Konfekt, Issue 23 – Autumn 2026

Konfekt is a magazine for Sharp Dressing, Drinking, Dining, Travel and Design from the creators of Monocle.

Edited between Zürich and London, and printed in Germany, it is a rich, sumptuous quarterly publication covering fashion, travel, design, drinking, dining and culture in both English and German.

With good humour, an exacting eye and a brave spirit, Konfekt celebrates a chic, understated glamour, seeks out lesser-known stories and opens closed doors. It’s an ebullient host, a mountain trek, a winter spin on a handsome bike and even a leap into an icy lake (with the promise of a warming Reisetbauer eau de vie).

Edited by Monocle magazine’s senior editor and former Paris editor Sophie Grove and with Marcela Palek as style director, Konfekt also calls on a roster of leading journalists, thinkers and photographers from Germany, Switzerland, France and beyond. Konfekt offers an authoritative voice with wit, wisdom and just the right amount of warmth and wonder.

In this issue:

Konfekt’s autumn issue pursues both health and happiness, as the breeze gets cooler and thoughts refocus – starting from the tips from our cover star, Japanese actress Asami Mizukawa. Besides our annual round-up of the world’s most refreshing spas – dropping in to pools, saunas and tennis courts from South Tyrol to the Cyclades, via Kenya and Bavaria – in these pages you will find Konfekt’s first Japan special. We venture to Tokyo to unearth its most compelling fashion brands, spots for a cocktail and retail addresses. Also: Eight creatives present their automotive gems and show us around the city on four wheels; and we delve into the joys of looking at Japan through an autumnal cinematic lens. Plus: We follow a parade of Austrian cows down from pasture to celebrate harvest season, serve lunch in rural Ireland and join a Viennese tea party with cake artist Sophia Stolz. Our fashion section visits Uruguay to track down the pampas’s finest knits, alongside our pick of sharp blazers and fine watches for a sense of renewed dedication and purpose.