Tyler Brûlé

You know, I think it was interesting.

We've had our own Tyler Brulé writing about this in the past and sort of saying, why do electric vehicles have to look like electric vehicles? And I do think that was a theme.

You've heard from some of these interviews, for example, the Alfa Romeo designer.

They are keen to adhere to that, I think.

We've got highlights from our studios at Midori House and from around the world.

This week, Monocle's editorial director, Tyler Brulé, meets Ryan Reynolds to discuss why identity and curiosity matter more than

perfection.

I don't limit myself as much, but then I know when I do put a cap on that and I do create limitations for myself, it's because I'm trying to be too good at it.

From Hollywood to brand building, Ryan Reynolds has built a career around storytelling and the power of community.

As co-owner of Wrexham AFC, he transformed a town by bringing pride and new life to a community that had been struggling for decades.

Reynolds recently joined Monaco's editorial director Tyler Brulé at Livex Abu Dhabi to discuss what makes a city or community truly livable, how Wrexham's remarkable transformation offers lessons for cities around the world, and in this highlight, the pair discuss why identity and curiosity matter more than perfection.

Honestly, if I were to look back, there's a couple of things that changed my life.

It's, it's a brand which hasn't probably seen a paintbrush or, or any sort of, you know, new design for about two decades now

Our own editorial director, Tyler Brûlé there, and our transport correspondent Gabriel Lee will be discussing what Lufthansa can do with a new stake in TAP Air Portugal.

That's all up ahead on The Globalist live from London.

[upbeat music] A very happy Thursday to all our listeners around the world.

[upbeat music] To aviation news, which had been a long time coming now.

Lufthansa Group has been chosen to acquire a 44.9% stake in the currently state-owned TAP Air Portugal, adding to its stock of European airlines and no doubt satisfyingly beating out its rival, Air France KLM, in the process.

First of all on this story, I spoke to our own editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, about the acquisition a little earlier.

Chris, we've been talking about, uh, this deal for a while now.

The deal's valued at 1.2 billion euros, and it saw Lufthansa outbid its European rival, Air France KLM.

Well, joining me now is Monocle's editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, from São Paulo, which is key to this story.

Tyler, did you fly TAP Portugal to get there?

Yeah, guten tag and, [laughs] and bom dia, Chris.

But, you know, we've seen a similar case with, of course, uh, with Air France KLM, uh, picking up SAS.

They are now very, you know, quickly moving to a path to control for that airline, and it's gonna be the same thing for TAP as well.

Tyler Brûlé, thank you very much for joining us.

We'll have more on the TAP Air Portugal story on The Globalist tomorrow morning.

I'm Petri Bursov with the latest news from the Nordics.

Plus, our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, will be joining us from Lisbon.

It's the 11th of October, 2026.

Live from London, this is Monocle on Sunday.

They say that that will remain shut until around midnight tonight, Saudi time.

And of course, the big question is, is what will the retaliation be now as a result of this attack, which clearly seems as, as if it's come from the Houthis.

I mean, our, our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, will join us in a little while just to, to examine, you know, the, the future of aviation and, and, and retaliation here.

But what is quite astonishing here is, as you say, the scale of the attack and the fact that the, that the, the...

Now, as the CEO of Bloomingdale's, he is leading a new chapter for one of America's best-known department stores, built around discovery, experience, and the power of the physical outlet.

He joined our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Paris to discuss the reinvention of the department store, the importance of discovery, and why he believes the best retail experiences are increasingly being found outside of the United States.

I spent 12 years at Bain & Company working mostly on retail and, and turnaround projects, and after 12 years, um, I had the privilege to, uh, do a project for, uh, Nicolas Houzé at Galeries Lafayette.

He asked me to join his team, and then I, I spent eight years at Galeries Lafayette, where I was, uh, operating, like, all the stores in France and abroad.

And honestly, in the US, I think at some point we've been too far in this optimization.

We lost a bit that purpose, that soul that made the department store very special from the very early ages of department stores.

That was the CEO of Bloomingdale's, Olivier Bon, speaking to Monocle's editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, for the latest episode of The Chiefs.

This is The Curator.

That fateful announcement that Swiss Air could no longer continue flying 25 years ago today.

Monaco's editorial director, Tyler Brulé, joins us to talk about the anniversary and what emerged from the aftermath.

We'll also talk about China and why it's looking to make AI less human.

And finally, Grace Charlton is in Paris for Fashion Week.

The announcement shocked a Swiss nation that more than most had come to expect its companies and citizens to be sound stewards of their finances and capable of running things efficiently.

Out of the ashes of Swiss Air emerged eventually a new airline, and though the brand Switzerland had certainly taken a hit with the debacle, the new airline would once again confidently be called Swiss.

That name and logo was the brainchild of Monaco's editorial director, Tyler Brulé, also the founder of Wink Creative.

And Tyler joins us now down the line from our studio in Zurich.

Since his 2002 book, The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard has been waxing lyrical about the idea that economic growth comes down to attracting the right type of talent.

Monocle's editorial director, Tyler Brulé, joined me in our pop-up studio to quiz Richard on how the concepts he outlined in his book about the creative class have evolved over the decades.

So we're here at the LiveX Forum, and we're listening to the opening remarks, all of us.

And what do I hear? I hear part of that thesis replayed.

We're trying to get to the bottom of this as information keeps coming in from various places.

We have our chairman, Tyler Brulé, on the line.

He's in Switzerland, but actually you were in Abu Dhabi yourself yesterday, or perhaps even this morning.

Yes.

Inzamim Rashid there, Monocle's Gulf correspondent in Abu Dhabi.

Thank you very much to you.

Now, Tyler Brulé is still on the line.

Tyler, I mean, so on the one hand, this could be an extremely serious security incident involving nations, or it could be two men having a spat.