Business /
Doggie style
The Japanese are going bonkers over their canines. But with the market for doggie products reaching saturation point, what’s next for the lucrative industry? Funerals and hotels apparently.
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Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 12 November
Yoga for dogs and cafés for cats
The model reclines on a camouflage pillow, a bandana tied casually around his neck above a red T-shirt with a white logo.
Business / Retail
Monocolumn
Sunday 18 July
Banking on dog biscuits
Dog biscuits are not typically associated with banks. Walk into Metro Bank, however, and you will get just that, and more.
Business / Management
Monocolumn
Monday 23 April
Are you an office alpha dog?
Travelling for business is a sure way to understand the importance of body language in the office.
Affairs / Society
Dogs and new tricks
Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…
Edits / Media
Inventory No. 40
A round-up of practical and pretty things, including a dog bowl that doesn’t go walkies and a baby soap that is a national institution.
Business / Retail
Business Briefing
The craft brewery sees a boom in the US, North Korea looks into carbon trading, and "Japa Dog" stalls take off in Canada.
Edits / Retail
Doggie style
*Monocle* HQ wouldn’t be the same without an occasional visit from our canine colleagues. So, this month we asked guest editors Bruno, Bertie, Gus, Muffin and Molly to compile a list of the best beds, bowls, biscuits and…
Culture / Graphic Design
Drawn together
The artists, animators and graphic designers Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas met in 1988. Although both are artists in their own right, they collaborate on almost all their projects. They formed their production company…
Edits / Society
The perfect fit
Big supermarkets are banned, independent businesses abound and there’s a human scale on the shop floor. All of this makes Paris Europe’s retail capital.
Edits / Manufacturing
Expo 61: Mighty Mittelstand
They may not be sexy but the small firms that make everything from dog leads to lifting gear are the fuel powering Germany’s economy.
The Menu, episode 67
A visit to the culinary hotspot neighbourhood of Itaewon in Seoul, we also look into the London phenomenon of pairing Champagne with hot dogs, and discover the benefits of urban beekeeping.
Affairs / Politics
Dark horse in the east
It’s a vital military outpost, dogged by organised crime. However, with huge Chinese, Korean and Japanese markets on its shores, Vladivostok could become Russia’s Far Eastern giant.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Thursday 12 January
Hollywood’s animals don’t realise what stars they are
Have you seen the film The Artist? You know, the one with the cute dog in it? Yes, it’s also the silent film that’s in black and white.
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 36
This month’s treats include iced coffee from Japan, Moroccan wine and dog food that sounds so tasty you’ll want to eat it.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 31 August
Weekend agenda, 1/2 September
Highlights this weekend include a David Bowie film retrospective in London, a San Francisco design exhibit, ceramics in Copenhagen, music from Detroit and dining out on hot dogs and champagne
Midori House, episode 325
President Obama unveils immigration reform but how comprehensive will it be? We also explore China’s growing role in the world, and find out why more people are buying British dog breeds.
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Sunday 5 August
Never underestimate the power of a puppy
Last week the Russian president Vladimir Putin was presented with an Akita fighting dog puppy by visiting Japenese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba.
Midori House, episode 20
We talk to Danish high-street juice bar Joe and the Juice, take a stroll through Marylebone, and ponder on what makes a perfect city dog.
Business / Travel
Monocolumn
Friday 28 January
High hopes in Portugal for a royal honeymoon
When the Obama family received a Portuguese water dog from the late senator Ted Kennedy in 2009, the tourism minister of the region it was from couldn’t have been happier. “We had been trying to get the Obamas to accept the…