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BMW x Monocle
Doing business on two wheels
Traversing Madrid’s busy metropolis is just one of many daily challenges for hotelier Alfonso López Roldán. Bolstered by his two-wheeled advantage, the enterprising Spaniard scours the city centre for ideas and inspiration to keep his successful hotel The Hat ahead of the pack.
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Radio
Meet the Makers
A special episode recorded at Detroit design brand Shinola's new Soho shop in London. Tune in to hear four UK-based brands – Dawson Denim, Hope in the Woods, London Tea Club and Blue Guy Pottery – chat with Monocle 24 about their lives and work.
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Film
North American International Auto Show, Detroit
The North American International Auto Show is in the driving seat when it comes to the next generation of vehicle technology. Strap yourself in.
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BMW x Monocle
Doing business on two wheels
Traversing Madrid’s busy metropolis is just one of many daily challenges for hotelier Alfonso López Roldán. Bolstered by his two-wheeled advantage, the enterprising Spaniard scours the city centre for ideas and inspiration to keep his successful hotel The Hat ahead of the pack.
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Radio
Meet the Makers
A special episode recorded at Detroit design brand Shinola's new Soho shop in London. Tune in to hear four UK-based brands – Dawson Denim, Hope in the Woods, London Tea Club and Blue Guy Pottery – chat with Monocle 24 about their lives and work.
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The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2016
Join us in Vienna for a weekend of great debates, good conversations, peerless hospitality and some fun nights too. It’s a weekend where contacts can be made, ideas nurtured and horizons expanded.
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Join a selection of UBS experts and global analysts as they take a look at the year ahead, casting an educated eye at the challenges, trends and opportunities that will define 2016.
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Radio
Jean-Claude Biver
Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé sits down with Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver to discuss adapting to an ever-changing market, collaborating (and competing) and how the “connected watch” will foster the next genera…
Article
Back to the future
Too many residential towers play by the rules. We are granted rare access to Torres Blancas, a fantastical expression of 1960s modernism that remains as current and desirable as ever.
Article
Read all about it
In the US, Germany, the UK, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China, a renewed interest in the printed word means more books are being dusted off and fewer e-readers are being turned on. Is this a new chapter?
Article
Strong language
The world's governments would be lost without interpreters. Meet the old hands at the UN headquarters and the students who will help us understand one another in the years ahead. Without these guys, nothing gets done.
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