having gone into collaborative products pretty much right from the start of the magazine and having opened retail outlets in London, LA, Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York over the years, they are about to open their first cafe in Tokyo.

The Monocle Cafe will open at Yurakucho Hankyu Men’s Tokyo on 15th October. The cafe will be operated by Transit General Office, and its coffee is produced by Eiichi Kunitomo, a barista of Omotesando Koffee. Next to food and of course coffee, the cafe will also be linked to a Monocle Shop, carrying all the collaborative product and of course the latest issues of the magazine. (Via FS)

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Monocle magazine has been a long time collaborator of Porter and expands their range every couple of months. The latest piece to see the light of day is the iPad Holder. Just like all product from the collaboration, the iPad Holder also comes in a khaki and black colorways and will perfectly protect your iPad, while also keeping cables and accessories in place. Pre-orders of the iPad Holder will be taken from mid August 2011 and the price is set at 140 Pounds.

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Monocle also shows their support for Japan and has released the “Support Japan” bracelet today.

“The bracelet is embossed with “Support Japan” on one side and “Brooklyn Tokyo x Monocle” on the reverse. It has an adjustable button fastening and uses leather from tanneries in the Miyagi region, where the earthquake and tsunami struck. Made in Japan – for Japan.”

You can buy the bracelet now for 10 Pounds here.

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Monocle introduces a new winter newspaper. The new Monocle Alpino edition will be released December 16th, exclusively in mountain resorts around the globe. Since their Mediterranean issue was such a big success, we have no doubt that this one will be as well. You can pre-order it already here.

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Tembea, a Japanese bag manufacturer, has adapted its range of military canvas totes and pouches exclusively for Monocle. The Tembea magazine holder is particularly fitting, purported to keep your Monocle volumes tidy back at home base. Available here.

Have a peek at the pouches and standard totes after the click.

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Here are some first images of the upcoming Monocle Store to be located in New York’s West Village, after having opened doors already in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Los Angeles over the last two years. The store will be really small, just like the others, and will be stocking the magazine and all their collaborative items. Look out for the opening on August 30th.

Monocle Store New York City
535 Hudson Street at Charles Street
New York City, NY
USA

Another look follows after the jump.

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Monocle celebrated yesterday the opening of their 3rd permanent store location, after opening London and Los Angeles before. The new store is located in the shiny new Francfranc store in Aoyama-dori, Tokyo. Make sure to visit on your next Tokyo trip.

Monocle Shop Tokyo
Aoyama FrancFranc
3-11-13 Minami-Aoyama
Minato-Ku
Tokyo

Some images from the opening follow after the jump.

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After opening their London and LA retail ventures, as well as a temporary store on Mallorca, Monocle comes next to Hong Kong. The store will be housed inside Lane Crawford and will be a seasonal store.

“Monocle is teaming up with iconic Asian retailer Lane Crawford to create a seasonal shop. Situated within the brand’s Pacific Place home store at 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, the shop will open on 15 April for five weeks. The Monocle team is travelling to Hong Kong next week to celebrate the first Asian home for the Monocle Shop with a cocktail party for 1,000 subscribers, shoppers and Hong Kong friends.”

The store openes its doors on April 15th.

Monocle Shop at Lane Crawford
Shop 126
88, Queensway
Admiralty, Hong Kong

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In an interesting collaboration J.Crew has worked with Monocle magazine, but this time a little different. The Monocle staff acted as models for the new J.Crew Spring/Summer 2010 Collection. Included in the shoot are Monocle editor-in-chief Tyler Brulee, Alexander Mills, Andrew Tuck, Robert Bound, Takeharo Sato, Saul Taylor, Tom Morris and Yoshitsugu Takagi. Also a letter by Tyler Brulee and interviews with all participants is included, resulting in an overall round production.

Have a look at all images of the “Man of Monocle” lookbook after the jump.

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After the success of their first perfume collaboration on Scent One: Hinoki, Comme des Garcons links up once again with UK magazine Monocle. Scent Two: Laurel has been released this past week and premium retailers in time for the Holidays. We did not have the chance yet to test it out, but we are sure its another hit.

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Monocle has teamed up with BlackBerry to produce a limited run of Bold 9700 handsets. The smartphone comes pre-loaded with Monocle’s 25/25 travel guides to the best business cities and resorts in the world, exclusive Monocle wallpapers and includes a custom leather strap. The Monocle BlackBerry also comes boxed with a 16GB card as well as the standard battery, charging pod, world charger, media player headset, USB and gift packaging. Only 100 pieces were produced and will be available from December 10th at Monocle.

