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Monocle on Design - On Design 70: Vans: the chequered history of a footwear giant
7 December 2017
We take a closer look at how Vans rose from California’s 1960s skate scene to become one of the world’s most recognised sportswear brands.
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The Monocle Weekly - Bob van den Oord, Langham Hospitality Group
18 December 2023
Monocle Radio’s senior correspondent, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to Bob van den Oord, CEO of the Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group. He tells us about a record year for the group and its plans for expansion…
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Monocle on Design - Extra: ‘Designing Lightness’
1 October 2020
Ed van Hinte, co-author of ‘Designing Lightness’, on why creating with weight reduction in mind isn’t as simple as it sounds.
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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 363: Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
26 June 2023
Amy van den Berg explores a museum that’s bringing tourism back to the city in one of France’s most famous wine regions.
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Monocle on Design - Extra: The Antwerp Six
3 October 2019
In the late 1980s a group of fashion graduates piled into a van with their collections, drove to London and took the British Designer Show by storm, forging the futures of the so-called Antwerp Six.
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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 385: Boscombe Surf Reef, Bournemouth
27 November 2023
Amy Van Den Berg visits a failed project on England’s south coast to find out what the unsuccessful attraction means for the town.
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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Martin Bailey
30 September 2021
Martin Bailey co-curated Tate Britain’s 2019 exhibition ‘Van Gogh and Britain’. He is the author of several books on the artist and writes the weekly newsletter ‘Adventures with Van Gogh’ for ‘The Art Newspaper’. Bailey…
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Monocle on Design - Extra: Pottery workshop
2 November 2023
Monocle’s Amy van den Berg goes to a pottery class hosted in collaboration with furniture and interior designer, Fred Rigby, and ceramic brand, Monoware.
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 152: Perlego
14 June 2019
Gauthier Van Malderen is the CEO and founder of Perlego, a digital streaming platform for textbooks. Around the world, the cost of textbooks is one of the greatest pain points for college and university students, who often…
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 13: Austria and the far right
28 April 2016
For the first time since 1945, Austria’s president will not come from the centre. Instead two politicians with two very different messages will compete for the presidency: Alexander van der Bellen, a one-time leader of the…
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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods #347: Biarritz
8 August 2023
This week, Monocle’s Amy Van Den Berg walks us through Biarritz on France’s Basque coast. Known for its rich food history, this region has experienced a culinary renaissance since the 1970s in which chefs have taken incr…
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 215: Foodlogica
18 September 2020
Using its carbon-neutral fleet of electric bicycles and vans, Foodlogica has been transforming the last mile of inner-city food delivery. Launched in 2016, the company has transformed from a small-scale experiment into a…
