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15 results for Bandung

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Common ground

27 February 2025

In the verdant wilderness northeast of Bangkok, the Khao Yai Art Forest is uprooting contemporary art from urban gallery spaces and replanting it among nature.

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The country will soon have a new capital if the president’s ambitious (some say unlikely) plan comes to fruition. While there’s an argument for leaving Jakarta, would a new seat of government be an improvement?

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It’s all to play for

22 June 2018

With World Cup fever sweeping Midori House, we’ve put together a squad of marauding mayoral superstars willing to put in 110 per cent. Ultimately goals win games and, from improving public transport to (two-footed) tackling…

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The Globalist - Thursday 22 February

22 February 2018

As the UK sets out its position on the post-Brexit transition period, we ask if there’s finally some clarity on the UK’s plans to leave the EU. Plus: Latvia is in disarray as the banking scandal continues, we look ahead to…

Monocle Minute

In praise of rubbish policies

7 November 2016

Protests by Muslim hardliners against Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama made headlines over the weekend but 160km southeast of the capital in Bandung, there’s a more positive story in the offing. Architect-turned…

Monocle Minute

Bandung’s best

2 February 2016

Bandung is already Indonesia’s top university city and now it is aiming to up its credentials as a regional powerhouse for design too. With architects flocking to Bandung to do business, the latest move sees Iraqi-British…

Monocle Minute

Art boom

26 November 2015

This week art-lovers and the culturally curious have begun flocking to an old warehouse in South Jakarta to catch Indonesia’s most exciting art prospects. While the setting for the 16th Jakarta Biennale is raw, the art on…

Monocle Minute

On track

20 October 2015

Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has pledged to increase growth with new infrastructure projects and is finally looking to make good on his promise. A new high-speed rail connection between Jakarta and Bandung will cut…

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In the slipstream

13 August 2015

While Indonesia’s capital chokes with traffic pollution and bureaucracy, to the east Surabaya is following a fresher route to modernity. Find out why being a second city can put you in first place.

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Monocle on Design - Designed for living

14 July 2015

We head to the Indonesian city of Bandung where architect-turned-mayor Ridwan Kamil is redesigning the concept of public space for a new generation. We also talk men’s fashion for the season ahead with Daphné Hézard and…

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Asia Pac Unwrapped - Architecture, “glamping” and urban design

21 June 2015

We travel to the mountainous Indonesian city of Bandung to discuss architecture. In Tokyo, Kenji Hall ditches the bug spray in favour of luxury camping (or “glamping”). Plus: Brisbane architects Ingrid Richards and Adrian…

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Better by design

12 June 2015

Architect Ridwan Kamil was an outsider when he stood for mayor in his hometown and remains idiosyncratic in office. Public space and design-minded attitude are his tools and his goal is nothing less than remaking his city’s…

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Local talent

20 June 2013

In Bandung, the capital of West Java, a growing hub of creative businesses are choosing to stay put and build an arts and crafts industry. Suddenly, ‘Made in Indonesia’ has become a phrase with a reputation behind it.

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Asia

20 October 2011

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and his highly armoured motorcade, green cities in Japan, and an interview with India's chief economic adviser.

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Design/Architecture

20 May 2010

A wooden radio handmade in Indonesia, a simple Greek island getaway, and furniture designer Jens Risom experiences a revival in New York.