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Time lords
Every spring, watchmakers and horology enthusiasts descend on Basel for the industry’s key fair. We went along to gauge the mood, spot the latest innovations and pick our favourite launches from the show.
Inventory No. 33
On this month’s shopping list: some nifty business card holders, a Paul Smith for Stelton kitchenware collection and a pair of rockabilly worker boots.
Fonts of knowledge
Japanese font-maker Morisawa takes up to four years to perfect a typeface. This meticulousness has led its fonts to become as celebrated as Helvetica, adorning everything from signs to computer screens.
Bowled over
In a remote part of South Korea, 84-year-old Lee Bong-ju is reviving the tradition of making beautiful, unique Korean bronzeware, from elegant cutlery to white-gold dishes that have served presidents and royalty.
Museum pieces
Museum culture has altered radically in recent years. Here we spotlight the most exciting venues and ask what makes an ideal 21st-century museum.
Art market
Bonhams, one of the world’s oldest art auction houses, has opened its doors in Japan with the launch of a new Tokyo office. Colin Sheaf, chairman of Bonhams Asia, explains why.
Culture
Monocle has a chat with the chairman of auction house Bonham's Asia division, and we review the new Bill Hicks biopic and the third album from Paris-based tango tearaways Gotan Project.
Milan Furniture Fair
Monocle took to Milan in force for the Salone del Mobile to pick through the stands, showrooms and satellite exhibitions and sum up what's going down in the design world. Design editor Hugo Macdonald…
Life in miniature
In studios around the world, they sit with scalpels, glue and balsa wood, creating everything from mini cities to pint-sized planes and shrunken ships in order to secure big budgets to build the real…
Expo 32: Life in miniature
In studios around the world, model-makers sit with scalpels and glue creating everything from mini cities to shrunken ships, all to secure budgets to build the real thing. Monocle meets these skilled artisans.
