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Night caller
Having converted one spare room into the perfect home office (see Monocle issue 4) we decided to turn our attentions to the guest room. Here we furnish the quarters with best-for-guests accoutrements.
Site seeing
Tokyo's Marunouchi district is in the latest stage of a 20-year transformation. The next phase includes Mitsubishi’s Marunouchi Park Building, a 34-floor office tower, shops, a rose garden and an art gallery.
Inventory no. 12
A Japanese inn special: the Masuichi Kyakuden Brewery hotel in Obuse, plus our great spring gift guide.
Do not disturb
After a rumoured €273m overhaul, Zürich's Dolder Grand hotel hopes to cement its reputation as an elite European getaway. But has Norman Foster's redesign retained the original's Mitteleuropean charm?
Present sense
As the northern hemisphere heads from winter into spring and the invitations to al fresco celebrations start rolling in, we thought a spring round-up would help take the pain out of purchasing presents.
Expo 12: Airs apparent
There's a global shortage of pilots. That's why business has taken off at Moncton Flight College in Canada, where students from China and Mongolia train to become commercial airline captains.
Fashion
Monocle enjoys São Paulo fashion week Tomorrowland collaborates with Belgian designer Jean-Paul Knott, plus Prada platforms, Incotex trunks and Banana Republic comes to London.
Love box
In a city with thousands of karaoke bars, exclusive members club Amour is in a different league. With interiors by Marc Newson, it is luring a well-heeled international crowd to its vinyl banquettes.
Design
Our report from this year's Köln furniture fair, a Danish art gallery and Finnish design grandee Yrjö Kukkapuro.
Show jumper
Once regulation wear for Danish schoolchildren and fishermen, perennial anti-fashion brand SNS Herning is enjoying an international revival, with top-line designers fuelling a renaissance.
