In Bandung, the capital of West Java, a growing hub of creative businesses are choosing to stay put and build an arts and crafts industry. Suddenly, ‘Made in Indonesia’ has become a phrase with a reputation behind it.
Around 700km north of Bangkok, Chiang Mai is Thailand’s second largest city, and its increasingly metropolitan air is acting as a magnet for those in the creative industries. The neighbourhood of Nimmanhaemin, in the north…
Berlin’s unemployment rate is dismal and its once-thriving industry is defunct. But the abandoned warehouses and power stations now provide a home for galleries and studios that are leading the European avant-garde. Monocle…
Midland Atelier is a design powerhouse that attracts people to train from all over the world and offers opportunities to local creative talent. In Western Australia, where mining is the major industry, it’s a breath of…
Creative industries and individuals from near and far are flocking to the renovated factories and warehouses of Collingwood.
New year can mean a new start, so this special episode of Culture with Robert Bound asks how to get started in the creative industries.
Monocle's editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé, editor Andrew Tuck, creative director Richard Spencer Powell and photography director Poppy Shibamoto discuss the publishing industry over the past year and get reading tips of 2013…
Conceived of only 21 years ago, already most nations want a “soft power” strategy – a way of winning the world over without resorting to military-industrial might. Monocle has indexed the top 30 soft power nations, which…
Friday 16 April
One is a remote archipelago with its own eco-system.
Thursday 16 September
“When the government was formed we discussed how we could re-balance the British economy with new industries, and reduce our reliance on banks.
Friday 23 October
Some cities grind to a halt during fashion week.
Thursday 16 June
São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), currently taking place at the Niemeyer-designed Cicillo Matarazzo Pavilion at Parque do Ibirapuera, is the largest fashion event, not just in Brazil but in Latin America. It generates signi…
Wednesday 17 February
The recent Academy Award nomination for Ajami marks the third time in as many years that Israel has scored an Oscar nod for best foreign language film.
Sunday 9 September
We recently welcomed the young British author Niven Govinden into our studios at Midori House.
Wednesday 19 October
There are many business terms that are particularly grating.
Friday 26 March
No right-thinking New Zealander would deny their country owes much to director Peter Jackson.
Wednesday 23 November
It would be a brave person who attempted, right now, to reassure Qantas CEO Alan Joyce with the adage that there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
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