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Asia
Learn a few moves from China’s “dancing grannies” and find out how the volume is being turned down on Hong Kong’s tramcars.
Europe
The German city that is a favourite among twilight types and how e-bikes will help to ease traffic in Belgium.
Africa/Middle East
Off-grid solar energy in Africa and new housing for low-income families in Saudi Arabia.
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.
Melbourne retail special: Gertrude Street
Australia is a country that knows how to shop and its canny citizens want more than the colourless clicks of an online spree. Melbourne’s Gertrude Street, once overlooked, is now one of the city’s…
On the move
From bus to bike to car, how we get around is changing and evolving in surprising ways. Who are the interesting innovators developing the networks of the future? Monocle Films set up a global…
Go with the flow
For a more sedated on-board experience, search out these two North American rowboat makers.
Shipping families
The big names of the world’s oceans tend to keep it in the family – we meet the generational giants.
