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Collective thought

23 September 2021

The neurosurgical oncology team at the University Hospital of Bern have their patients’ brains on their minds. Here’s how they operate.

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Like other state-owned mail services, Swiss Post is under pressure from private-sector competition and the internet, but it is not running scared. The firm is transforming itself into a media and technology brand.

Radio

The Monocle Weekly - Kristen Radtke, Pietro Anton and Gregory Berns

8 April 2018

Designer, illustrator and graphic-novel creator Kristen Radtke discusses her memoir ‘Imagine Wanting Only This’. Plus, we discuss the story of Italo disco with filmmaker Pietro Anton, director of new documentary ‘Italo…

Radio

The Urbanist - Urban regulation

5 December 2013

By the rules: we look at the regulations that guide our cities – from recycling in Bern to drinking outdoors in Istanbul – which one make sense, and which ones don’t?

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Estate of the art

20 June 2013

A progressive 1960s concrete estate in the middle of precious woodland might send alarm bells ringing in many design circles. But Siedlung Halen just outside Bern is a quiet, friendly triumph where nurture sits alongside…

Film

Creativity in the Kitchen with V-ZUG

3 September 2021

The alchemy of creativity and technology is at the heart of V-Zug’s innovation. An integral part of their R&D is collaborations with top chefs from around the world. We travel to Hong Kong, Munich and Bern to witness the…

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 591

10 February 2014

Following a controversial immigration referendum in Switzerland, Diccon Bewes gives the view from Bern, architect Robert Barker explains his designs for the UK’s first amphibious house, and Chris Smith of New York magazine…

Radio

The Chiefs - Simonetta Sommaruga

24 November 2020

In this week’s episode of ‘The Chiefs’, Monocle’s editor-in-chief, Tyler Brûlé, sits down with Simonetta Sommaruga, president of the Swiss Confederation, in her office in Bern. They discuss the country’s practical approach…

Monocle Minute

Literary lift

31 May 2016

Iran is looking to come in from the economic cold and join the World Trade Organisation. Yet there are still many nuances of its long isolation to contend with and in terms of WTO membership the most pressing is a general…

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Art market

17 August 2008

The first in a new series looking at the world of buying and selling art. This month: a Q&A with Christie's specialist Carina Villinger and Damien Hirst's forthcoming Sotheby's sale.

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Mountain props

17 February 2011

It might have only three turboprop aircraft, but airA!ps is a unique way to drop into South Tyrol, high up in the Italian Alps.

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Track record

1 May 2009

Switzerland’s reputation for being the most efficient country in the world is not undeserved: SBB, the state-controlled railways, has a 96 per cent punctuality rate and slick service.

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Two is company

18 August 2011

In the latest in our ambassadors series, Monocle talks to the husband-and-wife team trying out the ultimate diplomatic job share scheme in the Thai capital.

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Trad over rad

18 March 2010

The prevailing mood at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair was one of optimism, but companies shunned daring, boundary-pushing concepts in favour of classic, well-crafted works.

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Diplomacy

18 April 2019

Press freedom comes under the spotlight and the UK’s ambassador to Switzerland tells all.

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Diplomacy

15 September 2016

The US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Suzan LeVine, talks tax and togetherness.