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Article

Bean there done that

17 October 2009

Nespresso, part of the Nestlé Group, invented those clever capsules to make a tasty, mess-free cup of coffee in 1986. Today, the company is booming thanks to its Swiss heritage and corporate skill.

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Article

Keeping it reel

23 May 2024

Switzerland’s largest cinema has reopened after a three-year renovation. We explore this living monument to the power of film.

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Article

The Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne has risen from being a regional art school to become one of the leading design academies in Europe over the last 15 years. This is largely down to ECAL’s innovative and energetic head…

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Article

Mover and shaker

8 January 2010

With a dream team of a Swiss R&D department, an Italian manufacturer and a professional skier to test the clothes, Mover produces high-quality, technical garments made for the slopes. Monocle pays a visit to its HQ.

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Article

Going for gold

20 August 2020

The International Olympic Committee’s HQ is on top of the podium when it comes to office design.

Film

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne

1 January 2010

What makes a great hotel manager? Who is shaping the future of hospitality? We visit the famous Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne to observe the service stars of tomorrow as they are put through their paces.

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Article

Design/Architecture

18 August 2011

A new sports hall in Australia, an exquisite chair from Sweden and a Q & A with the new director of the ECAL design school in Lausanne.

Radio

The Globalist - Monday 17 October

17 October 2016

We ask what US and European foreign ministers brought to the table at weekend talks regarding Syria in Lausanne and London, hear how the US election will shape global security and learn how to forecast the weather, Austr…

Radio

The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 375: Books Books Books

2 February 2024

We head to the Swiss city of Lausanne to meet the founder and proprietor of Books Books Books, an independent English-language bookshop. Matthew Wake talks about navigating the initial challenges of setting up shop 15 years…

Radio

Monocle on Sunday - Live from Zürich

12 June 2022

Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Aleksandra Tirziu discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Berlin and Lausanne.

Radio

The Urbanist - How can art help us experience cities differently?

15 February 2024

We look at the power of arts in our urban environment, from a lights festival in Singapore that connects people with the city-state’s public spaces, to a former train yard in Lausanne that has been transformed into a new…

Radio

The Chiefs - Marie Sallois Dembreville

1 September 2020

Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, meets the International Olympic Committee’s director of corporate and sustainable development, Marie Sallois Dembreville. They discuss the IOC’s new Lausanne HQ, its quest to meet…

Radio

The Globalist - Wednesday 3 April

3 April 2019

How prepared are Ireland and France for a no-deal Brexit – and would they offer the UK an extension to allow it figure out what it wants? Also in the programme: the US halts F-35 equipment deliveries to Turkey and we hear…

Monocle Minute

Graphic portrayal

5 December 2016

Last week the Swiss art school that’s hosted illustrious graphic designers such as Veronica Ditting and Ludovic Balland opened its exhibition Ecal Graphic Design at the Hong Kong Design Institute. Lausanne's University of…

Monocle Minute

Class act

30 December 2016

With the current boom in the creative economy, the importance of design education has never been quite so valuable. Across 2017 we’ll be paying close attention to the next crop of talent emerging from the world’s best…

Monocle Minute

Breathing easy

27 January 2016

Though the sun’s warmth is a blessing for many industries, a hot season can melt away sales in the world of winter sporting goods. At the massive Ispo trade fair, which comes to an end today in Munich, buyers, brands and…