Monocle Films
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Istanbul inspired
With the city’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics in full swing, the fabric of Istanbul is shaping up. We meet the cultural and commercial players flexing their muscles.
Tokyu Hands
We visit the description-defying Tokyo institution that sells just about everything you could ever need and is loved by everyone who visits.
World Travel Catering Expo
Staying comfortable in-flight means big business at Hamburg’s World Travel Catering and Onboard Services Expo. Join Monocle as we pay a flying visit.
Neighbourhood: Chai Wan
Hong Kong’s east side is a former industrial neighbourhood undergoing a renaissance. We explore the warehouses that are now home to stores, galleries and innovative start-ups moving away from downtown.
House Vision
Japanese design icon Kenya Hara’s House Vision exhibition gathered some of the nation’s most creative thinkers in Tokyo to explore new possibilities for urban living.
Making Scents
A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured…
Finns of Thunder Bay
Waves of immigrants from Finland have arrived on Canadian shores over the past century, making Thunder Bay the most Finnish city beyond the Baltic.
Sharpen Up
From the historic centre of pencil-making to the world's biggest trade fair, we profile Staedtler, the pioneering German stationery brand taking the pencil into the 21st century.
Taiwan’s turning tide
Under the leadership of a progressive mayor, Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan is no longer the neglected sibling of the capital Taipei. With its harbour being redeveloped and refreshed infrastructure within the city,…
Art in Berlin
Berlin’s vibrant arts scene is getting serious and growing up. Creatives are making real investments in the city to transform its unusual spaces.
