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Chapter 1
Beirut Design Week
This May sees the fifth edition of Beirut Design Week. Its mission is to showcase the best of Lebanese and international design to strengthen creative economies and foster entrepreneurship. Monocle contributor Edward Woodhouse reports.
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Chapter 2
Tortus Copenhagen
Denmark has been a ceramics hub for generations and its heritage is being kept alive by companies such as Copenhagen-based Tortus. Monocle’s Tom Morris heads to the company’s HQ for a throwing lesson with master potter Eric Landon.
8 minutes
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Chapter 3
Monotype Classic Grotesque
Last week the 129-year-old foundry Monotype launched its latest typeface family Classic Grotesque. Rod McDonald, the typographer who designed the font, speaks to Chris Frey about the challenges of type creation and what today’s designers can learn from old archives.
7 minutes
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Chapter 4
Fashion: Summer selection
Monocle’s Jamie Waters guides us through some of the best of the season’s swimwear, shades and seaside ephemera.
5 minutes
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