Design / Interior design
Office colony
Paris-based architects Ciguë were tasked with turning an apartment from a design disaster into a space suitable for three firms to work in. They went one step further and made the bespoke furniture too.
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Design / Interior design
Monocolumn
Thursday 4 October
The office is not a playground
How often do you show up for a meeting in unfamiliar territory and are suddenly slammed with an extreme case of office envy?
Design / Architecture
Home at the office
Bosses are wising up to the benefits of creating a more humane workplace. Not only does this give staff a sense of pride and belonging but it also expresses a company’s ethos to clients. Welcome to the anti-office.
Design / Property
Breathing space
When Monocle and sister company Winkreative had to hunt for a bigger London base, they opted for greenery, mid-century architecture and a central location. Welcome to Midori House.
Design / Fashion
Divine office
The occasional open-neck shirt, a wool/linen suit, an almost-sexy belt, a retro satchel: sartorial details to get you seen but not heard. Office wear should be relaxed but effortlessly smart – it helps if you have a work…
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Tuesday 19 February
When fashion comes up short
It might still be winter but the fashion world is gearing up for spring and tackling that age-old dilemma of shorts in the office.
Business / Management
All in a day's work
The nine-to-five grind and the daily schlep into our places of work is a routine we love to hate. But the truth is that we’re all secretly rather attached to our offices. And not necessarily for work-related reasons.
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.
Business / Management
Monocolumn
Wednesday 19 October
Why business incubators are naff
There are many business terms that are particularly grating.
Business / Society
Work in progress
From food-loving French taking long lunch breaks to workaholic Japanese businessmen, the world continues to approach office culture in very different ways.
End Point / Monocle
Observation
The saga of finding a new Monocle headquarters continues and while we’ve been dreaming about what our home will look like, we’ve also been thinking about our next retail venture and noticing a gaping hole in the newsstand…
Design / Interior design
Bay of plenty
Two new workplaces on the city’s waterfront, with cafés, gyms and roofdecks for lounging, show that new work styles are possible even in hardworking Japan.
Midori House, episode 252
We get the latest on protests in Kosovo and find out about the future of the workplace at Köln’s Orgatec office furniture fair.
Affairs / Business Hubs
Monocolumn
Sunday 4 July
Japanese dads told to stay at home
Never mind politics and sex. There are two words that are infinitely more taboo when spoken in the confines of a Japanese office: “paternity” and “leave”.
The Monocle Daily, episode 47
We hear about the land dispute between Japan and Russia and learn about the possibility of the Taliban opening of a political office in Qatar.
Affairs / Defence
Fly the flag
Despite the pressures of new technology in its own ranks and a fast-developing Chinese navy sailing into view, the ‘USS George Washington’ continues to rule the Asia-Pacific seas. Monocle climbs aboard the American aircraft…
The Monocle Weekly, episode 100
For the 100th edition of the Monocle Weekly we talk to Christine Ockrent, chief operating officer at France 24 and Director General of AEF.
Midori House, episode 67
A look at Ghana’s oil wealth. Plus, why Austria still stages grand balls, and we ask whether open plan offices have had their day.
The Urbanist, episode 75
Share deal: a special episode looking at car sharing, office sharing, table sharing, and mingling in cities around the world.
Section D, episode 55
The best of Dutch Design Week, we hear about the future of Belgian design, and visit the Orgatec office furniture event in Köln.