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Food & Drink

A light touch in the Spanish Pyrenees

Setting the mood for an evening of drinks and dinner is best achieved through the careful lighting of one’s surroundings. Javier Marset – co-owner of Catalan lighting company, Marset – favours the low glow…

  • The art of hosting
  • 2 min watch
Washing machine
Food & Drink

A flair for gathering friends in Paris

The first step in hosting is putting together a guest list: a delicate operation that requires diplomacy and some social engineering. Daphné Hézard, founder and editor in chief of Regain magazine – a French…

  • The art of hosting
  • 2 min watch
A woman filling an air purifier.
Monocle Films

The Monocle Book of Japan

Jump aboard the Monocle Shinkansen and join our team as we go on a hunt for untold stories. Our new book delivers a unique insight into the people, places and products that define Japan,…

  • Film
  • 1 min watch
Book on the shelf
Architecture

The international icon: Kengo Kuma

The beauty of Japanese design has won fans around the world but it takes great panache to translate it to large-scale projects. We sit down with architect Kengo Kuma in his Tokyo office to…

  • The future of Japanese craftsmanship
  • 4 min watch
Kengo Kuma in his Tokyo office
Design

The bold business owner: Takeshi Yamanaka

In 1928 Maruni Wood Industry was born out of a fascination with the masterful carpentry in ancient shrines. Today its furniture is found in the Californian headquarters of Apple as well as airport lounges,…

  • The future of Japanese craftsmanship
  • 4 min watch
People walking in the Itsukushima shrine.
Design

The future of Japanese craftsmanship

To celebrate our book about Japan, we are presenting a film series that dives into the intriguing ecosystem that has preserved Japanese traditional skills over centuries. Meet the people who are future-proofing the age-old…

  • The future of Japanese craftsmanship
  • 2 min watch
Furniture display in a shop.
Fashion

Brussels + Antwerp: The Monocle Travel Guide

Belgium had no fashion history until six young designers put their country at the centre of that world in the late 1980s. To celebrate our latest travel guide, we travel to Antwerp to see…

  • Monocle travel guides
  • 3 min watch
Brussels + Antwerp: The Monocle Travel Guide
Business

The talent-seeker: Ryutaro Yoshida

Japanese company Time & Style knows how to inject innovative spirit into traditional crafts. Over the past two decades its founder Ryutaro Yoshida has criss-crossed Japan to woo reluctant artisans to collaborate on modern…

  • The future of Japanese craftsmanship
  • 5 min watch
Craftsmen at work in Japan

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