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It’s about time
Switzerland’s high-end watchmakers, at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, seemed blissfully indifferent to the downgrades and debt crisis sweeping the continent.
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This month our wishlist includes traditionally made soaps from Lebanon, classic kitchenware from the UK and brilliantly functional bags from Sweden.
Design/Architecture
Social housing in Paris, smart wrapping paper from Berlin, the perfect pairing of a new chair and a classic lamp, and a confession from our design editor on his secret love of tinsel.
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On Monocle’s wish list this month are crockery where the clay is the star, eco detergents that really work and waste bins you’ll actually want to handle.
Pure and white
For centuries, German porcelain meant traditional designs. Hering Berlin has brought the old craft into the present with timeless pieces that are as wonderful to touch as they are to look at.
Design/Architecture
A reworked Chinese trishaw and a Russian "sleep box" are some of the new products on the radar this month.
Fashion
New clothing and accessory ranges, collaborations, designers and retailers, from Vigevano to Melbourne.
Type cast
Typefaces have been used for centuries, but only now has the first brick-and-mortar shop selling fonts opened. Copenhagen branding company e-Types is hoping its seasonal store is the start of something big.
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This month Monocle’s most desired products include a training kit to master wine aromas, an oversized skateboard made from a 19th-century library table and two must-have items for coffee addicts.
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Natural skincare products, a digital radio and an ingenious paper shredder are among Monocle’s most coveted items this month.