More looks at the Monocle x BlackBerry 9700 after the click.

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Once again Monocle has gotten together with some interesting partners. For the second time they worked with Woolrich Woolen Mills and they also get together with Tomorrowland from Japan this season. Together with Woolrich they present another limited edition jacket that is more appropriate than the previous one, for the colder months ahead. With Tomorrowland they worked on a very simple, yet comfortable fleece crewneck sweater. Both pieces are now available in the Monocle online store.

More detailed images of the new Monocle Woolrich Jacket and Tomorrowland Sweater follow after the jump.

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Back on track with more appropriate collaborations, Monocle presents a project with British designer Bill Amberg. Together the two worked on two different nautical style canvas bags. Available in Hot Mustard or Lightning Blue, the canvas and leather bags come with a set of patches (including the Monocle emblem) and a stencil so you can personalise the bag with your initials. Both bags are now available in the Monocle Shop.

More images of the Monocle x Bill Amberg Bags follow after the jump.

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Monocle is far and above our favorite print publication, and the extension product they’ve worked on so far has been nothing but incredible. Continuing that tradition, the folks at Monocle have teamed up with Japanese retailer Beams on a watch. Limited to 200 pieces in each of either olive or brown, the watches are scheduled for an August release, but are now available for pre-order through the Monocle Shop. (via 39/18)

You can email shop@monocle.com to reserve yours.

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Monocle presents their latest collaborative product and got together this time with Italian brand Aspesi on a nice technical jacket. Wind and water proof, the jacket is perfect for outdoor sports, as well as rainy days in the city. The two Aspesi character logos get complemented with the Monocle logo on the front pocket and on the back. One again a solid piece, the jacket is now available in the Monocle store.

A more detailed view of the Monocle x Aspesi Jacket follows after the jump.

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After London and Los Angeles, as well as a pop-up store in Paris, Monocle is taking over Palma de Mallorca over the summer with a Monocle Shop. The store will offer the magazine, as well as all their collaborative items that we have seen in recent months release. The store opens its doors today.

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Monocle presents their latest collaborative item, this time with Woolrich Woolen Mills and their designer Daiki Suzuki. They worked on a lightweight, unstructured jacket. It comes in navy and olive and is now available in the Monocle Shop. Via H(Y)R.

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Based on their first collaboration on the Hinoki fragrance, Monocle and Comme des Garcons now present their first candle.

“Made in France by Comme des Garçons, it has a high concentrate of fragrance, is created from the finest waxes and comes in a black glass container.”

The Monocle x Comme des Garcons Candle One Hinoki will be released in April. More images follow after the jump.

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Monocle magazine does not stop to impress with their high profile collaborations. After working with Porter, Drakes, Comme Des Garcons, Fritz Hansen and Artek, they now got together with Italian luxury leather manufacturer Valextra. Together they made a leather notebook.

“Established in 1937 by Giovanni Fontana, the company’s fortunes were revived in 2000 when Carminati Molina bought the company. Now, exclusively for Monocle, Valextra’s craftsmen have created this  soft leather notebook holder that comes with a fine-lined notebook. The design also doubles as a passport holder. The leather is  mustard but the edges are inky green, as is the stitching. Each notebook is stamped in gold “Valextra for Monocle” and comes in a black presentation box.”

The Valextra For Monocle leather notebook is now available for 135 Pounds.

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Monocle never let’s us down and has continuously impressed us with their moves. From opening coffee shops at design fairs, to opening their own newsstand in London, the magazine has always taken unusual, yet impressing moves.

Their latest venture is their own store – The Monocle Shop.

“Located just off London’s Marylebone High Street, the Monocle Shop showcases the full Monocle range of products that have been created in partnership with leading design brands such as Comme des Garçons, Porter, Valextra, Artek and Drakes London. The shop also stocks a selection of curated, crafted products, from stationery, to cosy knitwear, to CDs, that our editors have found on their global travels. And, of course, we have the full collection of Monocle magazines along with other titles we like. Just nine sq m in size, it’s the ideal place for some Christmas shopping or a bit of personal indulgence.”

The Monocle Shop

+ 44 (0) 20 7486 8770

Make sure to check it out on your next London trip!

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