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Forking out
In the Netherlands, a fourth-generation family of blacksmiths has found success through dedication to simple quality. Monocle meets the men from DeWit, digging deep for the garden tool industry.
Craft work
Hermès is one of the most recognised fashion houses in the world. But as a family-run business with a focus on craft, its leaders prefer to manage by looking inwards, not chasing markets.
Media
A peek at Beirut’s recently opened Art Factum gallery and Budapest’s concept store Printa. Plus, we meet web designer-cum-magazine publisher Kai Brach to talk about his journal Offscreen.
Export duty
Germany used to be wary about showing off its assets. Not anymore. Monocle explores how the Goethe-Institut cultural centres are disseminating all things German, free from government controls.
Tasmanian Craft
In Tasmania, talented craftspeople are making use of the island's natural materials to design and build furniture, ceramics, and more. Monocle tours the island to meet the designer-makers putting Tasmanian personality on the map.
Make, Do, Change
With the maker movement gathering pace across the United States, we headed to the hilly, vibrant city of San Francisco to see where it all began.
Sami side of life
The new Sami parliament building in Finland is a proud symbol of how far the indigenous people of Europe's north have come over the past century, from being a culture struggling for survival to…
Good wood
Since 1880, Swiss furniture maker Horgenglarus has used time-honoured techniques to create its classic, sturdy chairs. A byword for Swissness, they are used by parliament and the public alike.
Design/Architecture
A run-through of the best in the world of design and design editor Hugo Macdonald's column on Rome's hands off policy.
Make the cut
We get spruced up at an 85-year-old traditional barber shop in a Tokyo suburb to bring you spring’s fresh outfits.
