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Grand Designs

19 January 2023

The towns of Grand Valley are shining new beacons for businesses abandoning expensive US cities

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Original vision

19 January 2023

Pioneering photographer Ming Smith, who broke down barriers as a black female artist, earns a well-deserved exhibition at Moma.

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Some hotels might show art on their walls but few have been engineered to put culture at their centre. We visit four properties that prove that adding a touch of hospitality to a gallery – or an exhibition space to lodgings…

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Electric valley

19 May 2022

As the new base for the electric-vehicle industry, America’s fastest-growing city is revving its engines.

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Monocle preview: December/January issue, 2021

2 December 2021

Monocle’s December/January issue is packed full of insights and inspiration to see you through to the new year, from our annual Soft Power Survey to a look into Detroit’s thriving art scene. Grab the issue now at The Mon…

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Issue 149

Monocle’s December/January bumper issue will take you to the far reaches of the globe, from poring over design details in Uzbekistan to petting mountain rescue dogs in Alaska. Alongside our annual Soft Power Survey, we get…

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Revving the engine

2 November 2021

After a major financial collapse, Motor City’s creatives are joining forces. So could the artists and gallerists behind the resurgence get the whole of Detroit into gear?

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Jump start

19 August 2021

Get in the swing of things with a vivid literary slice of 1960s Harlem, a joyous new album from a Motown icon and a must-see photography fair.

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Into the future

25 February 2021

As more companies pivot towards sustainable practices, we visit seven savvy firms shaking up their respective industries, while proving that doing business better needn’t compromise the bottom line.

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05. Street value

21 January 2021

Keen to spark improvements in your immediate area? Here are some simple strategies for making your neighbourhood a pleasing place.

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Lay of the land

5 November 2020

As society adapts and businesses pivot in order to survive as a result of a tumultuous 2020, we survey the smart moves in gastronomy, travel, infrastructure and hospitality that have fostered success and take the pulse…

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The change-makers

22 October 2020

Whether they’ve required minor nips and tucks or major new infrastructure, the following five urban interventions have cleverly reimagined their neighbourhoods and cities for the better.

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Holding sway

22 October 2020

Does regional media still have its part to play in influencing floating voters? As US election day draws ever closer, we meet some of the journalists, publishers and broadcasters whose editorial output could change the…

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Stick or twist?

17 September 2020

As the US gears up for another momentous election, could president number 46 soon be occupying the Oval Office? We asked 46 thinkers and opinion-makers how they would design a better America from the White House.

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Work in progress

10 September 2020

From finding balance when building a brand to questions over the future of entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and the US, our six essays explore what it will take for businesses to retool and thrive during the rebound that could…

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Call of the weird

20 August 2020

As this unusual summer turns to autumn it seems that the most striking cultural offerings around reflect the times. From a spooky take on the civil rights-era US to alien hunters, dystopian societies, catastrophe and, yes…