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Making a splash
How do you make rubber suits fun? That’s the challenge facing a diving industry tired of its staid image. At Boot 2011, they showcased a new, more accessible and fashionable approach to the sport.
Upwardly mobile
Flensted’s handmade mobiles have hung in well-designed homes for over 50 years. The family-run company is one of Denmark’s most successful cottage industries, and business is flying high.
Design republic
China makes cheap products to order. Could it ever make well-designed ones too? Monocle looks at the companies who think it can and are leading the way.
Inventory No. 40
A round-up of practical and pretty things, including a dog bowl that doesn’t go walkies and a baby soap that is a national institution.
Design/Architecture
Monocle's round-up of the news, products and projects making waves this month.
Christmas gift guide
From chocolates to wooden toys, cameras to candleholders, we’ve scoured the globe for things we’d like to find in the Monocle Christmas stocking.
Best in show
Pottery, paper, furniture maker: it’s a varied mix at the For Stockists design show – which has gained a reputation as the place to spot Japan’s rising design talent.
Beating the drum
Miele, the German appliance manufacturer, has thrived for over a century. Its success lies not just in high-quality products but in the family values upheld by four generations of Mieles and Zinkanns.
Inventory No. 38
Our selection of products made by new and established designers, including a barrister turned perfumier and a former pilot who makes canvas bags.
Design/Architecture
A government building in Zaragoza, a Dieter Rams revival in London and a beautiful packaged computer from the US.
