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Carlos Chavarría

Environment

The wool pack

It’s a tough, lonely job and your co-workers are always bleating. So why are students flocking to Andalusia’s shepherd school?

  • Issue #166
  • 4 min read
Shepherding instructor Covadonga Miralles standing with students in a barn filled with sheep running in circles
Manufacturing

Connective threads

We meet the leaders of three heritage houses that are adapting to the industry’s ever-changing demands while upholding their history and time-tested values.

  • Issue #162
  • 13 min read
Adolfo and Adriana Domínguez sitting together in a fashion showroom with clothing displays
Travel and restaurants

Get some perspective

San Francisco's hills and Muir Woods' ancient redwoods offer more than scenery — they deliver the kind of perspective, fresh air and quiet clarity that no city street ever could.

  • Issue #140
  • 3 min read
Get some perspective
Affairs

Can anyone fix this city?

It’s the richest and most unequal city in the US, and voters are out for blood. As the San Francisco mayoral election heats up, one thing is clear: change needs to come soon.

  • Issue #114
  • 13 min read
Can anyone fix this city?
Culture

Reel deal

Where is the heart of the animation industry in 2016? From CGI behemoths to small studios using traditional paintbrushes, we profile a global superpower and the pretenders waiting in the wings.

  • The Forecast #6
  • 17 min read
Daisy Jacobs paints a life-sized character on a wall using her distinctive animation technique.
Culture

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.

  • Issue #88
  • 11 min read
A boom of one’s own
Culture

Dream factory

After their Oscar-nominated film ‘The Dam Keeper’, ex-Pixar art directors Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi founded Tonko House. Their San Francisco studio prioritises hand-crafted productions over technology. Monocle pays a visit.

  • Issue #84
  • 6 min read
Dream factory

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