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Two’s company
Husband-and-wife team Martine and Prosper Assouline have built their luxury publishing house by doing what feels natural. From a Paris apartment, Assouline is now a US-based market leader.
Winning team
A former sporting arena has been reborn in Toronto as the flagship store of Canadian supermarket Loblaws. The city’s traditional home of ice hockey now houses fresh produce instead of pucks.
Reinvent the wheel
Aficionados of the simple sweatshirt know there’s only one label to turn to. Monocle meets the man behind Tokyo-based company Loopwheeler.
The plough factor
If you’re in the market for the latest tractor or combine harvester, the National Farm Machinery Show is the place to be. Monocle goes to Kentucky to sow our seeds.
Time to reboot
New Zealand’s capital is driving to establish itself as a major hub for innovation. It’s small enough to create an intimate working environment – and big enough for the plan to work.
Defence
Boom time for South Korea's military spending, plus the defence love-in between America and the UAE.
Oceania
The foreign land ownership debate in New Zealand, Cuba's bid to send doctors Oceania-way and Tonga finally gets connected to the rest of the world.
Africa/Middle East
A look at the wardrobe of South Sudan's president, plus election watch in Mali and solving Lebanon's power-shortage problems.
