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The Monocle Travel Guide to Berlin

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This is a city in perpetual flux and its ability to reinvent itself can be attributed to its complex history. Today there’s a seductive allure to the German capital’s dynamism and willingness to create anew.

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In betweener

17 August 2017

The theatre director on the art of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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Wim Wenders

21 October 2015

Wim Wenders extols the virtues of German cuisine at his favourite haunt.

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Man of letters

14 May 2015

Erik Spiekermann’s P98a studio has become a leading light in printing methods and typographical history. Here he casts his eye over the industry’s future in the face of changing tastes and technology.

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Bullet time

14 October 2014

The romance of the rails captures the imagination but travellers still demand efficiency and comfort on the move. Monocle visits industry fair InnoTrans for the latest technologies and innovations keeping the transport on…

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Bare essentials

12 May 2014

Bikini Berlin is a newly redesigned complex mixing retail, culture and creative thinking about public space. Once a fading relic of the Cold War, intelligent ideas from its new tenants are helping to redefine the shopping…

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Double vision

19 November 2009

While trends come and go in the art world, gallery owners Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers have been nurturing artists for 26 years. Their old fashioned approach has paid off and they are the ones to watch in 2010.

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Back on track

17 June 2007

Tram and urban light-rail projects are booming as cities turn their backs on car culture. Bombardier is the global leader in the field and provides stock to such places as Stockholm, Geneva and Brussels. We met its pres…

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Best in class: Berlin

11 June 2018

Get lost among the sheets of foam, coloured pencils and felt-tip pens at this Kreuzberg stationary empire.

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Berliner style

22 June 2017

Plot a bookish weekend in the German ‘Hauptstadt’ with a tour of the best places to build your library, improve your stack and read poolside.

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Sitting pretty

20 April 2017

Jasper Morrison has designed hundreds of products with a simple mission to make you feel good. In his favourite Berlin spot he explains why you can never have enough chairs.

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Testing, testing...

23 February 2017

Whether they’re deciding on olive oil or a new mattress, Germans see what Stiftung Warentest has to say first.

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Lock and keys

17 November 2014

Danish avant-rockers Efterklang have turned an unloved eastern corner of the German capital into a studio space fit for writing records.

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Breaking barriers

13 October 2014

Quarter of a century has passed since the Berlin Wall fell. Free of Soviet rule, Central and Eastern Europe have been transformed but democracy in the former Communist countries remains a work in progress.

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Fight or flight

17 October 2007

The future of Berlin’s Tempelhof airport is up in the air. Due for closure next year, campaigners are mounting one final bid to rescue this hugely symbolic airport that played starring roles in the Second World War and the…

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Street smart

17 June 2007

From New York to Istanbul, cities are investing in street furniture that expresses their heritage and makes them look like well thought out brands. The clever bit? Thanks to companies such as Wall in Germany, they can have…

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