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Living with war

We travel across Ukraine to find a nation fighting a war but also a people trying to prepare for a better future.
Ruling by consensus

Deep into his second term as president, Joko Widodo is in a hurry to shore up his legacy. We join him as he tours ‘a new Bali’.
Shot in the arm

France is banking on the future of medicine. All it needs is a healthy dose of investment.
Fit for purpose

Fitness tech isn’t new but for key player Apple, it’s not just about squats and downward dogs. There is a moral mission too: to help you live better and longer.
Older and wiser

Want to start a business in your fifties? A ‘wisdom school’ in Mexico will give you faith.
Espresso yourself

Enterprising Sicilian roasters are embracing a changing climate by growing their own coffee beans.
The right move

A smart HQ can make all the difference – to productivity and morale but also to a company’s confidence in its output. Here we survey three media businesses that have recently invested in new homes, from a tabloid newspaper in Aarhus to a radio station in Seattle, because they know that good design matters.
Immaculate collection

A great auteur and a fresh film talent vie with super-sized art, musical returns and literary explorations of identity to excite our intellectual curiosity.
Heart and home

Laidback hotel Ett Hem offers a space where guests can get away from the rigours of city life. And now an expansion is enhancing this tranquil urban oasis.
Engine rooms

Good workplace design can be decisive in winning over clients – as well as in tempting remote workers back to the office. We run down the ground rules.
Tent revival

Outdoors firm Snow Peak is enticing reluctant campers into nature – with a Kengo Kuma-designed spa.
Flights of fancy

Dries Van Noten made his name as part of the ‘Antwerp Six’, a grouping that put Belgian designers on the map in the 1980s. Now he’s thinking big again after selling a stake in his business to Puig. Here he tells Monocle what’s next for his eponymous label.
Smart money

From lab-grown diamonds to luxury handbag rentals, fermented skincare and textiles made from plants and paper pulp, these are the hottest fashion and beauty trends for savvy retail investors to look into right now.
Breeze into autumn

The days might still be sunny but you’ll want to be prepared if there’s a chill in the air on late-summer evenings or early-morning autumnal commutes. Here’s how to layer up with style.

Make my day 11: Friendly face / Switzerland

Welcome aboard

The legendary Swiss flight attendant ready to welcome you aboard.

One of the many benefits of having a full calendar of flights again has been reacquainting ourselves with a favourite face. Myrna Mainberger Amgwerd, whose love of travelling was handed down from her flight attendant stepmother, has been working for airline Swiss (and its predecessor Swissair) since 1999 but her smile and enthusiasm are still flying high. “Looking into the faces of happy people is extremely rewarding,” she says. We’ll drink to that.

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