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Browse beaters
A new Tokyo concept shop offers an impeccable edit, high-end food and a striking warehouse space. But it's the addition of a dedicated book corner that has proved a real winner.
Super showroom
To meet demand for its Nordic designs, &Tradition developed a unique space. In a 100-year-old warehouse, a village-style layout of cube rooms hosts inspiring designers.
Expo 79: Designs on the future
The Melbourne School of Design is rethinking its approach to the visual world and its own teaching space. Monocle visits the school’s new building to learn how it will inspire fresh design talent.
Inner space
This Paris pied-à-terre is not just a modernist space-saving marvel, it has Le Corbusier’s blessing to boot. Monocle takes in its fold-out ingenuity and primary-coloured delights.
Istanbul Design Biennial
The second edition of the Istanbul Design Biennial distilled the city’s disparate cultural influences into a single powerful event. Monocle films visited to discover the region's desire to rewrite its contemporary design manifesto.
Faith healer
Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum, a new cultural landmark, collects art and artefacts from the Islamic world. A serene and inclusive site, it aims to educate and unite visitors of all faiths.
The new brigade
A fresh generation is falling in love with Mokotow’s modernist architecture and community spirit, giving it a visible sense of vibrancy in the process.
Room for error
In the first of a new series Monocle tours great culture spaces for inspiration. Here, alternative gallery The Mistake Room leads by example as it raises the bar for global art outreach.
Picking up the pieces
An ambitious new generation of Greek architects is on the rise, demonstrating a unique approach to design. Forced by the nation’s economic malaise, they are taking their skills around the world.
Design/ Architecture
Modular homeware and centrepiece ceramics and Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza shows his curves in China.
