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Film

Culture

The second life of film sets and a preview of the Ukraine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Woman in yellow sweater and blue scarf standing by stairs in warehouse with "BAR A VIN" sign overhead
Culture

Glowing for gold

Malaysia’s favourite sport gets the neon treatment at Shuttle in the Dark. Monocle hits the court.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Players on a glow-in-the-dark badminton court with neon green lines and purple lighting at Shuttle in the Dark
Design

Book smarts

Clients from Frieze to Rizzoli come to the graphic designer for her storytelling skills. And she delivers bestsellers.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Frith Kerr sitting in her west London studio surrounded by books on shelves, wearing a dark top and looking thoughtfully
Affairs

Samfundssind: community spirit in Denmark

Housing co-operatives are numerous in Denmark, providing residents with affordable places to live, keeping community spirit strong and cultivating samfundssind: the Danish concept of putting society’s needs ahead of individual interests. Monocle visited the…

  • A country in a word
  • 3 min watch
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Culture

Artistic licence

From a Danish short-story collection to an exploration of Hollywood’s cultural legacy, we survey the works that capture our times.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
A woman in green traditional dress sits facing an elderly man in white clothing in a rural courtyard setting
Culture

League of its own

An art school just a few blocks from Moma is sculpting the next generation of Rothkos and Pollocks.

  • Issue #152
  • 12 min read
Student in James Little's non-objective painting class wearing blue gloves, gesturing toward a canvas in a studio.
Design

Setting the scene

In news bulletins, the background matters. We meet the Vienna-based designers whose television studios are the stars of the show.

  • Issue #152
  • 10 min read
Television news anchor in red suit standing in modern studio with curved LED screens and professional lighting
Hospitality

Hearth of the matter

A tranquil onsen hotel on the scenic shores of Lake Poroto in northern Japan combines a serene stay with discovery of the area’s native culture.

  • Issue #152
  • 4 min read
Modern wooden hotel building with vertical slat cladding and concrete walkway surrounded by bare winter trees

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