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Expo 86: ‘Polityka’
A rural retreat set up for the staff of a Polish news magazine combines the relaxed vibe of a holiday home with the quiet of a writer's bolthole.
Expo 86: Smiles
Converted from the holiday hangout of its CEO, this bucolic sanctuary for Tokyo firm Smiles offers a chance for staff to enjoy the best in modern Japanese living.
Expo 86: Polizia di Stato
A former baronial castle in South Tyrol offers an arresting getaway for both serving and retired officers in the Italian police force.
Working from home
A Madrid couple traded a shuttered family factory for a workshop-home, crafting leather bags inspired by doctors' satchels and old schoolbags — proof that smaller can mean better.
Working brief
How do you fit out a new office? We created four fantasy firms and gave four very real architects the task of creating the perfect spaces, from home office to full-steam-ahead operation.
Art market
London's Start Art Fair promises fresh discoveries, plus the emerging art scene in Pondicherry.
Passing the gavel
Auctioneering is an exacting blend of salesmanship and performance art. So says Christie’s veteran auctioneer Hugh Edmeades as he brings his years of expertise to training Marlous Jens, a new recruit to the profession.
Revival school
The Savannah College of Art and Design produces graduates full of inspiration and savvy. Monocle visited the city for a lesson in considered development and urban revival.
Asia
Tackling pollution in China and rebuilding Nepal's schools after April's earthquake.
End of an era
We look back at the hushed world of the iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. Monocle Films was granted exclusive access to capture the gracious ways of this much-loved modernist gem just before it was…
