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To lathe ’n’ dye in LA
A quiet revolution is taking place in Los Angeles as manufacturing workshops flourish once more. Monocle visits the LA makers who are reviving the city’s artisan spirit and championing quality over surface sheen.
Man of few words
With Oslo's art scene getting a much-needed facelift, we visit the studio of art rebel and writer Matias Faldbakken to find out what the city gives him and his creative process.
Oslo art scene
With new independent galleries opening and an art neighbourhood in the making, Oslo's art scene is being revitalised. We meet artist and writer Matias Faldbakken to find out why he calls the city home.
Paris Photo LA
We head to Hollywood to shoot the world's most celebrated photographic art fair, this year taking place for the first time at Paramount Pictures Studios in LA.
Camera obscurer
In Chiba, photographer Shinichi Ito found the perfect canvas for his laid-back style. Near the sea, he has crafted a cosy refuge within the wood and concrete shell of an unusual property.
Design of the Times
We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.
Know your options
Layer with gusto this spring to cope with chilly nights in Stockholm, hot flushes in Tangier or a sudden London downpour. That’s our forecast for seasonal success.
Samba style
Set on a mountainside with views over the Atlantic and surrounded by trees and tranquillity, this Rio residence reflects the cosmopolitan lifestyle of its Parisian and Swedish occupants.
Rummage sale
Shinji Kitada’s trade show, Jumble, is an intimate affair – by expo standards – that favours small and medium-sized fashion labels but which has an impressively global roster to match its international ambitions.
