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Part with the furniture

9 December 2015

Chairs, tables and ceramics are, first and foremost, made to be used. But buy the right pieces and 2016 could be the year that you make a profit on your Prouvé and earn from your Eames; here’s how to go from home to auction…

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Part of the furniture

18 January 2016

The year’s first interior-design show begins today: the week-long IMM Cologne is set in the expansive Koelnmesse exhibition centre on the banks of the Rhine. Only Milan’s Salone del Mobile can attempt to compete with Ger…

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Part of the furniture

25 April 2013

Architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni will turn 100 at the end of this year, having plied his trade in Milan since the 1940s. He works from outside to in, as famous for his exteriors as he is for his interior fur…

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Brass oil lamp

The Swedes know a thing or two about how to cast a flattering, flickering light. Our collaboration with the canny folk at Karlskrona Lampfabrik is subtly co-branded.

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String shelf

The String System has ensured that prized possessions take pride of place in homes across the globe for more than 70 years. It's a tradition that continues with this new, limited-edition collaboration with MONOCLE. The…

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The Classic table lamp

With its clean lines and ability to provide a soft, ambient glow, this Lumena lamp is a beacon of modern South Korean elegance.

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The Entrepreneurs - String Furniture

1 December 2021

String Furniture was founded in 1949, following a contest by Swedish publisher Bonnier to find the best bookshelf. After being popular across Europe for decades, the company behind the modular shelving system was on the…

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Wooden tray

Made from a single piece of thick Mizunara oak from Hokkaido, this wooden tray is finished with beeswax, adding a lustre to the wood’s natural shine.

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Monocle on Design - DNA-shaped furniture

30 April 2013

We investigate the future of 3D printing in New York, talk to the founders of e-commerce community Bespoke Global and find out how to commission a piece of furniture in the shape of your own DNA.

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Monocle on Design - São Paulo’s modernist furniture

4 September 2018

A modernist furniture trove in São Paulo and a special report from Xiamen, the city that’s changing perceptions of brand “made in China” and becoming an unlikely hub for homegrown fashion designers. Plus: what you shouldn’t…

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Monocle on Design - IMM Köln furniture fair

27 January 2015

With the international design fairs now in full swing we continue our tour as Tom Morris visits the Köln furniture fair. We also call in at Berlin fashion week and preview Design Shanghai, coming up later this year.

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Monocle on Design - Melbourne: the new furniture capital?

15 July 2014

Adrian Craddock reports on mid-century modern pieces in the unlikely furniture capital of Melbourne, Markus Hippi heads to Fire Island, New York, to visit an architecture studio that’s helped create the seaside town’s…

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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 87: Kroft Furniture

2 March 2018

Dustin Kroft went from moving furniture to making and designing it in 2015, when he established his eponymous design studio in Toronto. He traces the journey of Kroft Furniture and his ambitions for the firm.

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Milan Furniture Fair

26 April 2010

Monocle took to Milan in force for the Salone del Mobile to pick through the stands, showrooms and satellite exhibitions and sum up what's going down in the design world. Design editor Hugo Macdonald reports on the wind of…

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Milan Furniture Fair

1 May 2009

All eyes have been on the Salone, the world's biggest and most important furniture fair, held in Milan. The mood was optimistic and confident, and a scaling back gave rise to a more considered and thoughtful event. In the…

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The Concierge - Miami, Porvoo, Stockholm Furniture Fair

8 March 2023

Robert Bound and his panel of experts look ahead to travel in 2023. Plus: Petri Burtsoff walks us through the historic city of Porvoo on Finland’s southern coast, Gabriel Leigh on all the aviation news that should be on…