Business
From two cars to 20,000: How Bluebird became Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant
From battling Jakarta’s gridlock to facing down ride-hailing rivals, Bluebird’s Noni Purnomo has steered her family firm through crises and change while championing integrity, sustainability and opportunity for women in Indonesia’s transport industry.
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Syria, from the ground up
Just months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria is rebuilding – both its institutions and its battered cities. For Monocle’s April issue, our Istanbul correspondent Hannah Lucinda Smith joins a flight from Istanbul…
Torque of the town: Luxury car brands swerve into the sector of high-end fashion
Furniture firms and car makers are driving change in both industries by collaborating on mutually inspired designs.
How Older made restaurant uniforms cool again
Supplying handsome uniforms for companies around the globe, Older is a workwear brand that actually kits out workers. We speak to the founders giving businesses a distinctive look.
Want to make lasting memories? Here’s why you should keep your phone in your pocket
Technology has amplified our impulse to photograph everything. But what if we didn’t view the world through our phone screens?
How Europe’s tech sector is quietly gaining ground
Europe is often portrayed as a tech underdog, lacking a single giant firm of the calibre found in Silicon Valley. In February, during an AI summit in Paris, US vice-president JD Vance poured scorn…
25 property insiders on the next big market opportunities
In property and construction there is still space to rethink and reinvent from the ground up. Here lie valuable insights from 25 insiders, from architects and asset managers to property magnates worldwide.
Hot property: 10 new buildings shaping their neighbourhoods
These groundbreaking structures are redefining urban spaces from Australia to the Netherlands by harmonising with their environments and energising local communities.
How banning vehicles is transforming Tempe into the US’s most walkable city
Arizona’s Culdesac residential development is driving progress for pedestrians in a country where the car remains king.
Solid foundations: Three firms redefining the future of development
Boom towns and bright spots across the world are bucking the trends that others are seeing in the global economy. We speak to some key industry players whose firms are reshaping the future.
Inside Bau, the key industry event for builders, architects and developers
At the biannual powwow, industry leaders seek constructive conversation about the nuts and bolts of the sector. Monocle tours the floor to see how it all stacks up.
