As France’s comic-book industry continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, its annual festival is drawing crowds of 200,000 fans.

The Odeuropa research project has encouraged Europe’s art institutions to add an olfactory element to their displays. Julia Webster Ayuso picks up the scent.

The Paris city hall has asked the iconic booksellers on the banks of the Seine to move in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The bouquinistes worry they won’t be able to return.

An architecture school in the City of Bridges aims to arm the next generation of urbanists and designers with hands-on skills needed to combat climate change. We meet those who are spearheading their education.

With Paris enjoying a musical renaissance, we meet the key players making themselves heard in an industry with a global reputation for catchy, sun-kissed pop.

For celebrated Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, inspiration often comes from unexpected places.

When booming shoe brand Veja needed a bigger HQ, it set out to make a space that was good for both the environment and its staff.

Bringing stories to life in ultra-high-resolution film requires companies that care about the details – and when it comes to the outfits that appear on screen, Peris Costumes is the sartorial star of the show.

After the success of his breakout album Amir, Belgian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer-songwriter Tamino returns with a more stripped-back feel and more mature lyrics.

Catalan city Tarragona boasts some of the world's best-preserved Roman ruins. Architect cousins Ferran and Arnau Tiñena take Monocle on a tour of their projects, which fuse this heritage with a view to the future.

Maison Drucker’s rattan bistro chairs are a recognisable symbol of Parisian life, so much so that restaurants and cafés across the world are putting in their orders.

Away from the French capital, creatives head to the Med for a slower, more affordable way of life.

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars are now Japanese.

As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.

Nowhere captures the spirit of Gio Ponti more than a secluded villa that the architect constructed with real affection for his friend.