Design
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Stage craft
As the summer festival season approaches we visited the factories of three musical instrument makers who are world leaders for their attention to craft and superior sound quality.
Culture
Robert Bound's column on artists selling out, est books including Bret Easton Ellis's new novel, plus reviews of non-mainstream films.
Art market
Munich's Galerie Zink, Artinfo.cn goes to China, Christie's Pop Memorabilia sale and a Warhol prints exhibition in Denmark.
French revision
Napoleon sold off Louisiana in 1803 but the French government is promoting Gallic culture in the former colonial state, funding a new school and getting Paris headlines on local radio stations.
Milan design galleries
During this year's Milan furniture fair, Monocle visited three of the city's most celebrated design galleries. As well as checking out their collections and finding out how their businesses are growing, we talked to…
Fiell excited
After 15 years at Taschen, design editors Peter and Charlotte Fiell are launching their own publishing house. After two years of hard work, they are ready to make a splash with their new venture.
Fashion
Beams opens a new store in Japan, the owners of Opening Ceremony show us their favourite pieces and we talk to the founders of the Tenet pop-up concept in the US.
Elegant solution
Curate your wardrobe with simple spring masterpieces. We pick the showstoppers at the 21_21 Design Sight museum in Tokyo Midtown.
Ticket to Tangier
Tangier, a crossroad of cultures and long a draw for artists and writers, is the setting for our North African sojourn in linen jackets and hard-working loafers.
Design/Architecture
A cot made from sustainable Brazilian wood, a colourful nursery in Finland and a bank that's breaking the mould in Denmark
