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Kate Peters

Photography

Deep focus

A leading chronicler of the war in Ukraine, London-based photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind documents the ordinary lives lived precariously on the front lines.

  • Issue #168
  • 4 min read
Anastasia Taylor-Lind posing for a photo
Affairs

Event horizon

With Isis in retreat and the Middle East's political situation more fluid than in years, we asked leading experts what the future holds for the region and for terrorist-targeted capitals.

  • Issue #100
  • 9 min read
Lina Khatib, head of Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, poses for a portrait.
Craft

All fired up

Stoke-on-Trent’s identity as the home of the ceramics industry was thought to be a thing of the past. But in the Staffordshire city we found a vibrant and positive scene.

  • Issue #70
  • 9 min read
All fired up
Design

Monocle with coffee and cake

We’ve been fine-tuning the espresso machines, testing the pastries and polishing the counters. We’re now ready to open the doors to our first London café.

  • Issue #62
  • 7 min read
Monocle with coffee and cake
Design

Do it yourself

Monocle meets five creative businesses and entrepreneurs who have gone their own way, and we ask them how, and why, they did it.

  • Issue #60
  • 18 min read
Do it yourself
Entrepreneurialism

Make your mark

What's the recipe for business success? We look at five entrepreneurial companies that have built successful brands from wasabi, beer, olive oil, iron ore and wool, from Scotland to Australia.

  • Issue #60
  • 16 min read
Make your mark
Politics

Expo 41: The banished world

The notion of exile often evokes a more romantic era but for many leaders, a life banished from their homeland still beckons (fancy hosting a despised Tunisian president anyone?).

  • Issue #41
  • 1 min read
Expo 41: The banished world
Design

Breathing space

When Monocle and sister company Winkreative had to hunt for a bigger London base, they opted for greenery, mid-century architecture and a central location. Welcome to Midori House.

  • Issue #45
  • 10 min read
Midori House overlooks Paddington Street Gardens
Design

Fresh start

Setting up shop on your own after three decades at a leading engineering firm is a huge leap of faith. For Cecil Balmond, running a nascent design company with his daughter seemed logical.

  • Issue #43
  • 7 min read
Cecil Balmond and Sarah Gormley

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