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Kingdom road
Relatively unscathed by recent history, Morocco is intent on building a modern, tech-driven economy. But the changes needed will test the limits of the nation’s new freedoms.
Smart thinking
Coming up with design solutions and bringing customers new ideas is what these entrepreneurs and companies excel at. Here Monocle meets the shop owners, designers and manufacturers making waves from Portland to Prague.
A boom of one’s own
Far from New York's media hegemony, the Bay Area is a hub of popular publications and pioneering ideas. With old-guard papers and tech magazines shaped by Silicon Valley, this is the place for press.
Style counsel
When Raffaello Napoleone took over Pitti Immagine, Pitti Uomo was a moribund trade fair. Having revitalised it and Florence’s fashion business, he shares the leadership skills needed for a renaissance.
What’s up, dock?
Once a key site during the fall of communism, Gdansk slipped into obscurity. Now the Polish port city is making waves again as a trading hub attracting a new generation of innovators.
Africa and Middle East
Sultan style tips, Somali airlines' take on bigger Gulf rivals and a Swaziland journalist.
Americas
The rugged motorcade for the governor of the Falklands and a flagging debate in San Francisco.
Roll model
Belgian stationery-maker Le Typographe combines time-honoured typesetting techniques with polished designs to notable effect.
Good as new
While many French companies have sought cheaper manufacturing options abroad, a few ambitious heritage brands have revived their fortunes by staying faithful to their roots.
High fidelity
For professionals and high-end consumers, pure sound has always meant Danish equipment, and one company in particular.
