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25 results for Chiang Mai

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Nimmanhaemin

17 November 2007

Around 700km north of Bangkok, Chiang Mai is Thailand’s second largest city, and its increasingly metropolitan air is acting as a magnet for those in the creative industries. The neighbourhood of Nimmanhaemin, in the north…

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Perfect balance

8 July 2015

Robert Bound reporting from Chiang Mai: Thailand’s unofficial second city is a beguiling collision of contrasts: a young university town with an ancient, storied history; a town of temples and boxing stadia; monks and go…

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Expo 65 – Part 04: Chiang Mai

20 June 2013

Chiang Mai seems to have the best of both worlds: a laidback approach to life combined with enough vim and vigour to allow for frenzied building work, academic advances and a lively music scene. However, is the city’s poise…

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Monocle on Design - Contemporary architecture in Chiang Mai

12 December 2024

Tomás Pinheiro considers how contemporary practitioners in Thailand’s second city, Chiang Mai, work with local materials and traditional construction methods.

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Perfect balance - Chiang Mai

17 July 2015

What’s it like being a second city? On duty for The Escapist, Robert Bound found Chiang Mai to be an ancient town with a contemporary buzz of bars, bands and boxers, wonderful food and beautiful girls on scooters. It doe…

Monocle Minute

Thai art

14 July 2016

Thailand’s moated city of Chiang Mai, known for its gold-plated temples and traditional artisans, has been struggling to keep up with the cultural wealth of Bangkok. While government support for the arts flowed into the…

Radio

Monocle on Design - Argentina’s awkward architecture

2 January 2018

Architecture in the Argentine capital is famously chaotic but a fresh crop of designers are giving the city’s skyline renewed elegance. We embark on a guided tour. Plus: Taschen’s ‘The History of Graphic Design’ and the…

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The Road Ahead - Thailand

20 June 2019

After a trip to Bangkok we are inspired to head north and traverse the tricky roads that link Chiang Mai to the backpacker haven of Pai. Along the way we meet festival organisers, chefs and other locals who tell us their…

Monocle Minute

All about the art

24 June 2016

Often overlooked within the region amid more high-profile events such as Hong Kong’s Art Basel, Thailand’s arts scene is small but feisty. To shine a light on the country’s artists, the interactive exhibition Hotel Art Fair…

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Farewell gift

13 October 2016

Thailand Creative and Design Centre (TCDC) has played a vital role in supporting the nation’s emergent creative industries for more than a decade. This month the government-backed agency says goodbye to its long-time Ban…

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Design

19 January 2017

Gert Voorjans turns his talents to domestic interiors, plus a look at what design can achieve in the coming year.

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Top of the world

20 June 2013

The elusive alchemy that makes a good city a great place to live is something we’ve been dedicated to understanding since Monocle began. With a sharper eye than ever, we present our top 25.

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Dogs and new tricks

19 April 2012

Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…

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Asia Pacific

20 October 2016

Japan invests in some blue-sky thinking, plus rail upgrades in Thailand.

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Open for trade

8 February 2020

Thailand’s leadership role in Asean came to the fore during the past 12 months, from producing vaccines to being the first to roll out 5G. Connectivity has been critical for businesses through the pandemic. But innovation…

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Sating an appetite

20 June 2018

A new venture in London has gone back to basics: launch a market, fill it with tasty food purveyors and watch as hungry customers get in line.