Manufacturing
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Refusing to buckle
Luxury watch brands gather in Geneva and prove that, despite digitisation, this is a strapping industry that’s dialling into the demands of a new generation.
Taking stock
For the past 12 years, Monocle has sought to use the best paper and printers – now they’re even better. So what’s changed and how does it work?
Natural wonder
Rising demand for ethical beauty products made without chemicals has brought a firm that perfects the journey from seed to scent into full bloom.
Not changing tack
Modern technology has little place at Rivierre, France’s last working nail factory. Workers here have faith in traditional ways – and their century-old machines.
Making the move
What raises last-mile delivery from perfunctory hand-off to attentive art? Three leading lights of logistics reveal all.
To the rafters
Gracing the interior of a number of contrasting sporting arenas, Neue Holzbau’s intricately engineered timber designs have put the Swiss company in a league of their own.
The lowdown
In a world that’s now too brightly and badly lit, we look to industry luminaries who fully understand the positive impact of subtle lighting.
Business
From a small soap-maker in Osaka to the Ikea competitors offering sustainable alternatives.
Made to measure
Metalworker Kikukawa’s precision and meticulous attention to detail appeals to architects at home and abroad.
