Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 16 March
Every journey tells a story
We were leaving work late this week and were in high-ish spirits.
- 114 results for philosophy
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 5 July
Taipei: More Chinese than the Chinese
Why the tiny rebel island off the coast of China developed into its own Chinese society.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Thursday 19 April
Technological advances increasingly hard to see
I am not a particularly pious person. And religious education always struck me as an odd subject to include on the national curriculum.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Adman about town
Quick-witted adman George Lois shares his philosophy on advertising, creative sustenance and the perfect last meal.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 December
Japan stands by its pacifist defence strategy
Tokyo is preparing to publish its first national defence blueprint in over six years, and it may be ready to countenance a degree of change to its stay-at-home military philosophy.
Culture, episode 83
Robert Bound brings us his highlights from the second Frieze New York art fair, we get a musical tour of Toronto courtesy of producer Gil Masuda, and enjoy a session from keyboard virtuoso, Gentry. Plus, where does philo…
Design / Architecture
Energinet
Danish Architects Hvidt & Mølgaard have created a state-of-the-art, energy efficient headquarters for Energinet.dk. Challenged with reducing the total energy consumption by 25-30% the architects worked with high performance…
Affairs / Health
Face Maker
Plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy has earned legendary status in Brazil, with his philosophy that good looks should be available to all, regardless of wealth or social standing. His pioneering techniques are still admired by…
Edits / Innovation
Garfish and friends
Jacob Jensen’s products for Bang & Olufsen made design history in the 1960s and 1970s, but his design philosophy is perhaps more relevant today than ever. For an imaginary final lunch he chooses the “incredibly well-desi…
Design / Manufacturing
2nd Cycle - collectable castoffs
In 1935 the founders of Artek drew up a manifesto that the Finnish furniture company still lives by. Their "one chair is enough" slogan promoted a philosophy of consuming in an intelligent way. And this resulted in well…
Design / Travel
Arcana Hotel
The Arcana Hotel is a new favourite for Tokyoites in search of weekend retreats. Located on the Izu Peninsula, this old ryokan has been refurbished with the help of Osaka furniture design company Graf. Monocle's Asia Bureau…
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: You are what you eat
Food is an entire philosophy for Alice Waters, founder of restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. She would choose to dine with family for her hypothetical last meal, and on the menu would be fresh produce bought…
Business / Provenance
Deli vision
In 1948, Francesco Armandola opened the doors to his eponymous delicatessen in Milan. Located in via della Spiga, it catered to a clientele eager to forget the lean war years. Since 2005, his son Giorgio has been in charge…
Edits / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Thursday 11 October
The park that’s pretty but pointless
All around the Monocle bureau in Hong Kong there’s drilling and jackhammering going on.
Business / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 25 January
Rates of pay need to be made fairer for all
Should we really care that a chief executive is paid millions for running a private company?
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Monday 19 March
Last week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that it would no longer publish a print edition
Last week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that it would no longer publish a print edition
Affairs / Health
Monocolumn
Sunday 26 June
Sino-Indian rapprochement… through the medium of yoga
If further proof were needed of China’s boom, it was on display last week in a Guangzhou hall, sporting garish shades of locally branded lycra.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 February
North Korea’s army adds gloss to capital
Nuclear armed, highly motivated and a potentially destabilising force in Northeast Asia, the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA, is one of the most feared fighting forces on the planet.
Affairs / Luxury
Monocolumn
Tuesday 20 November
African style – and substance?
“The promise of Africa, the power of the Mediterranean.” That was the title of this year’s International Herald Tribune Luxury conference in Rome. If there was ever a time for the luxury industry to try to negotiate its…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Tuesday 10 May
Crisis point for Southeast Asian group of nations
There was a whopping great elephant in the room at last weekend’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. Though the region’s leaders spoke, as they do, about peace and co-operation…