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Interview: Jony Ive joins OpenAI. The designer on his new venture in San Francisco
The industrial designer who defined an era with Apple - and has just announced the merger of his io project with OpenAI - is bringing his radical perspective to the city he loves.

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The Agenda: Business
Manufacturing cranes in the US, Colombia’s hospitality scene and the business of Tracht.

Retail therapy
Food shopping comes with a twist thanks to Gourmet Market’s fresh take on the supermarket experience.

Editor’s letter: Andrew Tuck talks going on with the show
Wherever the brightest and best in their field gather, Monocle likes to drop in to see what it can discern from the innovators and instigators. As our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, explains, this year’s…

Splinter Group
If the room you’re sitting in contains furniture made from wood, there’s a strong chance that the raw material came from Poland. More than a third of the country’s landscape is forest. These plentiful…

Where next for luxury retail?
Once touted as unstoppable disruptors of fashion retail, luxury e-commerce companies have struggled to recover their pre-pandemic momentum – with some only narrowly dodging insolvency. We discuss the sector’s future and opportunities to reinvent…

Future proofing
We ask 10 leading industry professionals to tell us why there might be some cause for optimism in 2024 – and where to put your money.

Home bodies
We meet the figures revitalising a 1980s mall, renovating homes with the environment in mind and lifting a San Francisco landmark to new heights.

Changing spaces
The use of urban architecture, particularly office blocks, has transformed completely over the past few years – but opportunities abound. We asked five property experts how we might harness these evolving landscapes.

Colour one’s view
Good developments can transform an area. Take Plaza Gomila, where brightly hued buildings are bringing back former glories.

Inside storeys
What makes a well-considered development? Our pick of new projects offer some intriguing clues and the resulting buildings are becoming industry benchmarks.
