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Chiltern sunglasses
Havana shirt
Canvas tote
Monocle magazine May 2024
Konfekt - Issue 14
The Forecast 2024
Spain: The Monocle Handbook
Visal jacket
Rachel long sleeve T-shirt
Ripstop cap
Windbreaker
Nizyū Kanō rucksack
Holdall bag
Shoulder bag
Equinox Light U Carry-on suitcase 34 L
Waan Nozo bowl
AL30 alarm flip clock
Meigallo cobalt vase
Lou stool
Small A6 hardcover pocket notepad
Large B5 hardcover linen notebook
Drehgriffel pen
Wallet notebook
Candle One: Hinoki
Scent Three: Sugi
Calavria roll-on fragrance
Welsh Lavender foot cream
Porter
Comme des Garçons
Leuchtturm1917
Japan Collection
Darumas
London
Zürich
Tokyo
Hong Kong Airport
Issue 64, volume 7
p.61-65
01 of 14‘USA Made’ label at United Jeans
02 of 14Leah Garvin of Factory LA in Downtown’s garment district
03 of 14Downtown LA from the Standard Hotel
04 of 14Raul Montero, head of production for M.Nii, at its manufacturer Lunas Inc
05 of 14American flag at Factory LA’s new space
06 of 14Interior of Nathanael Balon’s workshop, ‘Woodsmithe’
07 of 14Balon founded his firm after moving to LA to pursue music
08 of 14The Los Angeles River and train yards from the 6th Street Bridge
09 of 14Reclaimed wood and comic-book laminates for making frames at Sire’s Eyewear
10 of 14Cyclists in Downtown during CicLAvia
11 of 14Chris Erven and CJ Thomason, owners of Sire’s Eyewear
12 of 14Spencer Nikosey of KillSpencer
13 of 14A peak inside Spencer’s notebook
14 of 14KillSpencer’s light-filled production space
In a city untroubled by a reputation for putting quality before surface sheen, a quiet revolution is taking place as manufacturing workshops flourish once more. Monocle visits the LA makers who are reviving the artisan spirit.
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