Design
Page 49
Front and centre
Most city buildings reveal only one ornate façade, but Barcelona’s La Carbonería stands apart with four richly adorned façades, each featuring arching windows and striking balustrades that showcase its dramatic architectural flair.
Standing tall
The Spanish city’s first residential high-rise signalled that Valencia was on the up. Six decades later, it remains a status symbol.
In their element
The dramatic open-plan offices of this scientific-research group make for staff with unrivalled chemistry.
Living the dream in Monocle’s fantasy city
We’ve gathered 25 ideas from our far-flung travels to entertain as well as to nudge readers, architects, entrepreneurs and developers to delve deeper into what makes their cities tick.
Slow burners
From traditional wicker baskets and classic leather sandals to woven artworks gracing Chinese hotels, the artisans of the Mediterreanean are full of talent – and surprises.
Object lessons
A creative refuge for its students as much as its faculty and staff, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts has its own nourishing natural rhythm.
Reclaiming history
Theaster Gates opens a vinyl shop, Zürich’s slow-news magazine and Australia’s largest arts and culture precinct.
Making the cut
We join movie directors, curators and yakuza, who all drop in on the young blade keeping alive a centuries-old Japanese craft.
Festival season
Model-making in Rome, South Korea’s craft revolution and why good architecture should be a universal right.
Outer space
By adding satellites to its distinctive 1960s spaceship design, Nouvelles Galeries has reestablished connections with its host city.
