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Top of the tree

18 January 2016

Perched between ravines and woodland in Baden-Württemberg’s valleys, a crop of homegrown companies are branching out while remaining faithful to their roots. From a watchmaker to a brewery, we size up the firms successfully…

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Forest wisdom

15 April 2010

Sankara Hotel & Spa is a new eco-friendly island hideaway surrounded by ancient forests and mountains off the coast of Kyushu. It offers detached villas and a cultural blend of Balinese design and impeccable Japanese hos…

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Keeping it reel

21 September 2017

In a vast archive deep in the Black Forest we meet the men charged with safeguarding German history.

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Culture

21 March 2013

Books, films and music to make a date for.

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Mathias Dahlgren

17 January 2009

Celebrated Swedish chef Mathias Dahlgren enjoys preparing complex dinners at work but likes to keep things simple in his free time. For the setting of his last meal, he would choose the quiet Nyckelviken forest just outside…

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Monocle on Design - Saturday night’s alright: bar design

6 March 2018

How do you design a venue to last? We head backstage at London mainstay Ronnie Scott’s. Plus: a hospitality consultant giving restaurants and bars their hum from Copacabana to the Black Forest and the week’s design headl…

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Worlds collide

19 October 2017

Two new museums showcase two sides of Yves Saint Laurent’s life’s work: from classical to florid; simple black to vibrant colour; Paris to Marrakech.

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Tree radicals

30 November 2023

Despite Finland’s many forests, its furniture designers are struggling to source enough wood for their products. We visit three firms adapting to meet the challenge.

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Monocle travel guide

18 August 2011

On Monocle’s radar this month are a forested villa just outside Shanghai, an expanding retail concept store in Japan, a coffee shop in São Paulo, London’s latest hotel spa, and a homely bistro in Mexico City.

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Outdoor economy

24 November 2005

Asheville is a mecca for lovers of the outdoors, offering thousands of miles of hiking trails, pristine forests and heart-racing adventure in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains, which include some of the highest mountain…

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Northern light

17 March 2011

Husband and wife Doug Yingst and Bonnie Sloane called upon self-taught architect David Salmela to create their vision of a light-filled residence between forest and lake, exemplifying the shifting northern seasons.

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Maverick motors

17 May 2008

Japanese car company Subaru has always attracted a less conformist driver. Its crossover 434 Forester epitomises the brand’s quirky but unflashy design and solid reliability. Although recent Subaru models are looking a…

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Europe

19 March 2015

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufaki's strong sense of style, plus a look ahead to the Finnish elections

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High fidelity

27 November 2019

As venues for audiophiles take off in global cities, with a heavy nod to the jazz-kissa of Tokyo, we explore three places where vinyl collections are played on some of the world’s best analogue equipment – with strong…

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The next pig thing

17 October 2009

Last July saw import bans on the highest grade of Spanish jamón ibérico de bellota lifted in the US. As a result, more people are eating what fans refer to as ‘porcine wagyu’.

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Asia

15 April 2010

We look at the motorcade of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak, the looming elections in the Philippines and Sri Lanka's "First Family".