End Point / Monocle
Observation
Monocle is still in the market for a new London HQ and our feature on the perfect modern workplace has got editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé dreaming of what it might look like. Anyone for karaoke?
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Design / Interior design
Looks count
Innocean, a global advertising agency, understands the importance of a well-designed HQ to impress clients and motivate staff. Monocle takes a look at its recent facelift, which combines Korean tradition and mid-century…
Business / Food & Drink
Tough nut to crack
Although the European nut market was worth over €8bn in 2007, consumption there is peanuts compared to the Middle East. But Al Rifai, the Lebanese ‘Rolls-Royce of nut companies’, is expanding into Europe’s underdeveloped…
Culture / Small Business
Little shop of wonders
In a world of bland city centres, a shop full of interesting and unusual magazines and music that’s staffed by experts is a joyful discovery. And what’s more, they make your neighbourhood special.
End Point / Technology
Observation
Over the Christmas season Monocle will be going up a gear rather than winding down. But of course we’ll still find time to enjoy a glühwein or two in St Moritz.
Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 December
CNN’s new face
Thirteen years after its launch, CNN en Español (CNN’s Spanish edition for Latin America and the United States, run from the channel’s HQ in Atlanta) has decided to rebrand itself with a bold move.
Edits / Travel
Micro to macro
Continental Micronesia, with an HQ on the idyllic island of Guam, has expanded its routes and is fit for the future.
Affairs / Innovation
Small but beautiful
An idea that can change, or at least improve, people’s lives doesn’t have to be a grand, large-scale project. From cosy slippers to a sauna in the company HQ, it’s oftenmthe little things that matter.
Business / Retail
Going to Zozotown
Zozotown has over two million visitors to its virtual boulevard of shops, populated by the best international fashion brands. Monocle visits the firm’s HQ to witness the future of e-commerce.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Special relations
Nothing represents the shifting sands of global politics better than the African Union’s gleaming new HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A gift from the Chinese, it’s proof of the Asian giant’s growing clout. But the Germans are…
Edits / Retail
Mover and shaker
With a dream team of a Swiss R&D department, an Italian manufacturer and a professional skier to test the clothes, Mover produces high-quality, technical garments made for the slopes. Monocle pays a visit to its HQ.
Business / Management
Gildo Zegna
Editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé welcomes Gildo Zegna, CEO of supreme Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna, to the Monocle HQ in London to discuss the brand's centenary in 2010 and its longer-term future.
Business / Industry
Two-wheel deal
The car industry is in global disarray. So can the makers of affordable, greener scooters overtake the punch-drunk auto makers? At Honda’s HQ they are planning a two-wheeled revolution.
Affairs / Government
Power trips
This issue Monocle has visited seats of power around the globe – from the African Union’s HQ to Burma’s fledgling capital via Liechtenstein’s new parliament building. Each has a very different vision.
End Point / Travel
Observation Issue 06
The Unravelled Kingdom: As this issue opens on the theme of nation building and branding it makes sense to close on the topic and turn our attention to a brand bit closer to *Monocle* HQ – the UK.
Design / Architecture
Tbilisi two
In an attempt to attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, the Georgian president has enlisted Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital’s skies with ambitious architecture. The Italian is clearly succeeding…
Edits / Newspapers
Expo 39: The Print Meister
‘Der Spiegel’ stands for everything that Monocle also holds dear: high-quality journalism, solid facts, covers that sell and a respect for the intelligence of its readers. So we thought it was time we paid a visit to the…
Design / Government
Justice for all
LA’s police force is trying to improve its image by creating friendlier buildings, including a glistening new HQ. We also visit an ‘eco’ police station in Victoria, Australia, and look at how forces around the world are…
End Point / Politics
Observation
As we enter the New Year, we have a new president heading for the Oval Office, and a chance to reflect on the meaning of happiness and wealth in 2009 and beyond. And there are developments at Monocle HQ: an audio show and…