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Model nation
Reimagining Liguria and Monaco as Costazzurra: a Riviera superpower with reengineered ports, banned hypermarkets, Fincantieri shipyards and a World Cup-winning brand strategy.
Travel wardrobe
With no big budget, Clemens en August kick-started its brand with whistle-stop tours across Europe. Now the company, whose name nods to its C&A pedigree, is eyeing the US market.
Top Marks
As millions of students around the world head back to university digs, the residents of Casa dell’Accademia have it much better than most. Here’s a lesson in inspired design on a strict budget.
Architecture/Design
Muscular Icelandic gyms, Spain's eat in the White House and an explosive Beirut house.
Driving test
What rolls off students’ drawing boards today could be at the Frankfurt Motor Show tomorrow. With top design schools from Germany to India, the future of automotive design is picking up speed.
Inventory No. 6
Wooden toys for the boys, skin treats and feel the Sap rising with some Scandinavian fizz.
Caillou Boats
Near Tiverton, Rhode Island, John Meikle and his team handcraft small wood and fibreglass daysailers. These boats conjure up visions of more idyllic times. We join them in their halcyon daze.
The colour of money
The world’s leading banks are behind an estimated 20 per cent of all art purchases. What’s the motivation for amassing such vast collections? Monocle finds out in Zürich, Milan and Frankfurt.
Space plane
He’s one of the world’s greatest product designers but Marc Newson’s latest project is truly taking off: designing a space plane for Eads Astrium, which will be ready for 2011.
2. Copenhagen
There’s no shame coming second, particularly when your new metro is expanding, your airport is a joy, you can bike safely through the city and you have so many stunning residents.
