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Monocle Minute

Christmas on paper

19 December 2016

Germans are choosing the printed page over technology and tablets when it comes to gift-giving this Christmas. According to Handelsdaten, a retail-statistics service, 49 per cent of Germans are giving books to loved ones…

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Christmas cars

23 December 2015

The race to corner the app-based private car market in Dubai has taken a festive turn as Uber and local outfit Careem, which has “captains” across the Arab world, have squared off in increasingly outlandish ways in the run…

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Soft Power – Santa

18 December 2010

A small Finnish city that sits on the Arctic Circle called Rovaniemi has claimed Santa as its own. With a Disney-style theme park and the official Santa post office, Rovaniemi and Finland are banking on Santa's soft power…

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Consuls and carols

17 November 2016

Being a diplomat requires you to be proficient at wining and dining guests – and at no time will you be more inundated than the Christmas period. We visit three festive residences – that of the Czech ambassador to the UK…

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Christmas shopping in Helsinki

16 November 2017

The first stop-off in our three-part sleigh tour brings us to the Finnish capital for festive finery.

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Christmas shopping in Kyoto

16 November 2017

Forget big-box shops or available-anywhere finds. Japan’s former capital is a haven for crafty shoppers and those looking for something a little different.

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Christmas gift guide

18 November 2010

From chocolates to wooden toys, cameras to candleholders, we’ve scoured the globe for things we’d like to find in the Monocle Christmas stocking.

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Monocle London Christmas Market 2023

23 December 2023

The London edition of the Monocle Christmas Market is now a fine tuned machine with Santa, reindeer, bountiful tombola and the local Swedish choir all part of the programme. On Dec. 9 and 10 we welcomed readers and liste…

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Twelve stops for Christmas

19 November 2019

Pondering where to pick up gifts for your loved ones this year? Let our editors guide you with their pick of the best shops, emporiums and design stores on the most inviting shopping streets around the globe.

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Christmas shopping in Boston

16 November 2017

Forget New York and Los Angeles, this East Coast city features some of the best shopping outposts in the US and is the perfect place in which to pick up a few yuletide favourites.

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Monocle Christmas Market 2022

16 December 2022

Tyler Brûlé and his merry team got festive last weekend with the annual Monocle Christmas Market at Midori House in London. Staff and shoppers browsed the stalls of some of our favourite brands and even met Santa and two…

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Monocle Christmas Market 2018

5 December 2018

Tyler Brûlé and his merry team got festive last weekend with the annual Monocle Christmas Market at Midori House. Our favourite retailers shared a mulled wine with subscribers and other guests – and everyone met Santa Claus…

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The Curator - Christmas collection

24 December 2016

Tom Edwards and Daniel Giacopelli bring you a selection of festive highlights from across Monocle 24’s output. This week; Monocle’s business editor Matt Alagiah takes a look at one of the most established Christmas tradi…

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The Urbanist - It’s Christmas time

17 December 2015

As people head out to get last-minute gifts, we bring you a festive episode looking at how Christmas affects our cities. We visit Strasbourg’s 400-year-old market, discover how things got a bit out of hand with lightning…

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Monocle Christmas Market 2017

6 December 2017

Tyler Brûlé and his merry team got into the Christmas spirit last weekend with the annual Monocle Christmas Market at Midori House. Some fantastic festive retailers shared a mulled wine with stallholders representing our…

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Christmas shopping in Ljubljana

15 December 2016

The Slovenian capital is a treasure trove of unusual and creative gifts for the festive season – and our pick for all the presents and stocking-fillers you could ever need.