Manufacturing
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Fabric of the city
Home to retail giant Inditex, A Coruña is a hub for Zara alumni designers and manufacturers. They are reviving the region’s textile and craft credentials, making this one of Spain’s richest cities.
Smooth selling
Boasting doesn’t come easy to the Basque but we meet the furniture-makers going against the grain, selling themselves and redefining their industrial heritage in the process.
Craft: Make it big
From Detroit to Frankfurt and Sagamihara, three makers demonstrate how having a vision, the confidence to follow it through and the ability to adapt can pay huge dividends for entrepreneurs.
Masters of glass
The small Venetian island of Murano has a grand glass-blowing reputation. In the glow of the furnaces, Monocle Films witnesses a new generation of designers at work.
Galloping majors
Two men, disillusioned by the fashion industry’s perennial pursuit of cheap production, wanted to create a denim company with an emphasis on craftsmanship and community. Monocle visits the happy outcome: Blackhorse Lane Ateliers.
Go with the flow
For a more sedated on-board experience, search out these two North American rowboat makers.
Making it in the city: Vienna ateliers
Monocle Films paid a visit to six of our favourite Viennese ateliers and discovers that you can create jobs and wealth with downtown workshops – and the sound of the odd hammer.
Start small: Design villages
The rural communities that have built on their craft heritage to stay relevant in an urbanised world.
Salone del Mobile: Best in show
Salone del Mobile, the furniture world’s premier event, saw record attendance for its 2016 edition in Milan. Monocle Films visited the fair and showrooms throughout the city to discover the highlights.
Making a stand
Beyond the runways and boutiques, Milan's fashion reputation rests on thousands of small manufacturers, family workshops and artisans quietly stitching, cutting and crafting the goods that keep the industry running.
