Paris: The Monocle Quality of Life Conference

Event: Secure your ticket today. In partnership with Chanel, Monocle is bringing 20 bold thinkers, designers, company chiefs and city fixers – including Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin and Chanel’s president of fashion, Bruno Pavlovsky – for three days of discussion, debate and rosé.

2–4 June 1 min read

‘Galicia has a great tradition of knowing how to work with nature. The people know how to fish but not exploit the fish.’

– David Chipperfield, founder, David Chipperfield Architects

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The Monocle Minute

Balancing act

Yesterday was a red-carpet day in Tokyo on Joe Biden’s first visit to Japan. An audience with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace was followed by a meeting with prime minister Fumio Kishida (pictured, on right, with Biden) at the nearby Akasaka Palace. Many takeaways from the joint press conference were familiar: the US-Japanese alliance is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific; Washington supports Japan’s bid to become a permanent member of a reformed Security Council; and so on.

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Floriade – growing green cities

We report from the international horticultural show that takes place in the Netherlands every 10 years. Once it wraps up, the 60-hectare site will be adapted to become a fully functioning new part of the city of Almere.

The Urbanist 553 30 min listen

Underground map design

Map designer and researcher Professor Max Roberts talks us through the good and the bad of underground rail map design.

Monocle on Design 553 7 min listen

Going underground

We take a trip underground to explore the design of London’s new Elizabeth Line and celebrate 120 years of Berlin’s U-Bahn. Plus: how to design the perfect underground transport map.

Monocle on Design 553 30 min listen

Foghorns and the music of the coast

Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Jennifer Lucy Allan, a musicologist, writer and radio presenter, who also has a PhD in foghorns. Her book ‘The Foghorn’s Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast’ has just been published in paperback. It charts the history of the foghorn, its poetic role at the boundary of land and sea, and how its bellowing sound captures the imagination.

Monocle on Culture 553 30 min listen

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The Briefing

Live from Davos: what should we expect from the World Economic Forum? Plus: a top Russian diplomat quits his post in Geneva, the latest on attempts to decarbonise aviation and Monocle's Andrew Mueller and Sophie Grove ride London's new high-speed rail line.

Up next: The Continental Shift

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Tuesday 24 May

We ask if US policy towards Taiwan is about to change. Plus, an historic customs agreement between Ukraine and Poland, Olaf Scholz’s first Africa tour and the latest fashion news.

The Globalist 60 min listen

Jarvis Cocker's loft  

We meet Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker for a tour of the objects that catalogue his rise to stardom, found in a loft and now forming the basis of his new memoir and exhibition. Plus we head to another exhibition, ‘Once Upon a Time’, that explores folklore, myth and fairytales through the ages.

Monocle on Culture 30 min listen

Monday 23 May

Eemeli Isoaho and Christoph Lenz are in Monocle’s Zürich studio to discuss Ukraine at the World Economic Forum, Finland and Sweden’s Nato bids and President Biden’s promise to Taiwan. As the world reopens to tourists, where are they heading? Plus Carlota Rebelo interviews Ukrainian MP Yulia Klymenko in Davos.

The Monocle Daily 40 min listen

Monday 23 May

Live from Zürich: Monocle 24's Chris Cermak, Tyler Brûlé and Carlota Rebelo have the latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, President Biden vows to defend Taiwan, Dr Chris Smith explains monkeypox and Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day's papers.

The Briefing 30 min listen

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Monocle preview: May issue, 2022

Monocle’s latest issue sets out the benchmarks (and benches) for a better world as we put the 50 recipients of this year’s Monocle Design Awards in the spotlight. Elsewhere, we visit the rugged terrain of northern Norway to witness one of the biggest military drills in Nato’s history and George Town to explore how Malaysia’s tropical tech hub is booming. Order your copy today from The Monocle Shop.

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The Monocle Quality of Life Conference Paris 2022

Monocle believes in the value of investing time and energy into coming together to share ideas and spark debates that shape an informed world-view. This is what our Quality of Life Conference sets out to do by assembling the world’s boldest thinkers, industry leaders and cutting-edge creative talents for a real conversation on the things that matter to us all. Get your tickets today.

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Samfundssind: community spirit in Denmark

Housing co-operatives are numerous in Denmark, providing residents with affordable places to live, keeping community spirit strong and cultivating samfundssind: the Danish concept of putting society’s needs ahead of individual interests. Monocle visited the Jystrup Savværk co-housing community, an hour outside of Copenhagen and designed by Vandkunsten, to explore the meaning of the word. Discover more stories and ideas from the region with The Monocle Book of the Nordics, which is available now from The Monocle Shop.

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Monocle preview: April issue, 2022

Monocle’s April issue features our annual retail survey, a report from France ahead of its presidential elections, an interview with Fiat’s CEO on his electric ambitions and a visit to America’s oldest independent art school, plus much more. Order your copy today from The Monocle Shop.

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Issue 153 ∙ May 2022

Monocle’s latest issue sets out the benchmarks (and benches) for a better world as we put the 50 recipients of this year’s Monocle Design Awards in the spotlight. Elsewhere, we visit the rugged terrain of northern Norway to witness one of the biggest military drills in Nato’s history and meet the Russian émigrés making Tbilisi their home. Plus: France’s manga obsession.

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Retail is bouncing back and Monocle’s latest issue is taking the pulse of the high streets at the heart of our cities, from LA to Bangkok. Plus: Macron gears up for re-election, the New York art school sculpting a new generation of Rothkos, and the fashion brands to try for size this spring.

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Paris: The Monocle Quality of Life Conference

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Balancing act

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Revel in history

Business and life in balance

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Featured podcasts and chapters

Floriade – growing green cities

Underground map design

Going underground

Foghorns and the music of the coast

On air now

The Briefing

Latest Podcasts

Tuesday 24 May

Jarvis Cocker's loft

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Monocle preview: May issue, 2022

The Monocle Quality of Life Conference Paris 2022

Samfundssind: community spirit in Denmark

Monocle preview: April issue, 2022

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Issue 154 ∙ June 2022

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Issue 153 ∙ May 2022

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