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Making scents
Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, is holding on to its reputation by developing new technology alongside its time-honoured traditions. A centre of fragrance making for centuries, it continues to innovate.
Little wonder
Japan’s mini-car boom was rooted in affordability and low taxation. Then Honda tasked an F1 engineer with its new project, putting high-spec design at the heart of the kei jidosha.
Inventory no. 62
Time to shine your shoes, pamper your pooch and brighten up your home with this month’s assortment of objects.
Marshan & Medina
A new generation of creative types are being seduced by the faded charm of the city that was once home to Paul Bowles and William Burroughs.
Style is substance
Monocle's Style Directory offers a rigorous retail report. We cover where to shop, who to watch and what to buy, with every angle covered for the season.
Making Scents
A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured…
Sharpen Up
From the historic centre of pencil-making to the world's biggest trade fair, we profile Staedtler, the pioneering German stationery brand taking the pencil into the 21st century.
The hand made tale
In a globalised market flooded with faux-artisan branding, real craftsmen are endangered. But in Kyoto, where tradition rules, a new initiative is refreshing generations-old techniques to bring Japanese craft to a worldwide audience.
All in it together
As companies collapse, the frenzied pursuit of profit seems to lead to bankruptcy. But the global resurgence of co-operatives points to a beguiling alternative: put employees and customers first.
The best of times
Each year there are two must-attend watch fairs in Switzerland. The vast Baselworld is still some months away but at the smaller, perfectly formed SIHH the talk was of slimming and self-reliance.
