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Dream factory

19 May 2015

When such an unusual and well-drawn film is nominated for an Oscar, you wonder where it came from. That was the case with 2015’s ‘The Dam Keeper’, an allegorical animation dreamt up by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. Des…

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Life as art

15 September 2011

Renowned textile artist Kay Sekimachi has lived in her California home for over 50 years. And while it may not say much on the outside, indoors it’s a warm celebration of furniture and fabrics in which life very much imi…

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Alice Waters

17 June 2011

Food is an entire philosophy for Alice Waters, founder of restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. She would choose to dine with family for her hypothetical last meal, and on the menu would be fresh produce bought…

Monocle Minute

Paying more for pop

11 November 2016

At least there’s some news to sweeten the results of the US election. Health-conscious residents of San Francisco, Albany and Oakland in California and Boulder, Colorado, have voted for a tax on sodas and other sugar-swe…

Monocle Minute

Mind mapping

18 June 2016

Released this week, Pierluigi Serraino’s The Creative Architect: Inside the Great Midcentury Personality Study gives readers a glimpse of the genius behind a creative movement that still resonates today. The book dusts off…

Radio

The Monocle Weekly - The Thinkers Edition: Life in the City

5 July 2020

In the first of a new series of The Monocle Weekly, Andrew Mueller hosts a panel discussion with leading academics and analysts in urbanism and sociology, taking a deeper look at the changing make-up of our cities and…

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Land lovers

19 June 2014

Whether it’s Michelin-starred vegetables from Japan or seaweed-based skincare in the UK, rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty opens up a world of business opportunities with which city life just can’t com…

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The 50 best restaurants 2015

10 July 2015

The restaurants that normally win awards are obsessed with foam and dry ice but a great restaurant needs none of that. Here we celebrate the places we would go back to for their food, great chefs, old-school staff, lively…

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Cities

17 August 2017

The mayor of St Tropez is on a mission to reshape it, what smaller Chinese cities can offer young residents and taking a river dip in Portland, Oregon.

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Observation

19 November 2009

Our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé takes a look back at what’s been happening at Monocle over the last eventful, and often surprising, year. But far from kicking back and going into hibernation, there’s a host of new things…

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Pam Ann

14 May 2014

A comic creation she may be but stewardess Pam Ann is deadly serious when it comes to EasyJet’s lack of plates and British Airways’ macadamia nuts.

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Art market

15 October 2014

Take a seat - in a David Collin lounge chair.

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Out of frame

19 September 2013

Preparations for Frieze week – when London comes alive around the illustrious Frieze art fair (17 to 20 October) – are well under way. But it’s more than just a week spent in Regent’s Park. We meet some of the exhibitors…

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20 to watch

20 May 2010

From a Nigerian newspaper to a Swiss software firm, we shine the light on 20 companies whose great ideas and products are about to go global.

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Gabriela Cámara

17 September 2020

The famed Mexican chef on her early culinary influences, rediscovering traditional Aztec ingredients and introducing seasonal produce and fresh seafood to Mexico City with her revolutionary restaurant Contramar.

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Sunny outlook

15 April 2010

The Mojave desert receives more sunlight than anywhere else in the US, so plans for it to become a solar-power ‘Saudi Arabia’ seem spot on. But while many recession-hit locals are in full support, others are casting a…