Affairs / Business Hubs
Lonley parts club
Monocle goes island-hopping this month and visits Iceland, Curaçao and Guam. Remote they may be, but they’re not to be overlooked, as they stretch their business muscles and raise their strategic voices.
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Affairs / Society
Oceania Briefing
The latest from the Pacific islands, including a sanitation crisis in Tuvalu and the phasing of Vanuatu's handwritten passport.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Sunday 11 July
Sun, wine and PR stunts
Visby, the main town on the Swedish island of Gotland, has a schizophrenic life. In the winter, it’s quiet and isolated, with only 25,000 residents.
Business / Business Hubs
Trade secret
George Town, on the Malaysian island of Penang, was a colonial trading hub but after the Second World War it lost out to Hong Kong and Singapore. Now its faded Art Deco villas and relaxed pace of life are luring a new…
End Point / Property
Observation Issue 02
If you could uproot your business and personal life, where would you go? Have you already started renovating the flat you bought in Genoa (as suggested in issue one) and started looking for office space in Monaco? Does a…
Design / Urbanism
James Corner – Reshaping cities
American cities don't fare well in our annual Quality of Life survey but things are beginning to change. British-born landscape architect James Corner is one of the pioneering individuals who have taken up the task of…
Edits / Society
Expo 19: The good life
From micro to macro, we celebrate three close-knit communities where we would happily see out 2009. These are places that because of design, history or geography have what it takes for an easy going and cosy way of life.…
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 2 January
2010: Artists answer call of nature
Tokyo may do a very good impersonation of a city confident of its position at the centre of the universe: from its neon skyscrapers and speedy commuter trains to its impressive haul of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Sunday 14 March
A higher plane
Taiwan remains 90 miles off the Chinese coast, but politically the island might just have shifted in the mainland’s direction.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 4 September
Seeking independence
The results of yesterday’s election in Québec are in. And thanks to vigorous English avoidance and baby-kissing skills, Pauline Marois and her separatist Parti Québécois are back in power.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 18 June
A solstice walk on the wild side
If you’re feeling a little out of sorts this week, it might have something to do with the sun. For those of us in the northern hemisphere this is the week with the longest amount of daylight in the year.
Design / Architecture
Monocolumn
Friday 8 March
Frank Lloyd wrong?
A New Jersey couple are causing controversy with their desire to move out of their Frank Lloyd Wright home – and then have *it* moved, brick by brick, to save it from falling into a river. A justified brouhaha or an unne…
Edits / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 30 July
Learning from memory
This will end OK but I am sorry it has a bit of a gloomy start. It begins with a lunch with someone with whom I have been close for years and it concludes with a tree.
Edits / Travel
Monocolumn
Monday 10 December
Lucky dips
Wherever I fly to, I like to swim at. Not just because it’s a great way to slough off the cramped confines and arid air of a long haul but also because it gives me a chance to see a little more of a society. A dip is also…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 31 March
Japan focus: Returning to Tokyo
At first it feels reassuringly familiar. The sun is shining in Shibuya, salarymen are rushing around and teens are chatting as they make their way across the famous crossing. But there are telling signs of change.
Design / Fashion
Wardrobe refresh
Ohori Park, home to the Fukuoka Art Museum, is the backdrop to our carefully curated show of spring womenswear.
Edits / Industry
Expo 63: Heads above water
After the demise of its cod-fishing industry, Fogo Island looked to be in trouble. The tide is turning on its fortunes today thanks to a lifeline of cultural projects, a new hotel and jobs.