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Better by degrees
The pandemic closed many routes to the marketplace for design graduates. Yet many remained impressively innovative. We call in on seven former students who are kicking on after college and creating their own opportunities.
Rebuilding Beirut
After the devastating port explosion of 4 August 2020, Beirut's creative community is battling to rebuild amid power-cuts and petrol shortages. A year on from the blast, Monocle joins its designers and architects on the…
Space lift
New designs and tweaked classics deliver furniture that will elevate your home this season and beyond.
Tales of the city
In the Greek capital, a mid-century apartment block gets a modern facelift.
Rebuilding Beirut
We meet the visionary thinkers restoring Lebanon’s capital after last year’s devastating port explosion.
Design destination
In the first of a new series of journeys, we hit the road and head to the village of Noormarkku, western Finland, in search of superlative Finnish design.
House and home
After being abandoned for 40 years, Villa Chamoun has now returned to its former glory as a hotel. We check in.
Making a mark
Five designers and creative directors tell us what makes an effective logo and flag up their all-time favourites.
The Agenda: Architecture
Lucy Maulsby on the complex inheritance of buildings erected during fascist-era Italy and their usage today.
Design Briefing
From a mirrored installation on a Venetian island to groundbreaking design in a former Swiss factory.
