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Culture

Easy does it

Start the new decade as you mean to go on. Take stock and choose the scenic route. Our gentle manifesto sketches a picture of taking it a little easier.

  • Issue #130
  • 24 min read
Easy does it
Design

In with the Old

Time and many thoughtless refurbishments have diminished French architect and designer Maxime Old’s legacy. But, thankfully, two of his most glorious interiors have been preserved in Rouen.

  • Issue #130
  • 6 min read
In with the Old
Culture

The Ten

From dance floors to art fairs, London pop and Los Angeles galleries: ten cultural recommendations worth your time and attention this week, selected with characteristic discernment.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
Four young men in military uniforms sleeping on a bus
Culture

Grey pride

Japan's *Suteki na Ano Hito* is rewriting fashion publishing for women over 60, proving that grey hair, spending power and genuine style make for a compelling — and commercially smart — combination.

  • Issue #130
  • 3 min read
Grey pride
Culture

Shared passion

Art collectors Mera and Don Rubell have found a suitably generous new space to display their remarkable collection.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
Shared passion
Culture

Pride of place

Among the art-laden walls of Zürich’s Kronenhalle, photographer Michel Comte has found lifelong respite from his globetrotting work with the famous and fashionable.

  • Issue #130
  • 3 min read
Pride of place
Affairs

Monocle preview: Forecast 2020

If the dawning of a new decade is leaving you with more questions than answers, a copy of The Forecast should be an immediate purchase. We’ve got advice on where (and how) to live…

  • Film
  • 1 min watch
Monocle preview: Forecast 2020
Design

Open book

The Finnish capital’s new public library was the result of an anonymous open competition. As other cities look for a less ‘starchitect’ future, it shows what can be achieved with a little democracy.

  • The Forecast #10
  • 8 min read
Open book

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